1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1997 Ole Miss Rebels football
Ole Miss Rebels logo.svg
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 34–31 vs. Marshall
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
1997 record8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorArt Kaufman (3rd season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 50,577)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 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  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Alabama   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30UCF*
W 24–23 OT28,216
September 6SMU*
W 23–1536,521
September 13at No. 16 Auburn
JPSL 9–1981,203
September 27Vanderbiltdagger
W 15–336,417
October 4at No. 10 Tennessee
CBSL 17–31106,229
October 18at No. 8 LSU
JPSW 36–2180,442
October 25AlabamaNo. 25
JPSL 20–2941,548
November 6Arkansas
ESPNW 19–930,620
November 15at Tulane*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 41–2435,607
November 22No. 14 Georgia
L 14–2135,473
November 29at No. 22 Mississippi State
JPSW 15–1441,200
December 26vs. Marshall*
ESPNW 34–3143,340
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

*Schedule Source:[1]

Roster[]

1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 17 Alishma Alexander Jr
FB 7 Eli Anding Sr
WR 87 Jamie Armstrong Jr
TB 20 John Avery Sr
RB 22 Deuce McAllister Fr
OL 72 John McGarvey Fr
OL 79 Terrence Metcalf Fr
C 68 Cooper Miles Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 11 Romero Miller Fr
WR 86 Sheldon Morris Jr
OL 76 Tutan Reyes So
OL 73 Keydrick Vincent Fr
OL 71 Todd Wade So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 56 Derrick Burgess Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 41 Quincy Washington So
LB 38 Nate Wayne Sr
LB 55 Matt Wells Sr
LB 46 Amzie Williams Redshirt.svg Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1998-12-02

Game summaries[]

vs. Marshall (Motor City Bowl)[]

1 234Total
• Rebels 7 01413 34
Thundering Herd 10 7014 31
      
Main article: 1997 Motor City Bowl
See also: 1997 Marshall Thundering Herd football team


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References[]

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "N.C.A.A.: FOOTBALL -- MOTOR CITY BOWL; Mississippi Captures Wild One". The New York Times. December 27, 1997. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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