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1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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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).

Record7–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Headcoach
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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 →
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1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $5–0–18–1–2
No. 13 Tennessee4–1–18–2–1
No. 17 Alabama4–2–08–3–0
No. 19 LSU4–2–08–3–0
No. 16 Auburn4–2–07–4–0
Ole Miss3–2–17–3–1
Florida3–2–16–3–1
Vanderbilt2–3–15–4–1
Mississippi State0–4–20–8–2
Kentucky0–7–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • LSU, Florida, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; LSU's game against TCU; and Mississippi State's game against Texas Tech counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Memphis State*W 21–751,046[1]
September 27KentuckyW 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. 13L 7–2156,111[4]
October 18Southern Miss*No. 16W 21–1328,000[5]
October 25Houston*No. 17
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 7–2932,157[6]
November 1at No. 14 LSUW 27–2469,337[7]
November 8No. 3 (small) Chattanooga*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 38–1615,000[8]
November 15at No. 11 TennesseeL 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

More information Players, Coaches ...
1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18 Archie Manning So
WR 81 Vernon Studdard So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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