1971 Ole Miss Rebels football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 41–18 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 15
Record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Dongieux
Riley Myers
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Long Beach State*
W 29–1333,500[1]
September 18at Memphis State*
W 49–2150,164[2]
September 25at Kentucky
W 34–2037,500[3]
October 2at No. 7 Alabama
L 6–4072,871[4][5]
October 9No. 10 Georgia
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 7–3842,000[6]
October 16Southern Miss*
W 20–623,200[7]
October 23Vanderbiltdagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 28–727,500[8]
October 30No. 11 LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 24–2247,122[9]
November 6at Tampa*
W 28–2720,559[10]
November 13Chattanooga*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 49–1022,190[11][12]
November 25at Mississippi StateNo. 18
W 48–035,000[13]
December 30vs. Georgia Tech*No. 17
W 41–1836,771[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Jim Poole Jr. Sr
QB 16 Norris Weese So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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
Scoring summary
Q2MISSAinsworth 2 yard run (Hinton kick)MISS 7–0
Q2MISSAinsworth 19 yard run (Hinton kick)MISS 14–0
Q2MISSVeazey ?? yard pass from Weese (run failed)MISS 20–0
Q2MISSAinsworth 20 yard run (Allen pass from Weese)MISS 28–0
Q2MISSMyers 35 yard pass from Weese (Hinton kick)MISS 35–0
Q2MISSMoley 43 yard interception return (Hinton kick)MISS 42–0
Q3MISSHinton 27 yard field goalMISS 45–0
Q4MISSHinton 37 yard field goalMISS 48–0

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Awards

References

  1. ^ "Reserve QB hurls Rebels by Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss waltzes across Tiger rug". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lyons and Reed spark Rebs to 34–20 victory over 'Cats". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Reed, Delbert (October 3, 1971). "Hot Tide swamps Ole Miss, 40–6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. B1. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Alabama crushes Ole Miss, 40–6". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 3, 1971. p. B4. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "Unbeaten Georgia wallops Ole Miss". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebs get revenge over Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Weese leads Rebs over Commodores". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jackson jinx: Tigers still have it!". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "2-point try fails, Tampa falls to Ole Miss, 28–27". The Orlando Sentinel. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rebels roll over 'Nooga". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Ole Miss trounces Mississippi State 48–0". The Morning Call. November 26, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tech was licked". The Macon News. December 31, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1971 Nov 26. Retrieved 2018-Aug-12.
  16. ^ 2011 Ole Miss football media guide.


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