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 season)
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
Seasons

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#	Rank#	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.

Game notes

Mississippi State

by Quarter 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