1971 Gator Bowl (January)
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| Date | January 2, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Pat Sullivan (QB, Auburn) Archie Manning (QB, Ole Miss) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James M. Artley (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,136 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1971 Gator Bowl (January) was a college football postseason bowl game between the unranked Ole Miss Rebels and the 10th-ranked Auburn Tigers, both of the Southeastern Conference. It was played in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 2, 1971, the day after the major bowl games.