1978 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1978 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 5–6 2–4 Steve Sloan 1st John Cropp 1st George MacIntyre 1st Bobby Garner Lawrence Johnson Curtis Weathers Hemingway StadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium The 1978 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Steve Sloan, in his first year, and they played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and Mississippi Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. Some of the outstanding players on the team of that year were Bobby Garner, Leon Perry, Reginald Woullard, Roy Coleman, Freddie Williams, etc. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–4 SEC). Schedule 1978 AP September 9 w y Memphis State rivalry Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 14–7 47,535 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-rebels-hang-on-to-n/134288326/ Hattiesburg American Rebels hang on to nip Tigers, 14–7 September 10, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 l y y Missouri 17 Faurot Field Columbia, MO 14–45 60,287 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-bradley-guides-m/134288419/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bradley guides Mizzou, 45–14 September 24, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 w y Southern Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 16–13 42,756 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74357811/ole-miss-surely-beats-southern-behind-la The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss surely beats Southern behind Langley's kicking, 16–13 October 1, 1978 March 25, 2021 Newspapers.com October 7 l y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 3–42 58,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-georgia-catches-rebs-j/134288506/ The Tampa Tribune-Times Georgia catches Rebs just right October 8, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 l y Kentucky Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 17–24 38,290 Kentucky booms Ole Miss 24–17 The Greenwood Commonwealth David Crews October 15, 1978 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86546895/kentucky-booms-ole-miss-24-17/ Newspapers.com October 21 l y y South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC 17–18 50,226 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-gamecocks-pluck-wi/134288625/ The Commercial Appeal Gamecocks pluck win from Rebs October 22, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 w y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 35–10 25,043 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-perry-and-price-trigger/134287435/ The Paducah Sun-Democrat Perry and Price trigger Ole Miss bomb October 29, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 l y LSU 12 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry ABC 8–30 73,120 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-lsu-tigers-romp-reb/134288772/ The Daily Advertiser LSU Tigers romp Rebs behind 'Alex the Great' November 5, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Tulane rivalry Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 13–3 28,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87371759/rebels-eagles-take-victories/ Enterprise-Journal Rebels, Eagles take victories November 12, 1978 October 19, 2021 Newspapers.com November 18 l y Tennessee rivalry Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN 17–41 83,210 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101450518/vols-romp/ The Leaf-Chronicle Vols romp November 19, 1978 May 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 25 w y Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Egg Bowl 27–7 47,012 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-fourcade-frosh-qb-leads-r/134288941/ Alexandria Daily Town Talk Fourcade, frosh QB leads Rebs past Maroons November 26, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com 2011 Ole Miss football media guide. Roster 1978 Ole Miss Rebels y Fr John Fourcade QB Bobby Garner QB C 20 Jr Leon Perry RB y Steve Sloan Romeo Crennel Defensive Ends Coach Game summaries Mississippi State Mississippi State 0 0 7 0 Ole Miss 0 17 0 10 November 25 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS 47,012 yes 2 MISS Langley 24 yard field goal MISS 3-0 2 MISS Perry 6 yard run (Langley kick) MISS 10-0 2 MISS Kimbrough 57 yard pass from Fourcade (Langley kick) MISS 17-0 3 MSU McDole 29 yard pass from Jones (Fratesi kick) MISS 17-7 4 MISS Langley 43 yard field goal MISS 20-7 4 MISS Perry 3 yard run (Langley kick) MISS 27-7 yes "Freshman Directs Ole Miss." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Nov 26. References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football