1976 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1976 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Rebels were led by third-year head coach Ken Cooper and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in sixth. Highlights of the season included upset victories over top-ten ranked teams Alabama and Georgia.[1]

1976 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1976 record5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Georgia $ 5 1 0  10 2 0
No. 11 Alabama 5 2 0  9 3 0
No. 20 Mississippi State 4 2 0  9 2 0
Florida 4 2 0  8 4 0
No. 18 Kentucky 4 2 0  8 4 0
LSU 3 3 0  6 4 1
Auburn 3 3 0  4 7 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0  5 6 0
Tennessee 2 4 0  6 5 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 4at Memphis State*L 16–21
September 11No. 6 AlabamaW 10–7
September 18Tulane*No. 20
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 34–7
September 25at Southern Miss*No. 17W 28–0
October 2AuburnNo. 16
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 0–10
October 9No. 4 GeorgiaW 21–17
October 16at South Carolina*No. 16L 7–10
October 23at VanderbiltW 20–3
October 30at LSUL 0–45
November 13at TennesseeL 6–32
November 20vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 11–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • QB Bobby Garner
  • TE Ray Poole Jr.

References


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