1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	UCF*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 24–23 ^OT	28,216
September 6	SMU*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 23–15	36,521
September 13	at No. 16 Auburn		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	JPS	L 9–19	81,203
September 27	Vanderbilt		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 15–3	36,417
October 4	at No. 10 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	L 17–31	106,229
October 18	at No. 8 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	JPS	W 36–21	80,442
October 25	Alabama	No. 25	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	JPS	L 20–29	41,548	^[1]
November 6	Arkansas		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–9	30,620
November 15	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		W 41–24	35,607	^[2]
November 22	No. 14 Georgia		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 14–21	35,473
November 29	at No. 22 Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	JPS	W 15–14	41,200
December 26	vs. Marshall*		Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–31	43,340
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Roster
Last update: 1998-12-02

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rebels	7	0	14	13	34
Thundering Herd	10	7	0	14	31

Scoring summary

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
3		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

^ "Tide knocks out Rebels 29–20". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Patridge guides Ole Miss past resurgent Green Wave". Sun Herald. November 16, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
^ "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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Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1996)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Billy Cannon's Halloween run Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove The Blind Side
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