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1997 Ole Miss Rebels football
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 34–31 vs. Marshall
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorArt Kaufman (3rd season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference 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  
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 30UCF*
W 24–23 OT28,216[1]
September 6SMU*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 23–1536,521[2]
September 13at No. 16 Auburn
JPSL 9–1981,203[3]
September 27Vanderbiltdagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 15–336,417[4]
October 4at No. 10 Tennessee
CBSL 17–31106,229[5]
October 18at No. 8 LSU
JPSW 36–2180,442[6]
October 25AlabamaNo. 25
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
JPSL 20–2941,548[7]
November 6Arkansas
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
ESPNW 19–930,620[8]
November 15at Tulane*
W 41–2435,607[9]
November 22No. 14 Georgia
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 14–2135,473[10]
November 29at No. 22 Mississippi State
JPSW 15–1441,200[11]
December 26vs. Marshall*
ESPNW 34–3143,340[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP————————25————————22
Coaches————————————————22

Roster

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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  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  Fr
DE 41 Quincy Washington So
LB 38 Nate Wayne Sr
LB 55 Matt Wells Sr
LB 46 Amzie Williams  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

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Vs. Marshall (Motor City Bowl)

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1 234Total
• Rebels 7 01413 34
Thundering Herd 10 7014 31
      
Scoring summary
114:36MISSJohn Avery 1-yard run (Steve Lindsey kick)MISS 7–0
14:19MARRandy Moss 80-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick)Tied 7–7
MARBilly Malashevich field goalMAR 10–7
2MARLaVorn Colclough pass from Chad Pennington (Bill Malashevich kick)MAR 17–7
3MISSAndre Rone pass from Stewart Patridge (Steve Lindsey kick)MAR 17–14
MISSDeuce McAllister 20-yard pass from Stewart Patridge (Steve Lindsey kick)MISS 21–17
410:12MARDoug Chapman 6-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick)MAR 24–21
5:39MISSGrant Heard 19-yard pass from Stewart Patridge (kick failed)MISS 27–24
2:57MARDoug Chapman 9-yard run (Billy Malashevich kick)MAR 31–27
0:31MISSDeuce McAllister 1-yard run (Steve Lindsey kick)MISS 34–31
Main article: 1997 Motor City Bowl
See also: 1997 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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References

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  1. ^ "Ole Miss slips past Knights in OT". The Vicksburg Post. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss holds on to beat SMU, 23–15". Hattiesburg American. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers ambush Rebs". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt unable to back up talk against Ole Miss". The Atlanta Constitution. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vols heat up after halftime, beat Ole Miss". Bristol Herald Courier. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU falls flat against Ole Miss". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tide knocks out Rebels 29–20". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rebels pin Hogs 19–9". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Patridge guides Ole Miss past resurgent Green Wave". Sun Herald. November 16, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Lackadaisical' Rebels unable to hang with Georgia". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rebels edge Bulldogs". The Commercial Appeal. November 30, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "New bowl, Ole Miss". Detroit Free Press. December 27, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  14. ^ "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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