1976 Ole Miss Rebels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1976
| team = Ole Miss Rebels
| sport = football
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| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Ken Cooper
| hc_year = 3rd
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| stadium = Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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{{1976 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
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 Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1976-schedule.html|title=1976 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1976
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Memphis State
| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 16–21
| attend = 51,187
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-memphis-stuns-rebs/134255862/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=Memphis stuns Rebs 21–16|date=September 5, 1976|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–7
| attend = 47,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-rebs-stun-bama/134255956/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Rebs stun Bama, 10–7|date=September 12, 1976|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 34–7
| attend = 33,231
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87354936/rebs-wallop-tulane/|work=The Sun Herald|title=Rebs wallop Tulane|date=September 19, 1976|accessdate=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| score = 28–0
| attend = 33,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74299305/rebels-play-spoilers-trounce-eagles-28|work=Hattiesburg American|title=Rebels play spoilers, trounce Eagles, 28–0|date=September 26, 1976|accessdate=March 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| rank = 16
| opponent = Auburn
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| score = 0–10
| attend = 40,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-auburn-downs-rebs-in-defensei/134256142/|work=The Sun Herald|title=Auburn downs Rebs in defenseive battle|date=October 3, 1976|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| score = 21–17
| attend = 36,471
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-ellis-is-redeemed-by/134256225/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Ellis is redeemed by leading Ole Miss to big win over Georgia|date=October 10, 1976|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 7–10
| attend = 53,079
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-south-carolina-gam/134256289/|work=Florence Morning News|title=South Carolina Gamecocks nip 14th ranked Ole Miss|date=October 17, 1976|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–3
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-rebs-roll-past/134255288/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Rebs roll past Vandy by 20–3|date=October 24, 1976|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = LSU
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–45
| attend = 67,350
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-lsu-plays-havoc/134256482/|work=The Atlanta Journal & Constitution|title=LSU plays havoc with Rebs, 45–0|date=October 31, 1976|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–32
| attend = 79,161
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101390124/10-reb-turnovers-help-vols/|work=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|title=10 Reb turnovers help Vols|date=November 14, 1976|accessdate=May 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| gamename = Egg Bowl
| score = 11–28
| attend = 46,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-state-trounce/134256575/|work=The Greenwood Commonwealth|title=State trounces Ole Miss Rebels 28–11|date=November 21, 1976|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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Roster
- QB Bobby Garner
- TE Ray Poole Jr.
References
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