1998 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1998 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (4th season; regular season) David Cutcliffe (bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (4th season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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 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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	11:30 am	Memphis *	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	JPS	W 30–10	46,191	[2]
September 12	2:30 pm	Auburn	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	FSN	L 0–17	48,371	[3]
September 19	11:30 am	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	W 30–6	31,482	[4]
September 26	2:00 pm	at SMU *	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 48–41 OT	22,281	[5]
October 3	1:00 pm	South Carolina	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 30–28	42,884	[6]
October 10	2:00 pm	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	PPV	L 17–20 OT	83,818	[7]
October 24	1:00 pm	Arkansas State *	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 30–17	38,116	[8]
October 31	1:00 pm	LSU	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 37–31 OT	50,577	[9]
November 7	11:30 am	at No. 11 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AZ (rivalry)	JPS	L 0–34	49,115	[10]
November 21	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 17–24	85,445	[11]
November 26	7:00 pm	No. 25 Mississippi State	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–28	50,412	[12]
December 31	7:30 pm	vs. Texas Tech *	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–18	46,862	[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 Tommy Tuberville 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.