1975 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1975 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.[1] The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Ken Cooper and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in a three-way tie for second place with a conference record of 5–1. This was a significant improvement over the previous year, as the team went winless in conference in 1974.

1975 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1975 record6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coachKen Cooper (2nd season)
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Alabama $ 6 0 0  11 1 0
Florida 5 1 0  9 3 0
No. 19 Georgia 5 1 0  9 3 0
Ole Miss 5 1 0  6 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  7 5 0
Vanderbilt 2 4 0  7 4 0
LSU 2 4 0  5 6 0
Auburn 2 4 0  3 6 2
Mississippi State 1 4 1  6 4 1
Kentucky 0 6 0  2 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6at Baylor*L 10–20
September 13at No. 8 Texas A&M*L 0–7
September 20at Tulane*
L 3–14
September 27Southern Miss*
W 24–8
October 4at No. 9 AlabamaL 6–32
October 11Georgia
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 28–13
October 18South Carolina*L 29–35
October 25Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 17–7
November 1LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 17–13
November 15vs. Tennessee
W 23–6
November 22vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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