1978 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1978 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1978 record	5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Steve Sloan (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	John Cropp
Defensive coordinator	George MacIntyre
Captain	Bobby Garner
Captain	Lawrence Johnson
Captain	Curtis Weathers
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1978 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#16 Georgia	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Steve Sloan, in his first year, and they played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–5 SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 3	Memphis State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 7–3
September 23	at #17 Missouri*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	L 14–45
September 30	Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 16–13
October 7	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 3–42
October 14	Kentucky	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 17–24
October 21	at South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 17–18
October 28	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	W 35–10
November 4	at #12 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	L 8–30
November 11	Tulane*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 13–3
November 18	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 17–41
November 25	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 27–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mississippi State	0	0	7	0	7
• Ole Miss	0	17	0	10	27

Date: November 25
Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS
Game attendance: 47,012

Scoring summary

2	MISS	Langley 24 yard field goal	MISS 3-0

2	MISS	Perry 6 yard run (Langley kick)	MISS 10-0

2	MISS	Kimbrough 57 yard pass from Fourcade (Langley kick)	MISS 17-0

3	MSU	McDole 29 yard pass from Jones (Fratesi kick)	MISS 17-7

4	MISS	Langley 43 yard field goal	MISS 20-7

4	MISS	Perry 3 yard run (Langley kick)	MISS 20-7

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References

↑ 2011 Ole Miss football media guide.
↑ "Freshman Directs Ole Miss." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Nov 26.

Ole Miss Rebels football

Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–1996)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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