1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1968 Ole Miss Rebels football
1968 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 34–17 vs. VPI
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (22nd season);
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium; Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

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 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Memphis State*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 21–7	51,046	^[1]
September 27	Kentucky		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 30–14	40,102	^[2]
October 4	No. 11 Alabama		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 10–8	47,152	^[3]
October 11	at No. 17 Georgia	No. 13	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–21	56,111	^[4]
October 18	Southern Miss*	No. 16	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 21–13	28,000	^[5]
October 25	Houston*	No. 17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–29	32,157	^[6]
November 1	at No. 14 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 27–24	69,337	^[7]
November 8	No. 3 (small) Chattanooga*		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 38–16	15,000	^[8]
November 15	at No. 11 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–31	62,786	^[9]
November 29	Mississippi State		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	T 17–17	27,000	^[10]
December 13	vs. VPI*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	W 34–17	46,206	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`18`	Archie Manning	So
WR	`81`	Vernon Studdard	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class