1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 11–38 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record8–5 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (3rd season)
Home stadiumScott Field (40,656)
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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. They qualified for the SEC Championship Game for the first time in franchise history. As of 2023, it is their only appearance in the SEC title game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 55:00 pmVanderbilt
ESPN2W 42–032,150
September 1211:30 amat Memphis*
FSNW 14–628,467
September 196:00 pmat Oklahoma State*No. 25
L 23–4242,250
September 2611:30 amat South Carolina
JPSW 38–070,052
October 1011:30 amAuburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
JPSW 38–2140,029
October 171:30 pmEast Tennessee State*dagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, Mississippi
W 53–637,573
October 245:00 pmat LSUNo. 24
ESPN2L 6–4180,040
November 75:00 pmat Kentucky
ESPN2L 35–3757,760
November 1411:30 amAlabama
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)
JPSW 26–1440,517
November 2111:30 amNo. 9 Arkansas
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
JPSW 22–2136,656
November 267:00 pmat Ole MissNo. 25
ESPNW 28–650,412
December 56:30 pmvs. No. 1 TennesseeNo. 23
ABCL 14–2474,795
January 110:00 amvs. No. 20 Texas*No. 25
FOXL 11–3872,611
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to 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
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——25——RVRV24———RV252325RV
Coaches Poll——RV——RVRV24RV——RV242223RV
BCSNot released———————Not released

Game summaries

Mississippi

1 234Total
• Mississippi St 7 777 28
Mississippi 3 300 6
Scoring summary
19:36MISSCarlisle McGee 40 yard field goalMISS 3-0
14:27MSUJames Johnson 2 yard run (Brian Hazelwood kick)MSU 7-3
27:36MSUJames Johnson 1 yard run (Brian Hazelwood kick)MSU 14-3
21:51MISSCarlisle McGee 22 yard field goalMSU 14-6
31:06MSUDicenzo Miller 28 yard pass from Wayne Madkin (Brian Hazelwood kick)MSU 21-6
42:34MSUTim Nelson 30 yard interception return (Brian Hazelwood kick)MSU 28-6

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References

  1. ↑ "1998 Mississippi State Football Results/Schedule". Mississippi State Athletics. Archived from the original on January 28, 1999. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Football - Mississippi State vs. Mississippi". USA Today.


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