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.
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 | |
September 12 | 11:30 am | at Memphis* | | | FSN | W 14–6 | 28,467 | |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | at Oklahoma State* | No. 25 | | | L 23–42 | 42,250 | |
September 26 | 11:30 am | at South Carolina | | | 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*![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| | W 53–6 | 37,573 | |
October 24 | 5:00 pm | at LSU | No. 24 | | ESPN2 | L 6–41 | 80,040 | |
November 7 | 5:00 pm | at Kentucky | | | ESPN2 | L 35–37 | 57,760 | |
November 14 | 11:30 am | Alabama | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS (rivalry)
| JPS | W 26–14 | 40,517 | [1] |
November 21 | 11:30 am | No. 9 Arkansas | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| JPS | W 22–21 | 36,656 | |
November 26 | 7:00 pm | at Ole Miss | No. 25 | | ESPN | W 28–6 | 50,412 | |
December 5 | 6:30 pm | vs. No. 1 Tennessee | No. 23 | | ABC | L 14–24 | 74,795 | |
January 1 | 10:00 am | vs. No. 20 Texas* | No. 25 | | FOX | L 11–38 | 72,611 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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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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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Mississippi St |
7 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
Ole Miss |
3 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
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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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