1980 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished seventhin the SEC. Ole Miss played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Texas A&M*
L 20–2347,482[2]
September 13Memphis State*
W 61–741,412[3]
September 20No. 1 Alabama[A 1]*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 35–5950,686[5]
September 27Tulane*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 24–2637,419[6]
October 4vs. Southern Miss*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 22–2847,211[7]
October 11at No. 6 Georgia
L 21–2860,300[8]
October 18Floridadagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 3–1536,012[9]
October 25at Vanderbilt
W 27–1427,800[10]
November 1at LSU
L 16–3871,422[11]
November 15vs. Tennessee
W 20–950,033[12]
November 22vs. No. 17 Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 14–1962,520[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1980 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 55 Chuck Commiskey Sr
OL Chris Cottam
OL Adolph Duckworth
WR Gino English
QB 1 John Fourcade Jr
RB Malvin Gibson
WR James Harbour
WR Michael Harmon
RB Kinny Hooper
RB Danny Jansen
QB Skip Lane
TE Don Lloyd
RB Buford McGee
OL Mark Moore
OL Pat Phenix
QB Scott Rushing
C 54 Mike Russell Sr
WR 83 Norman Seawright Sr
RB Andre Thomas
RB Chester Thornton
WR 30 Ken Toler Sr
WR Breck Tyler
TE Billy Wise
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Melvin Brown
DL Bentley Burgess
DB Johnny Burrow
LB Dale Erves
DB Mike Fountain
LB Keith Fourcade
DL Bryan Kennedy
LB Carl Lewis
DL James Otis
LB Danny Robertson
DL Andy Shaw
DB Bobo Thomas
LB Nakita Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Todd Gatlin
P Darryl Graham
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Notes

  1. ^ Prior to the 1980 season, the SEC ruled if two SEC teams scheduled each other independently, and not through the conference office, the game would not count in SEC standings. As such, although both were members of the SEC, the Alabama–Ole Miss games in 1980 and 1981 did not count as conference games in the official SEC standings.[4]

References

  1. ^ "1980 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M's Mosley helps burn Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rebels win over hapless Memphis State Tigers 61–7". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Emerson, Seth (April 28, 2023). "Grudges, politics and gentlemen's agreements: The chaotic history of SEC scheduling". The Athletic. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "59–35, Ole Miss had 500 yards, but Bama had 524 and its 23rd win in a row". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rebs drop heartbreaking decision to Green Wave". Hattiesburg American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern whips Rebels again". Enterprise-Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Norris rescues Georgia". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gators kick up a 15–3 storm". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Turnovers key Rebs to win over Vandy". Hattiesburg American. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU, fans get pokes at Rebs". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ole Miss dumps Vols, 20–9". Kingsport Times-News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bond leads 'Dogs over Rebels". Enterprise-Journal. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories