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Mississippi State Football Team History


Mississippi State Bulldogs
University of Mississippi State
 Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Jackie Sherrill
Conference: Southeastern-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Jackie Sherrill enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 The Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference West Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Vanderbilt  42   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Memphis  14   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Oklahoma State  23   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ South Carolina  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Auburn  38   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. East Tennessee State  53   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Louisiana State  6   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Kentucky  35   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Alabama  26   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Arkansas  22   21   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Mississippi  28   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  @ Tennessee  14   24   L    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Fri., Jan. 1   Texas  11   38   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Points Scored350
  Scoring Average26.9
  Points Allowed256
  Defense Average19.7
  Opponents Record69-70
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Southeastern-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arkansas 9-3390227Lost  31-456-2254139  Houston Nutt
Mississippi State 8-5350256Lost  11-386-2235140  Jackie Sherrill
Alabama 7-5251287Lost  7-384-4153176  Mike DuBose
Mississippi 7-5280274Won  35-183-5137188  Tommy Tuberville
Louisiana State 4-7337279 2-6206214  Gerry DiNardo
Auburn 3-8166235 1-7124193  Terry Bowden

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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.