
1998 Ole Miss
7–5 (3–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville, then David Cutcliffe (bowl game). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Vanderbilt 30–6Sep 19
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs | W 30–10 | 72% |
| Sep 12 | vs | L 0–17 | 56% |
| Sep 19 | at | W 30–6 | 63% |
| Sep 26 | at | W 48–41 | 59% |
| Oct 3 | vs | W 30–28 | 72% |
| Oct 10 | at | L 17–20 | 51% |
| Oct 24 | vs | W 30–17 | 83% |
| Oct 31 | vs | W 37–31 | 46% |
| Nov 7 | at | L 0–34 | 40% |
| Nov 21 | at | L 17–24 | 29% |
| Nov 26 | vs | L 6–28 | 51% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs | W 35–18 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 35–18 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 3–5 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 280–274
- Coach
- Tommy Tuberville, then David Cutcliffe (bowl game)
- Elo
- 1548 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.4 No. 63 of 112; offense No. 73, defense No. 47
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 56 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Noel Mazzone
- Defensive coordinator
- Art Kaufman
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
All-SEC
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Rufus FrenchTEAP-1; Coaches-1
Second team
Deuce McAllisterRBAP-2
Armegis SpearmanLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1998 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1998 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8–0 | 13–0 | 1 | |
| 7–1 | 10–2 | 5 | |
| 6–2 | 9–3 | 14 | |
| 6–2 | 9–3 | 16 | |
| 6–2 | 8–5 | ||
| 4–4 | 7–5 | ||
| 4–4 | 7–5 | ||
| 3–5 | 7–5 | ||
| 2–6 | 4–7 | ||
| 1–7 | 3–8 | ||
| 1–7 | 2–9 | ||
| 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.
