1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SEC's Western Division title with Arkansas. By virtue of Mississippi State's head-to-head win over the Razorbacks, the team advanced to the SEC Championship Game, losing to the eventual national champion, Tennessee. This remains the only appearance in the SEC Championship Game for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they were defeated by Texas. Mississippi State played home games Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 5:00 pm | Vanderbilt | | | ESPN2 | W 42–0 | 32,150 | [1] |
September 12 | 11:30 am | at Memphis* | | | FSN | W 14–6 | 28,467 | [2] |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | at Oklahoma State* | No. 25 | | | L 23–42 | 42,250 | [3] |
September 26 | 11:30 am | at South Carolina | | | JPS | W 38–0 | 70,052 | [4] |
October 10 | 11:30 am | Auburn | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| JPS | W 38–21 | 40,029 | [5] |
October 17 | 1:30 pm | East Tennessee State* | | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| | W 53–6 | 37,573 | [6] |
October 24 | 5:00 pm | at LSU | No. 24 | | ESPN2 | L 6–41 | 80,040 | [7] |
November 7 | 5:00 pm | at Kentucky | | | ESPN2 | L 35–37 | 57,760 | [8] |
November 14 | 11:30 am | Alabama | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS (rivalry)
| JPS | W 26–14 | 40,517 | [9] |
November 21 | 11:30 am | No. 9 Arkansas | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| JPS | W 22–21 | 36,656 | [10] |
November 26 | 7:00 pm | at Ole Miss | No. 25 | | ESPN | W 28–6 | 50,412 | [11] |
December 5 | 6:30 pm | vs. No. 1 Tennessee* | No. 23 | | ABC | L 14–24 | 74,795 | [12] |
January 1 | 10:00 am | vs. No. 20 Texas* | No. 25 | | FOX | L 11–38 | 72,611 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | 25 | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 23 | 25 | RV |
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Coaches Poll | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | RV | — | — | RV | 24 | 22 | 23 | RV |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
Ole Miss
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Mississippi St |
7 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
Ole Miss |
3 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
| | Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 9:36 | MISS | Carlisle McGee 40 yard field goal | MISS 3-0 |
| 1 | 4:27 | MSU | James Johnson 2 yard run (Brian Hazelwood kick) | MSU 7-3 |
| 2 | 7:36 | MSU | James Johnson 1 yard run (Brian Hazelwood kick) | MSU 14-3 |
| 2 | 1:51 | MISS | Carlisle McGee 22 yard field goal | MSU 14-6 |
| 3 | 1:06 | MSU | Dicenzo Miller 28 yard pass from Wayne Madkin (Brian Hazelwood kick) | MSU 21-6 |
| 4 | 2:34 | MSU | Tim Nelson 30 yard interception return (Brian Hazelwood kick) | MSU 28-6 |
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References
- ^ "Bulldogs pound Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. St. holds off Memphis". The Tennessean. September 13, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma State pounds Miss. State". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks dazed by defeat". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU downs Auburn, still unbeaten in SEC". The Vicksburg Post. October 11, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs maul Buccaneers". Johnson City Press. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU takes bite out of Dawgs". The Sun Herald. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU falls short against 'Cats". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 8, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deja vu: Dogs need 2 more wins all over again". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs take Hogs to wire". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs advance to SEC title game". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 27, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee overtakes Mississippi State 24–14". The Courier-Journal. December 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns rout Mississippi State in Cotton Bowl". The Odessa American. January 2, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1998 Mississippi State Football Results/Schedule". Mississippi State Athletics. Archived from the original on January 28, 1999. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ "NCAA Football - Mississippi State vs. Mississippi". USA Today.
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