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 year) David Cutcliffe (Bowl Game)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (4th season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 50,577)

1998 Southeastern Conference football standings

	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 represented the University of Mississippi during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by Tommy Tuberville, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule

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