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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 55:00 pm Vanderbilt
ESPN2 W 42–032,150 [1]
September 1211:30 amat Memphis *
 FSN W 14–628,467 [2]
September 196:00 pmat Oklahoma State *No. 25
L 23–4242,250 [3]
September 2611:30 amat South Carolina
JPS W 38–070,052 [4]
October 1011:30 am Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
JPSW 38–2140,029 [5]
October 171:30 pm East Tennessee State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
W 53–637,573 [6]
October 245:00 pmat LSU No. 24
ESPN2L 6–4180,040 [7]
November 75:00 pmat Kentucky
ESPN2L 35–3757,760 [8]
November 1411:30 am Alabama
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
JPSW 26–1440,517 [9]
November 2111:30 amNo. 9 Arkansas
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
JPSW 22–2136,656 [10]
November 267:00 pmat Ole Miss No. 25
 ESPN W 28–650,412 [11]
December 56:30 pmvs. No. 1 Tennessee No. 23
 ABC L 14–2474,795 [12]
January 110:00 amvs. No. 20 Texas *No. 25
 FOX L 11–3872,611 [13]
  • *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 ——25——RVRV24———RV252325RV
Coaches Poll ——RV——RVRV24RV——RV242223RV
BCS Not released———————Not released

Game summaries

Ole Miss

1234Total
•Mississippi St777728
Ole Miss33006
Scoring summary
19:36MISSCarlisle McGee 40 yard field goalMISS 3-0
14:27MSUJames Johnson 2 yard run (Brian Hazelwood kick)MSU 7-3
27:36MSUJames Johnson 1 yard run (Brian Hazelwood kick)MSU 14-3
21:51MISSCarlisle McGee 22 yard field goalMSU 14-6
31:06MSUDicenzo Miller 28 yard pass from Wayne Madkin (Brian Hazelwood kick)MSU 21-6
42:34MSUTim Nelson 30 yard interception return (Brian Hazelwood kick)MSU 28-6

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