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	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Central Florida*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		W 26–23 ^OT	28,216
September 6	6:00 PM	SMU*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		W 23–15	36,521
September 13	11:30 AM	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	JPS	L 9–19	81,203
September 27	6:00 PM	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)		W 15–3	36,417
October 4	2:30 PM	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 17–31	106,229
October 18	11:30 AM	at No. 8 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	JPS	W 36–21	80,442
October 25	11:30 AM	Alabama	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	JPS	L 20–29	41,548
November 6	7:00 PM	Arkansas	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–9	30,620
November 15	7:00 PM	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 41–24	35,607
November 22	1:00 PM	Georgia	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		L 14–21	35,473
November 29	2:30 PM	at Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	CBS	W 15–14	41,200
December 26	7:00 PM	vs. Marshall*	Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–31	43,340
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

*Schedule Source:^[1]

Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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