American college football season
1968 Ole Miss Rebels football 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
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
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
Rankings from AP Poll
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).
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 21 at Memphis State* Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry) W 21–751,046 [1]
September 27 Kentucky Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 30–1440,102 [2]
October 4 No. 11 Alabama Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry) W 10–847,152 [3]
October 11 at No. 17 Georgia No. 13 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA L 7–2156,111 [4]
October 18 Southern Miss* No. 16 Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS W 21–1328,000 [5]
October 25 Houston* No. 17 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS L 7–2932,157 [6]
November 1 at No. 14 LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) W 27–2469,337 [7]
November 8 No. 3 (CD) Chattanooga* Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS W 38–1615,000 [8]
November 15 at No. 11 Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry) L 0–3162,786 [9]
November 29 Mississippi State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) T 17–1727,000 [10]
December 13 vs. VPI* Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) W 34–1746,206 [11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Rallying Rebs turn back Memphis St., 21–7" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss Rebels crush Kentucky" . The Daily Advertiser . September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss captures rare win over Tide, 10–8" . The Selma Times-Journal . October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs clamp 21–7 chomp on reeling Rebels" . The Commercial Appeal . October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Record-breaking Archie rips USM" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss bombed by Houston, 29–7" . The Shreveport Times . October 26, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss "Mann-ages" 27–24 win over Tigers" . The Crowley Post Herald . November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ " 'Rebel-quake' destroys Moccasin club, 38–16" . The Clarion-Ledger . November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols stuns Ole Miss with Wyche's aerials" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebel rally deadlocks Bullies for Golden Egg" . The Clarion-Ledger . December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss overcomes early Tech blitz, 34–17" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . December 14, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1968 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023 .
Venues
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present)
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1996)
Bowls & rivalries
Bowl games
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
LSU: Magnolia Bowl
Memphis
Mississippi State: Egg Bowl
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Culture & lore
History
Billy Cannon's Halloween run
Colonel Reb
Rebel Black Bear
Tony the Landshark
"Forward Rebels"
The Pride of the South
The Grove
The Blind Side
People
Head coaches
NFL draftees
Statistical leaders
Seasons National championship seasons in bold