The 1975 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment.
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(Ole Miss) in the
1975 NCAA Division I football season
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.
The Rebels were led by second-year head coach
Ken Cooper and played their home games at
Hemingway Stadium
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in
Oxford, Mississippi
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and
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium has been the home stadium of the Jackson State Tigers football team since 1970. Originally known as ...
in
Jackson
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. The team competed as members of the
Southeastern Conference
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, 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
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Schedule
References
External links
1975 highlights
Ole Miss
Ole Miss Rebels football seasons
Ole Miss Rebels football
The Ole Miss Rebels football program represents the University of Mississippi, also known as "Ole Miss". The Rebels compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of ...
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