1971 Ole Miss Rebels football team
American college football season
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The 1971 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1971 NCAA University Division 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 also fielded its first desegregated varsity squad in 1972.
| 1971 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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Peach Bowl champion | |
Peach Bowl, W 41–18 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 10–2 (4–2 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Long Beach State* | W 29–13 | 33,500 | [1] | |||
| September 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at Memphis State* | W 49–21 | 50,164 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | at Kentucky | W 34–20 | 37,500 | [3] | |||
| October 2 | at No. 7 Alabama | L 6–40 | 72,871 | [4][5] | |||
| October 9 | No. 10 Georgia |
| L 7–38 | 42,000 | [6] | ||
| October 16 | Southern Miss* | W 20–6 | 23,200 | [7] | |||
| October 23 | Vanderbilt |
| W 28–7 | 27,500 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | No. 11 LSU |
| W 24–22 | 47,122 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | at Tampa* | W 28–27 | 20,559–20,959 | [10][11] | |||
| November 13 | Chattanooga* |
| W 49–10 | 22,190 | [12][13] | ||
| November 25 | at Mississippi State | No. 18 | W 48–0 | 35,000 | [14] | ||
| December 30 | vs. Georgia Tech* | No. 17 | W 41–18 | 36,771 | [15] | ||
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Game summaries
Mississippi State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Ole Miss | 0 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| Mississippi St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: November 25
- Location: Scott Field
- Game attendance: 35,000
| Q2 | MISS | Ainsworth 2 yard run (Hinton kick) | MISS 7–0 | |
| Q2 | MISS | Ainsworth 19 yard run (Hinton kick) | MISS 14–0 | |
| Q2 | MISS | Veazey ?? yard pass from Weese (run failed) | MISS 20–0 | |
| Q2 | MISS | Ainsworth 20 yard run (Allen pass from Weese) | MISS 28–0 | |
| Q2 | MISS | Myers 35 yard pass from Weese (Hinton kick) | MISS 35–0 | |
| Q2 | MISS | Moley 43 yard interception return (Hinton kick) | MISS 42–0 | |
| Q3 | MISS | Hinton 27 yard field goal | MISS 45–0 | |
| Q4 | MISS | Hinton 37 yard field goal | MISS 48–0 | |
Roster
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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) [17]
