American college football season
The 1969 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Rebels were led by 23rd-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 in fifth. Ole Miss ended the year with five straight victories, including three over top ten-ranked opponents. In their 13th straight bowl appearance, Ole Miss defeated then-No. 3 Arkansas in the 1970 Sugar Bowl. They were ranked 8th in the final AP Poll, conducted after bowl season, and 13th in the Coaches Poll, which was conducted before bowl season.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Memphis State* | No. 9 | | W 28–3 | | |
September 27 | at Kentucky | No. 8 | | L 9–10 | | |
October 4 | at No. 15 Alabama | No. 20 | | L 32–33 | | |
October 11 | No. 6 Georgia | | | W 25–17 | | |
October 18 | Southern Miss* | No. 19 | - Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| W 69–7 | | [2] |
October 25 | at Houston* | No. 17 | | L 11–25 | | |
November 1 | No. 8 LSU | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (rivalry)
| W 26–23 | | |
November 8 | Chattanooga* | No. 17 | - Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| W 21–0 | 15,200 | [3] |
November 15 | No. 3 Tennessee | No. 18 | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 38–0 | | |
| at Mississippi State | No. 14 | | W 48–22 | | |
| vs. No. 3 Arkansas* | No. 13 | | W 27–22 | | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
1969 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary[]
Georgia[]
Cloyce Hinton kicked a school-record 59-yard field goal in the game.
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