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American college football season
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 September 15 7:00 pm at
Memphis State * W 38–3453,166
[1]
September 22 2:30 pm No. 9
Missouri *
ABC L 7–3346,000
[2]
September 29 6:00 pm
Southern Miss * Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS L 8–3846,720
[3]
October 6 1:00 pm
Georgia L 21–2435,912
[4]
October 13 2:00 pm at
Kentucky L 3–1457,825
[5]
October 20 7:00 pm at
South Carolina * L 14–2156,407
[6]
October 27 1:00 pm
Vanderbilt Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (
rivalry ) W 63–2835,667
[7]
November 3 1:00 pm
LSU Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (
rivalry ) L 24–2845,548
[8]
November 10 2:30 pm at
Tulane * ABC L 15–4945,647
[9]
November 17 1:00 pm No. 19
Tennessee Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (
rivalry ) W 44–2040,128
[10]
November 24 1:00 pm vs.
Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (
Egg Bowl ) W 14–946,021
[11]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[12]
Roster
1979 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
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
Redshirt
Game summaries
Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ole Miss
0
0 7 7
14
Mississippi St
3
6 0 0
9
Scoring summary 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
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)
[13]
References
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"Sloan recruiting pays off as frosh lead Ole Miss" . The Tennessean . September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"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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