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1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1968 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 34–17 vs. VPI
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels were led by 22nd-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing tied for sixth. After finishing the regular season with a record of 6–3–1, they were invited to the 1968 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated VPI (Virginia Tech).

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Memphis State*
W 21–751,046[1]
September 27Kentucky
W 30–1440,102[2]
October 4No. 11 Alabama
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 10–847,152[3]
October 11at No. 17 GeorgiaNo. 13
L 7–2156,111[4]
October 18Southern Miss*No. 16
W 21–1328,000[5]
October 25Houston*No. 17
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 7–2932,157[6]
November 1at No. 14 LSU
W 27–2469,337[7]
November 8No. 3 (small) Chattanooga*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 38–1615,000[8]
November 15at No. 11 Tennessee
L 0–3162,786[9]
November 29Mississippi State
T 17–1727,000[10]
December 13vs. Virginia Tech*
W 34–1746,206[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 Archie Manning So
WR 81 Vernon Studdard So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Rallying Rebs turn back Memphis St., 21–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels crush Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss captures rare win over Tide, 10–8". The Selma Times-Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs clamp 21–7 chomp on reeling Rebels". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Record-breaking Archie rips USM". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss bombed by Houston, 29–7". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss "Mann-ages" 27–24 win over Tigers". The Crowley Post Herald. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Rebel-quake' destroys Moccasin club, 38–16". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vols stuns Ole Miss with Wyche's aerials". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rebel rally deadlocks Bullies for Golden Egg". The Clarion-Ledger. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ole Miss overcomes early Tech blitz, 34–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 14, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1968 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.


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