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1979 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Cropp (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Crane (1st as DC, 2nd overall season)
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 157:00 pmat Memphis State*
W 38–3453,166[1]
September 222:30 pmNo. 9 Missouri*
ABCL 7–3346,000[2]
September 296:00 pmSouthern Miss*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 8–3846,720[3]
October 61:00 pmGeorgia
L 21–2435,912[4]
October 132:00 pmat Kentucky
L 3–1457,825[5]
October 207:00 pmat South Carolina*
L 14–2156,407[6]
October 271:00 pmVanderbiltdagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 63–2835,667[7]
November 31:00 pmLSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 24–2845,548[8]
November 102:30 pmat Tulane*
ABCL 15–4945,647[9]
November 171:00 pmNo. 19 Tennessee
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 44–2040,128[10]
November 241:00 pmvs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 14–946,021[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1979 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 55 Chuck Commiskey Jr
QB 1 John Fourcade So
G 63 Gregg Jefcoat Sr
QB 14 Jim Lear Jr
TE 86 Don Lloyd Jr
RB 10 Buford McGee Fr
OT 70 Mark Moore Jr
RB 20 Leon Perry (C) Sr
C 54 Mike Russell Jr
WR 83 Norman Seawright Jr
WR 30 Ken Toler Jr
OT 50 David Traxler Sr
G 64 Terrence Walker Sr
WR 36 Freddie Lee Williams Sr
TE 16 Billy Wise Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 98 John Johnson Jr
DT 45 James Jordan Sr
DB 40 Mike Fountain Jr
S 34 Phil Freightman So
LB 47 Eddy Householder (C) Sr
DT 62 Quentin McDonald Jr
LB 57 Brian Morehead Sr
DE 84 James Otis Fr
DE 89 John Peel (C) Sr
S 32 Joel Stewart Sr
CB 17 Brad White So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 39 Jim Miller Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Mississippi State

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1 234Total
• Ole Miss 0 077 14
Mississippi St 3 600 9
Scoring summary
Q1MSURye 38 yard field goalMSU 3−0
Q2MSUCollins 90 yard run (kick failed)MSU 9–0
Q3MISSPerry 1 yard run (Langley kick)MSU 9–7
Q47:28MISSToler 29 yard pass from Fourcade (Langley kick)MISS 14–9
  • 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)

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References

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  1. ^ "Sloan recruiting pays off as frosh lead Ole Miss". The Tennessean. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mizzou defeats Ole Miss, 33–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eagle fever: USM 38, Ole Miss 8". Hattiesburg American. September 30, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia handles Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Henry (?) sparks UK to win". The Park City Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "USC trims Ole Miss". The State. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebels crunch Vandy in offensive explosion". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Porter, Gajan were cast in strange roles". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebs get smashed at Tulane party". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rebs use 'D' to beat Vols". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fourcade passes Rebels over Mississippi State". The Anniston Star. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  13. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 25. Retrieved 2017-Sep-03.


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