1979 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
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

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

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

Mississippi State

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

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References

  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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