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Mississippi Football Team History

Mississippi Rebels

University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Capacity: 60,580
Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal
Coach: Tommy Tuberville
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1893 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Tommy Tuberville enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Memphis	30	10	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Auburn	0	17	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Vanderbilt	30	6	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Southern Methodist	48	41	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. South Carolina	30	28	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Alabama	17	20	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Arkansas State	30	17	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Louisiana State	37	31	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Arkansas	0	34	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Georgia	17	24	L
Thu., Nov. 26	vs. Mississippi State	6	28	L
Thu., Dec. 31	Texas Tech	35	18	W	@ Shreveport, LA	Independence Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	280
Scoring Average	23.3
Points Allowed	274
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	61-79
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Arkansas	9-3	390	227	Lost 31-45	6-2	254	139	Houston Nutt
Mississippi State	8-5	350	256	Lost 11-38	6-2	235	140	Jackie Sherrill
Alabama	7-5	251	287	Lost 7-38	4-4	153	176	Mike DuBose
Mississippi	7-5	280	274	Won 35-18	3-5	137	188	Tommy Tuberville
Louisiana State	4-7	337	279		2-6	206	214	Gerry DiNardo
Auburn	3-8	166	235		1-7	124	193	Terry Bowden

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.