Mississippi Football Team History
Mississippi Rebels
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844 Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Capacity: 60,580 Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal Coach: Steve Sloan Conference: Southeastern-
1978 Season Highlights
Steve Sloan enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Memphis
14
7
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Missouri
14
45
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Southern Mississippi
16
13
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Georgia
3
42
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Kentucky
17
24
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
South Carolina
17
18
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Vanderbilt
35
10
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Louisiana State
8
30
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Tulane
13
3
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Tennessee
17
41
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Mississippi State
27
7
W
@ Jackson, MS
1978 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 181
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 240
Defense Average 21.8
Opponents Record 62-58
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 2-1
Away Record 3-5
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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