1969 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1969 Ole Miss Rebels football
1969 Ole Miss Rebels football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 27–22 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 8
Record	8–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (23rd season);
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium; Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 LSU	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Florida	3	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season.^[1] The Rebels were led by 23rd-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 in fifth. Ole Miss ended the year with five straight victories, including three over top ten-ranked opponents. In their 13th straight bowl appearance, Ole Miss defeated then-No. 3 Arkansas in the 1970 Sugar Bowl. They were ranked 8th in the final AP Poll, conducted after bowl season, and 13th in the Coaches Poll, which was conducted before bowl season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Memphis State*	No. 9	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 28–3	34,876	^[2]
September 27	at Kentucky	No. 8	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 9–10	37,500	^[3]
October 4	at No. 15 Alabama	No. 20	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 32–33	62,858	^[4]
October 11	No. 6 Georgia		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 25–17	42,581	^[5]
October 18	Southern Miss*	No. 19	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 69–7	25,283	^[6]
October 25	at Houston*	No. 17	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 11–25	48,049	^[7]
November 1	No. 8 LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 26–23	46,332	^[8]
November 8	Chattanooga*	No. 17	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 21–0	15,200	^[9]
November 15	No. 3 Tennessee	No. 18	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 38–0	47,220	^[10]
November 27	at Mississippi State	No. 14	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 48–22	34,000	^[11]
January 1	vs. No. 3 Arkansas*	No. 13	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl, rivalry)	W 27–22	82,500	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
		Floyd Franks
QB	`18`	Archie Manning	Jr
TE		Jim Poole Jr.	So
WR	`81`	Vernon Studdard	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`18`	Julian Fagan	Jr

Head coach

Johnny Vaught

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1969 Ole Miss Football Schedule". August 17, 2014.
^ "Ole Miss flexes muscles, rips Memphis State, 28–3". The Atlanta Journel & Constitution. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky 'Cats nudge sluggish Ole Miss, 10–9". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama edges Ole Miss on Hunter's heroics". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels drop bomb; Georgia stunned". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels shred Southern 69–7 for homecoming". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1969. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cougars upset 17th ranked Ole Miss, 25–11". The Odessa American. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss squeaks past LSU 26–23". The Tampa Tribune. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels walk by Mocs in warm-up for Vols". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Manning steals thunder to shock Tennessee 38–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 16, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss Rebels win over MSU". The Daily Advertiser. November 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi grabs fumble, shuts off Arkansas, 27–22". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 2, 1970. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "1969 Ole Miss Football Schedule". August 17, 2014.

[2] "Ole Miss flexes muscles, rips Memphis State, 28–3". The Atlanta Journel & Constitution. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Kentucky 'Cats nudge sluggish Ole Miss, 10–9". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Alabama edges Ole Miss on Hunter's heroics". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Rebels drop bomb; Georgia stunned". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Rebels shred Southern 69–7 for homecoming". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1969. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Cougars upset 17th ranked Ole Miss, 25–11". The Odessa American. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Ole Miss squeaks past LSU 26–23". The Tampa Tribune. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Rebels walk by Mocs in warm-up for Vols". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Manning steals thunder to shock Tennessee 38–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 16, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Ole Miss Rebels win over MSU". The Daily Advertiser. November 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Mississippi grabs fumble, shuts off Arkansas, 27–22". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 2, 1970. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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