Editing Archie Manning (section)

==College career==
Manning attended the [[University of Mississippi]] in [[Oxford, Mississippi|Oxford]] and was the starting quarterback at [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] for three years under legendary head coach [[Johnny Vaught]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Loran |date=2024-05-27 |title=Catching up with the Manning Family Patriarch |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2024/5/27/patriarch-insights-on-the-manning-family-traditions.aspx |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref> In one of the first national prime time broadcasts of a [[college football]] game (on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], October 4, 1969), Manning threw for 436 yards and three [[touchdown]]s, also rushing for 104 yards, in a 33–32 loss to [[1969 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Maisel |first=Ivan |date=2011-10-14 |title=Ole Miss-Alabama game still legendary |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/7099289/college-football-first-major-primetime-game-stands-out |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephenson |first=Craig |date=2019-09-25 |title='Dang, we're behind again?': Scott Hunter, Archie Manning recall their 1969 shootout |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2019/09/dang-were-behind-again-scott-hunter-archie-manning-recall-their-1969-shootout.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=AL.com |language=en}}</ref> His performance set [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) records for passing yards, completions and total offense, with the total offense record standing for 43 years before being broken by [[Johnny Manziel]] in 2012.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 SEC Football Media Guide: Record Book |url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2023/08/2023-sec-football-media-guide |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Southeastern Conference |page=37 |language=en}}</ref>

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During Manning's last two seasons at Ole Miss, the Rebels had a record of 15–7. In his college career, he threw 4,753 yards and 31 touchdowns (despite 40 interceptions) and ran for 823 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archie Manning College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/archie-manning-1.html |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=[[Sports Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He scored 14 touchdowns in 1969. In both 1969 and 1970, he was named to the All-SEC team and his No. 18 jersey was retired by Ole Miss. In 1969, Manning was Mississippi Sportsman of the Year and recipient of the ''[[Nashville Banner]]'' Trophy as [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards|Most Valuable Player in the Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) in addition to winning the [[Washington D.C. Touchdown Club#Walter Camp Memorial Trophy|Walter Camp Memorial Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Reed |first=William F. |date=September 14, 1970 |title=Red-letter Year For Quarterbacks |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1084033/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216035422/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1084033/index.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> He was fourth in the [[Heisman Trophy]] voting in 1969 and third in 1970. He was also inducted into [[Omicron Delta Kappa]] in 1970 at Mississippi.

Manning was inducted to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989. He was honored as the inaugural inductee into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame {{!}} TaxSlayerBowl.com |url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/about-us/history/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=www.taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Allstate Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame |url=https://allstatesugarbowl.org/sports/2022/4/8/allstate-sugar-bowl-hall-of-fame.aspx |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Sugar Bowl |language=en}}</ref> Manning's legacy is honored on the Ole Miss campus, where the speed limit is 18 miles per hour in honor of Manning's jersey number which is retired by the Rebels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Practice Facility Renamed Olivia and Archie Manning Athletics Performance Center |url=http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090713aab.html |access-date=August 18, 2017 |publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Football to Retire Eli Manning’s Jersey Number |url=https://olemisssports.com/news/2020/6/22/football-to-retire-eli-mannings-jersey-number.aspx |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy |language=en}}</ref> During his time at Ole Miss, Manning was a member of [[Sigma Nu]] [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|fraternity]]. He was named SEC Quarterback of the Quarter Century (1950–75) by several publications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manning: Long did job well {{!}} Ellington |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/feb/20/manning-long-did-job-well-20150220-1/?print |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=www.arkansasonline.com}}</ref>