1977 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

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 year, 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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Memphis State*
W 7–345,500[2]
September 10at No. 6 Alabama
L 13–3474,324[3]
September 17No. 3 Notre Dame*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 20–1348,200[4]
September 24Southern Miss*
L 19–2720,000[5]
October 1at Auburn
ABCL 15–2148,000[6]
October 8at Georgia
L 13–1456,200[7]
October 15South Carolina*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 17–1030,100[8]
October 22Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 26–1432,300[9]
October 29LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
ABCL 21–2846,000[10]
November 12vs. Tennessee
W 43–1450,259[11]
November 19vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 14–18 (forfeit)46,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1977 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB David Coates
WR Roy Coleman
OL Chuck Commiskey
TE Bill Denny
QB Tim Ellis Sr
WR Willie Foster
QB Bobby Garner
RB Roger Gordon
OL Jimmy Hawkins
WR Les Kimbrough
QB Jim Lear
RB Leon Perry
RB Jarratt Price
RB Tyrone Richards
RB L.Q. Smith
FB James Storey
OL Mickey Thames
OL Terrance Walker
TE Curtis Weathers
OL Randy White
RB Freddie Lee Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Charlie Cage
LB Eddie Cole
LB Kem Coleman
DB William Day
DB Al Dotson
DB John Fabris
DL Bob Grefseng
DL Lawrence Johnson
DB Gary Jones
  Brian Moreland
DL Bryan Niebhur
DL George Plasketes
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Carl Langley
K Robin Lavinghouze
P Jim Miller
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Notre Dame

See also: 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) at Ole Miss Rebels
Period 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 0 7 0613
Ole Miss 3 7 01020

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

  • Date: September 17, 1977
  • Game weather: Sunny, 90 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,200
  • Recap
Game information

Ole Miss gave eventual national champion Notre Dame its only loss of the season.

References

  1. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Rebels bounce Tigers 7–3". The Tennessean. September 4, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rutledge guides Alabama past Ole Miss, 34–14". Hattiesburg American. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi Rebels, upsets Irish". The Indianapolis Star. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Golden Eagles blow down Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn holds off Ole Miss to post 21–15 SEC victory". Tallahassee Democrat. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia holds off late Ole Miss rally, 14–13". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss downs Gamecocks". The Sun-News. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ole Miss explodes in fourth quarter; beats Vandy 26–14". The Sun Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU outlasts Ole Miss to take victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Reb blitzkreig humbles Vols". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs weather early storm and post victory over Rebels". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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