1977 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1977 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern
1977 record	5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Ken Cooper
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1977 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/2 Alabama †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#6/NR Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1977 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the 1977 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ken Cooper, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford and the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 2–5 in the SEC). In 1978 their record was updated to six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 3–4 in the SEC) after Mississippi State was forced by the NCAA to forfeit their win over the Rebels for playing an ineligible player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 3*	Memphis State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 7–3
September 10	at #6 Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry)	L 13–34
September 17*	#3 Notre Dame		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 20–13
September 24*	Southern Mississippi		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 19–27
October 1	at Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 15–21
October 8	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 13–14
October 15*	South Carolina		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 17–10
October 22	Vanderbilt		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	W 26–14
October 29	LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	L 21–28
November 12	Tennessee		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 43–14
November 19	vs. Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 14–18
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Note: Mississippi State later forfeited its win over Ole Miss due to NCAA infractions.

Game notes

Notre Dame

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 7 0 6 13 • Ole Miss 3 7 0 10 20 Date: September 17 Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi Game attendance: 48,200 Game weather: 90°F Scoring summary 1 Ole Miss Carl Langley 29 yard field goal Ole Miss 3-0 2 Notre Dame Jerome Heavens 2 yard run (Dave Reeve kick) Notre Dame 7-3 2 Ole Miss James Storey 10 yard pass from Bobby Garner (Carl Langley kick) Ole Miss 10-7 4 Notre Dame Dave Reeve 44 yard field goal Tie 10-10 4 Notre Dame Dave Reeve 28 yard field goal Notre Dame 13-10 4 Ole Miss James Storey 10 yard pass from Tim Ellis (Carl Langley kick) Ole Miss 17-13 4 Ole Miss Carl Langley 27 yard field goal Ole Miss 20-13

Ole Miss gave Notre Dame its only loss of the season.