1971 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1971 Ole Miss Rebels football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 41–18 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 15
1971 record 10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach Billy Kinard (1st season)
Captain Paul Dongieux
Riley Myers
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
1971 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 7 Georgia 5 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 12 Auburn 5 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 11 LSU 3 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Florida 1 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Kentucky 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Mississippi State 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1971 college football season.

It was the first Rebel squad since 1946 to not be coached by Johnny Vaught, who was forced to take a leave of absence midway through the previous campaign due to health concerns. This was also Ole Miss' last all-white varsity team. The Rebels and Southeastern Conference rival LSU were the last major college teams still fielding all-white squads. LSU would also field its first desegregated varsity squad in 1972.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 11 Long Beach State* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi W 29–13  
September 18 at Memphis State* Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee W 49–21  
September 25 at Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 34–20  
October 2 at No. 7 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Rivalry) L 6–40  
October 9 No. 10 Georgia Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi L 7–38  
October 16 Southern Mississippi* Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 20–6  
October 23 Vanderbiltdagger Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi (Rivalry) W 28–7  
October 30 No. 11 LSU Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi (Magnolia Bowl) W 24–22  
November 6 at Tampa* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida W 28–27  
November 13 Chattanooga* Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 49–10  
November 25 at Mississippi State No. 18 Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi (Egg Bowl) W 48–0  
December 30 vs. Georgia Tech* No. 17 Atlanta Stadium • Atlanta (Peach Bowl) W 41–18  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game summaries

Mississippi St

1 234Total
• Ole Miss 0 4233 48
Mississippi St 0 000 0
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Scott Field
  • Game attendance: 35,000

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Awards

  • All-SEC: DT Elmer Allen (AP, 1st Team), DB Paul Dongieux (AP, 2nd Team), TE Jim Poole Jr. (UPI, 1st Team) [3]

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Ole Miss football media guide..
  2. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1971 Nov 26. Retrieved 2018-Aug-12.
  3. ↑ 2011 Ole Miss football media guide.


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