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American college football season
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.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 11:30 am |
Memphis* | |
JPS | W 30–10 | 46,191 |
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September 12 | 2:30 pm |
Auburn | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (
rivalry)
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FSN | L 0–17 | 48,371 |
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September 19 | 11:30 am | at
Vanderbilt | |
JPS | W 30–6 | 31,482 |
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September 26 | 2:00 pm | at
SMU* | | | W 48–41 OT | 22,281 |
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October 3 | 1:00 pm |
South Carolina | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 30–28 | 42,884 |
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October 10 | 2:00 pm | at
Alabama | |
PPV | L 17–20 OT | 83,818 |
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October 24 | 1:00 pm |
Arkansas State*![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 30–17 | 38,116 |
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October 31 | 1:00 pm |
LSU | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (
rivalry)
| | W 37–31 OT | 50,577 |
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November 7 | 11:30 am | at No. 11
Arkansas | | JPS | L 0–34 | 49,115 |
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November 21 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14
Georgia | | | L 17–24 | 85,445 |
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November 26 | 7:00 pm | No. 25
Mississippi State | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (
Egg Bowl)
|
ESPN | L 6–28 | 50,412 |
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December 31 | 7:30 pm | vs.
Texas Tech* | | ESPN | W 35–18 | 46,862 |
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- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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1998 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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"1998 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
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"Ole Miss rolls over Memphis". The Jackson Sun. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers shut out Rebels to win SEC opener 17–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lineman's TD sparks Rebels". The Vicksburg Post. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"SMU falls to Mississippi comeback, 48–41 in OT". Longview News-Journal. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Once again, Rebels rally at end, trip S. Carolina". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Rebels stub toe in OT". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Rebels run over Arkansas State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Rebels survive to win 37–31 in overtime". Enterprise-Journal. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Arkansas throws shutout at Rebels". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Ole Miss gets close but loses". Hattiesburg American. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bulldogs advance to SEC title game". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 27, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Ole Miss thwarts Texas Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 1, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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