1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team
| 1968 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 34–17 vs. VPI | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Memphis State* | W 21–7 | 51,046 | [1] | ||
| September 27 | Kentucky | W 30–14 | 40,102 | [2] | ||
| October 4 | No. 11 Alabama |
| W 10–8 | 47,152 | [3] | |
| October 11 | at No. 17 Georgia | No. 13 | L 7–21 | 56,111 | [4] | |
| October 18 | Southern Miss* | No. 16 | W 21–13 | 28,000 | [5] | |
| October 25 | Houston* | No. 17 |
| L 7–29 | 32,157 | [6] |
| November 1 | at No. 14 LSU | W 27–24 | 69,337 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | No. 3 (small) Chattanooga* |
| W 38–16 | 15,000 | [8] | |
| November 15 | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 0–31 | 62,786 | [9] | ||
| November 29 | Mississippi State |
| T 17–17 | 27,000 | [10] | |
| December 13 | vs. VPI* |
| W 34–17 | 46,206 | [11] | |
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Roster[edit]
- QB Archie Manning, So.
References[edit]
- ^ "Rallying Rebs turn back Memphis St., 21–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss Rebels crush Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss captures rare win over Tide, 10–8". The Selma Times-Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs clamp 21–7 chomp on reeling Rebels". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record-breaking Archie rips USM". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss bombed by Houston, 29–7". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss "Mann-ages" 27–24 win over Tigers". The Crowley Post Herald. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Rebel-quake' destroys Moccasin club, 38–16". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols stuns Ole Miss with Wyche's aerials". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebel rally deadlocks Bullies for Golden Egg". The Clarion-Ledger. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss overcomes early Tech blitz, 34–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 14, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1968 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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