1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 11–38 vs. Texas
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record8–5 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lynn Amedee (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn (3rd season)
Home stadium Scott Field
Seasons
  1997
1999  
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SEC's Western Division title with Arkansas. By virtue of Mississippi State's head-to-head win over the Razorbacks, the team advanced to the SEC Championship Game, losing to the eventual national champion, Tennessee. This remains the only appearance in the SEC Championship Game for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they were defeated by Texas. Mississippi State played home games Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 55:00 pm Vanderbilt ESPN2 W 42–032,150
September 1211:30 amat Memphis * FSN W 14–628,467
September 196:00 pmat Oklahoma State *No. 25L 23–4242,250
September 2611:30 amat South Carolina JPS W 38–070,052
October 1011:30 am Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
JPSW 38–2140,029
October 171:30 pm East Tennessee State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
W 53–637,573
October 245:00 pmat LSU No. 24ESPN2L 6–4180,040
November 75:00 pmat Kentucky ESPN2L 35–3757,760
November 1411:30 am Alabama
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
JPSW 26–1440,517 [1]
November 2111:30 amNo. 9 Arkansas
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
JPSW 22–2136,656
November 267:00 pmat Ole Miss No. 25 ESPN W 28–650,412
December 56:30 pmvs. No. 1 Tennessee No. 23 ABC L 14–2474,795
January 110:00 amvs. No. 20 Texas *No. 25 FOX L 11–3872,611
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 25RVRV24RV252325RV
Coaches Poll RVRVRV24RVRV242223RV
BCS Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

Ole Miss

1234Total
Mississippi St777728
Ole Miss33006

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References

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