1977 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1977 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 6–5 3–4 Ken Cooper 4th Hemingway StadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium The 1977 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ken Cooper, in his fourth and final season, and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, the Mississippi Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi and Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 2–5 in the SEC). In 1978 their record was updated to six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 3–4 in the SEC) after Mississippi State was forced by the NCAA to forfeit their win over the Rebels for playing an ineligible player.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LQkdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7p4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7075%2C6391745 Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games Associated Press The Tuscaloosa News 19 May 24, 1978 March 23, 2013 Schedule 1977 AP September 3 w y Memphis State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS rivalry 7–3 45,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-rebels-bounce-tigers-73/134276657/ The Tennessean Rebels bounce Tigers 7–3 September 4, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com September 10 l y Alabama 6 Legion Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 13–34 74,324 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-rutledge-guides-ala/134276756/ Hattiesburg American Rutledge guides Alabama past Ole Miss, 34–14 September 11, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com September 17 w y Notre Dame 3 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 20–13 48,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-mississippi-rebels/134276815/ The Indianapolis Star Mississippi Rebels, upsets Irish September 18, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com September 24 l y Southern Miss Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 19–27 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74351043/golden-eagles-blow-down-ole-miss The Clarion-Ledger Golden Eagles blow down Ole Miss September 25, 1977 March 25, 2021 Newspapers.com October 1 l y Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry ABC 15–21 48,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-auburn-holds-off-ol/134277006/ Tallahassee Democrat Auburn holds off Ole Miss to post 21–15 SEC victory October 2, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 8 l y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 13–14 56,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-georgia-holds-off/134273990/ The Pensacola News-Journal Georgia holds off late Ole Miss rally, 14–13 October 9, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 15 w y South Carolina Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 17–10 30,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-news-ole-miss-downs-gamecocks/134277138/ The Sun-News Ole Miss downs Gamecocks October 16, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 22 w Vanderbilt Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 26–14 32,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-ole-miss-explodes-in-fourth-q/134275815/ The Sun Herald Ole Miss explodes in fourth quarter; beats Vandy 26–14 October 23, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 29 l LSU Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS rivalry ABC 21–28 46,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-lsu-outlasts/134277259/ The Greenwood Commonwealth LSU outlasts Ole Miss to take victory October 30, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 12 w y Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 43–14 50,259 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101396894/reb-blitzkreig-humbles-vols/ The Montgomery Advertiser Reb blitzkreig humbles Vols November 13, 1977 May 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 19 w y Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Egg Bowl 14–18 (forfeit) 46,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-bulldogs-weather-e/134277352/ The Commercial Appeal Bulldogs weather early storm and post victory over Rebels November 20, 1977 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Game summaries Notre Dame 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Ole Miss Rebels 2; text-align:center collapsed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) at Ole Miss Rebels September 17, 1977 Notre Dame 0 7 0 6 Ole Miss 3 7 0 10 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi 48,200 Sunny, 90 F C Recap First quarter MISS – Carl Langley 29-yard field goal. Ole Miss 3–0. Drive: 64 yards. Second quarter ND – Jerome Heavens 2-yard run (Dave Reeve kick). Notre Dame 7–3. Drive: 8 plays. MISS – James Storey 10-yard pass from Bobby Garner (Carl Langley kick). Ole Miss 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards. Fourth quarter ND – Dave Reeve 44-yard field goal. Tie 10–10. Drive: 5 plays ND – Dave Reeve 28-yard field goal, 4:53. Notre Dame 13–10. Drive: MISS – James Storey 10-yard pass from Tim Ellis (Carl Langley kick), 3:13. Ole Miss 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards. MISS – Carl Langley 27-yard field goal, 1:44. Ole Miss 20–13. Drive: Top passers ND – Rusty Lisch – 11/25, 127 yards, 2 INT Top rushers ND – Jerome Heavens – 16 rushes, 70 yards, TD Top receivers ND – Ken MacAfee – 6 receptions, 69 yards Ole Miss gave eventual national champion Notre Dame its only loss of the season. Roster 1977 Ole Miss Rebels y David Coates QB Roy Coleman WR Chuck Commiskey OL y Bill Denny TE Sr Tim Ellis QB Willie Foster WR Bobby Garner QB Roger Gordon RB Jimmy Hawkins OL Les Kimbrough WR Jim Lear QB 20 So Leon Perry RB y Jarratt Price RB Tyrone Richards RB L.Q. Smith RB James Storey FB Mickey Thames OL Terrance Walker OL Curtis Weathers TE Randy White OL Freddie Lee Williams RB Charlie Cage DL Eddie Cole LB Kem Coleman LB William Day DB Al Dotson DB John Fabris DB Bob Grefseng DL Lawrence Johnson DL Gary Jones DB Brian Moreland   Bryan Niebhur DL George Plasketes DL Carl Langley K Robin Lavinghouze K Jim Miller P Ken Cooper Keith Daniels(Running backs coach) References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football Category:Long stubs with short prose