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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 |
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August 30 | UCF* | | | | W 24–23 OT | 28,216 |
September 6 | SMU* | | | | W 23–15 | 36,521 |
September 13 | at No. 16 Auburn | | | JPS | L 9–19 | 81,203 |
September 27 | Vanderbilt![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | | W 15–3 | 36,417 |
October 4 | at No. 10 Tennessee | | | CBS | L 17–31 | 106,229 |
October 18 | at No. 8 LSU | | | JPS | W 36–21 | 80,442 |
October 25 | Alabama | No. 25 | | JPS | L 20–29 | 41,548 |
November 6 | Arkansas | | | ESPN | W 19–9 | 30,620 |
November 15 | at Tulane* | | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
| | W 41–24 | 35,607 |
November 22 | No. 14 Georgia | | | | L 14–21 | 35,473 |
November 29 | at No. 22 Mississippi State | | | JPS | W 15–14 | 41,200 |
December 26 | vs. Marshall* | | | ESPN | W 34–31 | 43,340 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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*Schedule Source:[1]
Roster[]
Game summaries[]
vs. Marshall (Motor City Bowl)[]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Rebels |
7 |
0 | 14 | 13 |
34 |
Thundering Herd |
10 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
31 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 14:36 | MISS | John Avery 1-yard run (Steve Lindsey kick) | MISS 7–0 |
14:19 | MAR | Randy Moss 80-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| MAR | Billy Malashevich field goal | MAR 10–7 |
| 2 | | MAR | LaVorn Colclough pass from Chad Pennington (Bill Malashevich kick) | MAR 17–7 |
| 3 | | MISS | Andre Rone pass from Stewart Patridge (Steve Lindsey kick) | MAR 17–14 |
| MISS | Deuce McAllister 20-yard pass from Stewart Patridge (Steve Lindsey kick) | MISS 21–17 |
| 4 | 10:12 | MAR | Doug Chapman 6-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick) | MAR 24–21 |
5:39 | MISS | Grant Heard 19-yard pass from Stewart Patridge (kick failed) | MISS 27–24 |
2:57 | MAR | Doug Chapman 9-yard run (Billy Malashevich kick) | MAR 31–27 |
0:31 | MISS | Deuce McAllister 1-yard run (Steve Lindsey kick) | MISS 34–31 |
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