1998 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1998 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorArt Kaufman (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 5 Florida %   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 14 Georgia   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     2 – 9  
South Carolina   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Western Division
Mississippi State xy   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 16 Arkansas x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Ole Miss   3 – 5     7 – 5  
LSU   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Auburn   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Tommy Tuberville, the team compiled a 7–5 record, with a conference record of 3–5, and finished fourth in the Western Division.[1]

Tuberville departed for SEC West rival Auburn following the season. David Cutcliffe, who coached the bowl game, led the Rebels from the 1999 season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 511:30 amMemphis*
JPSW 30–1046,191[2]
September 122:30 pmAuburn
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
FSNL 0–1748,371[3]
September 1911:30 amat Vanderbilt
JPSW 30–631,482[4]
September 262:00 pmat SMU*
W 48–41 OT22,281[5]
October 31:00 pmSouth Carolina
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 30–2842,884[6]
October 102:00 pmat Alabama
PPVL 17–20 OT83,818[7]
October 241:00 pmArkansas State*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 30–1738,116[8]
October 311:00 pmLSU
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 37–31 OT50,577[9]
November 711:30 amat No. 11 Arkansas
JPSL 0–3449,115[10]
November 2112:00 pmat No. 14 Georgia
L 17–2485,445[11]
November 267:00 pmNo. 25 Mississippi State
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPNL 6–2850,412[12]
December 317:30 pmvs. Texas Tech*
ESPNW 35–1846,862[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1998 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Grant Heard
RB Deuce McAllister So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1998 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss rolls over Memphis". The Jackson Sun. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers shut out Rebels to win SEC opener 17–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lineman's TD sparks Rebels". The Vicksburg Post. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SMU falls to Mississippi comeback, 48–41 in OT". Longview News-Journal. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Once again, Rebels rally at end, trip S. Carolina". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebels stub toe in OT". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rebels run over Arkansas State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebels survive to win 37–31 in overtime". Enterprise-Journal. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arkansas throws shutout at Rebels". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ole Miss gets close but loses". Hattiesburg American. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs advance to SEC title game". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 27, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Ole Miss thwarts Texas Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 1, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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