1980 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1980 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

1980 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 6 Alabama 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
LSU 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Florida 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Auburn 0 –6 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 6Texas A&M*
L 20–23
September 13Memphis State*
W 61–7
September 20No. 1 Alabama
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 35–59
September 27Tulane*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 24–26
October 4vs. Southern Miss*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 22–28
October 11at No. 6 Georgia
L 21–28
October 18Florida
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 3–15
October 25at Vanderbilt
W 27–14
November 1at LSU
L 16–38
November 15vs. Tennessee
W 20–9 [2]
November 22vs. No. 17 Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 14–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1980 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 55 Chuck Commiskey Sr
OL Chris Cottam
OL Adolph Duckworth
WR Gino English
QB 1 John Fourcade Jr
RB Malvin Gibson
WR James Harbour
WR Michael Harmon
RB Kinny Hooper
RB Danny Jansen
QB Skip Lane
TE Don Lloyd
RB Buford McGee
OL Mark Moore
OL Pat Phenix
QB Scott Rushing
C 54 Mike Russell Sr
WR 83 Norman Seawright Sr
RB Andre Thomas
RB Chester Thornton
WR 30 Ken Toler Sr
WR Breck Tyler
TE Billy Wise
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Melvin Brown
DL Bentley Burgess
DB Johnny Burrow
LB Dale Erves
DB Mike Fountain
LB Keith Fourcade
DL Bryan Kennedy
LB Carl Lewis
DL James Otis
LB Danny Robertson
DL Andy Shaw
DB Bobo Thomas
LB Nakita Williams
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Todd Gatlin
P Darryl Graham
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    vs Mississippi State
    Ole Miss Rebels (3–7) vs. #17 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8–2)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Mississippi St 10 0 3619
    Ole Miss 0 7 0714

    at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

    • Date: November 22, 1980
    • Game weather: Rain
    • Game attendance: 62,520
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Mississippi St PassingJohn Bond8/14, 151 Yds
    RushingJohn Bond15 Rush, 163 Yds, TD
    Receiving
    Ole Miss Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving

    [3]

    References
    1. "1980 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
    2. "Ole Miss dumps Vols, 20–9". Kingsport Times-News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Bond Leads MSU Over Mississippi." Ocala Star-Banner. pg. 3C. 1980-Nov-23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-17.


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