1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football

SEC Western Division co-champion
SEC Championship Game, L 14–24 vs. Tennessee
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 11–38 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
1998 record	8–5 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn (3rd year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (40,656)
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#		8	–	0		13	–	0
#5 Florida %		7	–	1		10	–	2
#14 Georgia		6	–	2		9	–	3
Kentucky		4	–	4		7	–	5
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		2	–	9
South Carolina		0	–	8		1	–	10
Western Division
Mississippi State xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
#16 Arkansas x		6	–	2		9	–	3
Alabama		4	–	4		7	–	5
Ole Miss		3	–	5		7	–	5
LSU		2	–	6		4	–	7
Auburn		1	–	7		3	–	8
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Mississippi St	7	7	7	7	28
Ole Miss	3	3	0	0	6

Scoring summary

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

Scoring summary

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

The 1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1998 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.