1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1997 Ole Miss Rebels football
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 34–31 vs. Marshall
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
AP No. 22
1997 record 8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach Tommy Tuberville (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Art Kaufman (3rd season)
Home stadium Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 50,577)
1997 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 10 Georgia  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 4 Florida  6 –2     10 –2  
South Carolina  3 –5     5 –6  
Kentucky  2 –6     5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8     3 –8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 13 LSU x  6 –2     9 –3  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4     8 –4  
Mississippi State  4 –4     7 –4  
Alabama  2 –6     4 –7  
Arkansas  2 –6     4 –7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by Tommy Tuberville, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 Central Florida* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 26–23 OT  28,216
September 6 SMU* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 23–15   36,521
September 13 at No. 16 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL JPS L 9–19   81,203
September 27 Vanderbiltdagger Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) W 15–3   36,417
October 4 at No. 10 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN CBS L 17–31   106,229
October 18 at No. 8 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) JPS W 36–21   80,442
October 25 Alabama No. 25 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) JPS L 20–29   41,548
November 6 Arkansas Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) ESPN W 19–9   30,620
November 15 at Tulane* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 41–24   35,607
November 22 No. 14 Georgia Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS L 14–21   35,473
November 29 at No. 22 Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl) JPS W 15–14   41,200
December 26 vs. Marshall* Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac MI (Motor City Bowl) ESPN W 34–31   43,340
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

*Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 21, 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.