1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	UCF*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 24–23 OT	28,216	[1]
September 6	SMU*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 23–15	36,521	[2]
September 13	at No. 16 JPS	L 9–19	81,203	[3]
September 27	Vanderbilt		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 15–3	36,417	[4]
October 4	at No. 10 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	L 17–31	106,229	[5]
October 18	at No. 8 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	JPS	W 36–21	80,442	[6]
October 25	Alabama	No. 25	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	JPS	L 20–29	41,548	[7]
November 6	Arkansas		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–9	30,620	[8]
November 15	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		W 41–24	35,607	[9]
November 22	No. 14 Georgia		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 14–21	35,473	[10]
November 29	at No. 22 JPS	W 15–14	41,200	[11]
December 26	vs. Marshall*		Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–31	43,340	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 Tommy Tuberville Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1998-12-02

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