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1976 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.10Georgia $ 5 1 0 10 2 0
    No.11Alabama 5 2 0 9 3 0
    No.20Mississippi State 4 2 0 9 2 0
    Florida 4 2 0 8 4 0
    No.18Kentucky 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

    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 StadiuminOxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiuminJackson. 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]

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 4atMemphis State*
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
  • L 16–2151,187[2]
    September 11No. 6Alabama
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
  • W 10–747,500[3]
    September 18Tulane*No. 20
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
  • W 34–733,231[4]
    September 25atSouthern Miss*No. 17
  • Hattiesburg, MS
  • W 28–033,000[5]
    October 2AuburnNo. 16
    • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
  • L 0–1040,500[6]
    October 9No. 4Georgia
    • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
  • W 21–1736,471[7]
    October 16atSouth Carolina*No. 16
  • Columbia, SC
  • L 7–1053,079[8]
    October 23atVanderbilt
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 20–323,000[9]
    October 30atLSU
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
  • L 0–4567,350[10]
    November 13atTennessee
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
  • L 6–3279,161[11]
    November 20vs. Mississippi State
    • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
  • L 11–2846,000[12]
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Roster

    [edit]

    References

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    1. ^ "1976 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
  • ^ "Memphis stuns Rebs 21–16". Tallahassee Democrat. September 5, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Rebs stun Bama, 10–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Rebs wallop Tulane". The Sun Herald. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Rebels play spoilers, trounce Eagles, 28–0". Hattiesburg American. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Auburn downs Rebs in defenseive battle". The Sun Herald. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Ellis is redeemed by leading Ole Miss to big win over Georgia". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks nip 14th ranked Ole Miss". Florence Morning News. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Rebs roll past Vandy by 20–3". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "LSU plays havoc with Rebs, 45–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "10 Reb turnovers help Vols". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 14, 1976. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "State trounces Ole Miss Rebels 28–11". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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