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
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 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
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.