Mississippi State Football Team History
Mississippi State Bulldogs
University of Mississippi State
Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878 Stadium: Scott Field Capacity: 55,082 Colors: Maroon & White Coach: Jackie Sherrill Conference: Southeastern-West
1998 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
The Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference West Championship.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Vanderbilt
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Memphis
14
6
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Oklahoma State
23
42
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
South Carolina
38
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Auburn
38
21
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. East Tennessee State
53
6
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Louisiana State
6
41
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Kentucky
35
37
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Alabama
26
14
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Arkansas
22
21
W
Thu., Nov. 26 @
Mississippi
28
6
W
Sat., Dec. 5 @
Tennessee
14
24
L
@ Atlanta, GA
Fri., Jan. 1
Texas
11
38
L
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 350
Scoring Average 26.9
Points Allowed 256
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 69-70
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.