Ole Miss has a history of being the only team to beat a team the year they win the National Championship. Notre Dame, Florida and Bama come to mind as three examples.
SEC should have won the title that year because of this result. Ole Miss beat ND, who lost to Alabama, the #2 team at the end of the year with an identical record.
The most interesting fact about that game Joe Montana was on that ND squad but did not participate cause Dan Devine was mad at Joe about whatever. Devine did have a history of strange stupidity in managing the game.
Not saying they wouldn't have won but ND was a much different team once Montana took over. They crushed #1 Texas 38-10. Texas was 11-0 with wins over 10-1 Arkansas and 10-1 Oklahoma. Throw in 11-1 Penn State and 10-1 Kentucky who beat Penn State. Great season of college football.
That doesn't seem to be the case now that there are playoffs.They've got enough voters to put them IN the playoffs but thankfully nobody wins it any more by having their name written down by puppets kissing their little favorite that they're brainwashed into thinking is so gooood for college football!
Man those uniforms were the best
Ole Miss has a history of being the only team to beat a team the year they win the National Championship. Notre Dame, Florida and Bama come to mind as three examples.
celebrations have changed so much from then to now
That’s why they play the game, on any given day anything can happen.
SEC should have won the title that year because of this result. Ole Miss beat ND, who lost to Alabama, the #2 team at the end of the year with an identical record.
That’s my daddy James Storey remember that
Congrats!
The most interesting fact about that game Joe Montana was on that ND squad but did not participate cause Dan Devine was mad at Joe about whatever. Devine did have a history of strange stupidity in managing the game.
I think Montana took over for good the following week.
Where's the whole game for Notre Dame vs Ole Miss 1977? Does anyone have it?
Is the quarterback Tim Ellis?
Yes.
Ole Miss finished 5 - 6 that year with 5 single digit losses.
Bama would have CRUSHED that Irish team. This was back when ND kept voters in their pocket (see 1966 also)
Not saying they wouldn't have won but ND was a much different team once Montana took over. They crushed #1 Texas 38-10. Texas was 11-0 with wins over 10-1 Arkansas and 10-1 Oklahoma. Throw in 11-1 Penn State and 10-1 Kentucky who beat Penn State. Great season of college football.
And the Irish would still win the National Championship.
That doesn't seem to be the case now that there are playoffs.They've got enough voters to put them IN the playoffs but thankfully nobody wins it any more by having their name written down by puppets kissing their little favorite that they're brainwashed into thinking is so gooood for college football!
Thats why bama should have won the natty, notre dame lost to ole miss, unforgivable, but as usal the media darlings get their way,
According to Coach Dan Devine's logic, "If you beat #1, you should be #1." Ole Miss beat Notre Dame; the Rebels should have been #1 !!!
Ole Miss was never #1. End of story. Ole Miss fans think they beat Joe Montana. Delusional indeed.
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@@peterrutkowski8172 you the delusional idiot check out the score dummy
@@peterrutkowski8172dude he was joking.
Alabama got jumped again by ND that year ... they should have been number one their only loss was to Nebraska in a close hard fought game