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1979 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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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.

Record4–7 (3–3 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorJohn Cropp (2nd season)
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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 season)
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $6–0–012–0–0
Georgia5–1–06–5–0
No. 16 Auburn4–2–08–3–0
LSU4–2–07–5–0
Tennessee3–3–07–5–0
Kentucky3–3–05–6–0
Ole Miss3–3–04–7–0
Mississippi State2–4–03–8–0
Vanderbilt0–6–01–10–0
Florida0–6–00–10–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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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 pmGeorgiaL 21–2435,912[4]
October 132:00 pmat KentuckyL 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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Game summaries

Mississippi State

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Team 1 234Total
• Ole Miss 0 077 14
Mississippi St 3 600 9
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  • 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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Roster

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1979 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
P 39 Jim Miller Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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