1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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).

1968 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 34–17 vs. VPI
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1968 record7–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 0 18 1 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 1 18 2 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 2 08 3 0
LSU 4 2 08 3 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 07 4 0
Florida 3 2 16 3 1
Ole Miss 3 2 17 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 15 4 1
Mississippi State 0 4 10 8 2
Kentucky 0 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Memphis State*W 21–751,046
September 27KentuckyW 30–1440,102
October 4No. 11 Alabama
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi
W 10–847,152
October 11at No. 17 GeorgiaNo. 13L 7–2156,111
October 18Southern Miss*No. 16W 21–1328,000[1]
October 25Houston*No. 17
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi
L 7–2932,157
November 1at No. 14 LSUW 27–2469,337
November 8Chattanooga*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississippi
W 38–1615,000[2]
November 15at No. 11 TennesseeL 0–3162,786
November 29Mississippi State
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)
T 17–1727,000
December 13vs. VPI*
W 34–1746,206
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

References

  1. "Record-breaking Archie rips USM". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "'Rebel-quake' destroys Moccasin club, 38–16". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. CFRC – Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved 2015-Jun-13.
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