1979 Ole Miss Rebels football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–3 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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No. 1 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the SEC. Ole Miss played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | 7:00 pm | at Memphis State* | W 38–34 | 53,166 | [1] | ||
September 22 | 2:30 pm | No. 9 Missouri* | ABC | L 7–33 | 46,000 | [2] | |
September 29 | 6:00 pm | Southern Miss* |
| L 8–38 | 46,720 | [3] | |
October 6 | 1:00 pm | Georgia | L 21–24 | 35,912 | [4] | ||
October 13 | 2:00 pm | at Kentucky | L 3–14 | 57,825 | [5] | ||
October 20 | 7:00 pm | at South Carolina* | L 14–21 | 56,407 | [6] | ||
October 27 | 1:00 pm | Vanderbilt |
| W 63–28 | 35,667 | [7] | |
November 3 | 1:00 pm | LSU |
| L 24–28 | 45,548 | [8] | |
November 10 | 2:30 pm | at Tulane* | ABC | L 15–49 | 45,647 | [9] | |
November 17 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 Tennessee |
| W 44–20 | 40,128 | [10] | |
November 24 | 1:00 pm | vs. Mississippi State |
| W 14–9 | 46,021 | [11] | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Game summaries
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- MISS: John Fourcade 11/17, 143 Yds, 9 Rush, 40 Yds (second player in school history with 2,000 yards total offense in single season – A. Manning, 1969)
References
- ^ "Sloan recruiting pays off as frosh lead Ole Miss". The Tennessean. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mizzou defeats Ole Miss, 33–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagle fever: USM 38, Ole Miss 8". Hattiesburg American. September 30, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia handles Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Henry (?) sparks UK to win". The Park City Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC trims Ole Miss". The State. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels crunch Vandy in offensive explosion". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Porter, Gajan were cast in strange roles". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs get smashed at Tulane party". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs use 'D' to beat Vols". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fourcade passes Rebels over Mississippi State". The Anniston Star. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 25. Retrieved 2017-Sep-03.
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