1979 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1979 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 4–7 3–3 Steve Sloan 2nd John Cropp 2nd Paul Crane 1st Hemingway StadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium 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 1979 AP September 15 7:00 pm w y y Memphis State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 38–34 53,166 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-sloan-recruiting-pays-off/134357501/ The Tennessean Sloan recruiting pays off as frosh lead Ole Miss September 16, 1979 October 30, 2023 Newspapers.com September 22 2:30 pm l y Missouri 9 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS ABC 7–33 46,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-mizzou-defeats-o/134357577/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mizzou defeats Ole Miss, 33–7 September 23, 1979 October 30, 2023 Newspapers.com September 29 6:00 pm l y Southern Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 8–38 46,720 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74364700/eagle-fever-usm-38-ole-miss-8 Hattiesburg American Eagle fever: USM 38, Ole Miss 8 September 30, 1979 March 25, 2021 Newspapers.com October 6 1:00 pm l Georgia Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 21–24 35,912 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-georgia-handles-ole-miss/134357667/ The Clarion-Ledger Georgia handles Ole Miss October 7, 1979 October 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 2:00 pm l y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY 3–14 57,825 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-henry-spark/134357777/ The Park City Daily News Henry (?) sparks UK to win October 14, 1979 October 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 7:00 pm l y y South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC 14–21 56,407 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-usc-trims-ole-miss/134357971/ The State USC trims Ole Miss October 21, 1979 October 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 27 1:00 pm w y Vanderbilt Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 63–28 35,667 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-rebels-crunch-vand/134310632/ The Commercial Appeal Rebels crunch Vandy in offensive explosion October 28, 1979 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 1:00 pm l LSU Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS rivalry 24–28 45,548 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-porter-gajan-were-cast-in/134358076/ Alexandria Daily Town Talk Porter, Gajan were cast in strange roles November 4, 1979 October 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 10 2:30 pm l y y Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA rivalry ABC 15–49 45,647 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-rebs-get-smashed-a/134358200/ The Commercial Appeal Rebs get smashed at Tulane party November 11, 1979 October 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 17 1:00 pm w Tennessee 19 rivalry Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 44–20 40,128 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101454854/rebs-use-d-to-beat-vols/ The Commercial Appeal Rebs use 'D' to beat Vols November 18, 1979 May 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 24 1:00 pm w y Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Egg Bowl 14–9 46,021 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-fourcade-passes-rebels/134357052/ The Anniston Star Fourcade passes Rebels over Mississippi State November 25, 1979 October 30, 2023 Newspapers.com 1979 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 30, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1979-schedule.html Game summaries Mississippi State Ole Miss 0 0 7 7 Mississippi St 3 6 0 0 November 24 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium yes Q1 MSU Rye 38 yard field goal MSU 3−0 Q2 MSU Collins 90 yard run (kick failed) MSU 9–0 Q3 MISS Perry 1 yard run (Langley kick) MSU 9–7 Q4 7:28 MISS Toler 29 yard pass from Fourcade (Langley kick) MISS 14–9 yes 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) Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 25. Retrieved 2017-Sep-03. Roster 1979 Ole Miss Rebels f 55 Jr Chuck Commiskey C y 1 So John Fourcade QB y 63 Sr Gregg Jefcoat OG 14 Jr Jim Lear QB 86 Jr Don Lloyd TE 10 Fr Buford McGee RB y 70 Jr Mark Moore T 20 Sr Leon Perry RB C y 54 Jr Mike Russell C 83 Jr Norman Seawright WR 30 Jr Ken Toler WR y 50 Sr David Traxler OT 64 Sr Terrence Walker OG 36 Sr Freddie Lee Williams WR 16 Jr Billy Wise TE 98 Jr John Johnson DT 45 Sr James Jordan DT 40 Jr Mike Fountain DB 34 So Phil Freightman S 47 Sr Eddy Householder LB C 62 Jr Quentin McDonald DT 57 Sr Brian Morehead LB 84 Fr James Otis DE 89 Sr John Peel DE C 32 Sr Joel Stewart S 17 So Brad White CB 39 Sr Jim Miller P *Steve Sloan References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football Category:Long stubs with short prose