1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football

SEC Western Division Champions
SEC Championship Game, L 14–24 vs. Tennessee
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 11–38 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
1998 record	8–5 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn
Home stadium	Scott Field (40,656)

1998 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#		8	–	0		13	–	0
#5 Florida %		7	–	1		10	–	2
#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
#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 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1998 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	5:00 PM	Vanderbilt		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 42–0	32,150
September 12	11:30 AM	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	FSN	W 14–6	28,467
September 19	6:00 PM	at Oklahoma State*	#25	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		L 23–42	42,250
September 26	11:30 AM	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 38–0	70,052
October 10	11:30 AM	Auburn		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	JPS	W 38–21	40,029
October 17	1:30 PM	East Tennessee State*		Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS		W 53–6	37,573
October 24	5:00 PM	at LSU	#24	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 6–41	80,040
November 7	5:00 PM	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 35–37	57,760
November 14	11:30 AM	Alabama		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	JPS	W 26–14	40,517
November 21	11:30 AM	#9 Arkansas		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	JPS	W 22–21	36,656
November 26	7:00 PM	at Ole Miss	#25	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–6	50,412
December 5	6:30 PM	vs. #1 Tennessee	#23	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	ABC	L 14–24	74,795
January 1	10:00 AM	vs. #20 Texas*	#25	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	L 11–38	72,611
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game notes

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Mississippi St	7	7	7	7	28
Ole Miss	3	3	0	0	6

Date: November 26
Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
Game attendance: 50,412
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico & Mike Gottfried

Scoring summary

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

↑ "1998 Mississippi State Football Results/Schedule". Mississippi State Athletics. Archived from the original on January 28, 1999. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Kentucky LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl

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