1998 LSU Tigers football team

1998 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
1998 record 4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach Gerry DiNardo (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Morris Watts (4th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Lou Tepper (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 79,940)
1998 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#  8 –0     13 –0  
No. 5 Florida %  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 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  
No. 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

The 1998 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Gerry DiNardo. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the beginning of the season, expectations were high as LSU had tied for the SEC West title but lost tiebreakers the previous two seasons. After a 3–0 start and No. 6 national ranking, the Tigers' season stunningly fell apart. They finished 1–7 in the last eight games of the season with many close losses, and finished with a record of 4–7.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 7:00 PM Arkansas State* No. 7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 42–6   80,051
September 19 4:00 PM at Auburn No. 7 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl) ESPN W 31–19   85,214
September 26 7:00 PM Idaho* No. 6 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 53–20   80,466
October 3 6:00 PM No. 12 Georgia No. 6 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN L 27–28   80,792
October 10 6:00 PM at No. 6 Florida No. 11 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry) ESPN L 10–22   85,407
October 17 8:00 PM Kentucky No. 21 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 L 36–39   80,524
October 24 5:00 PM No. 24 Mississippi State Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 41–6   80,040
October 31 1:00 PM at Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) PPV L 31–37 OT  50,577
November 7 2:30 PM Alabama Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) CBS L 16–22   80,522
November 14 1:30 PM at No. 10 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC L 36–39   80,012
November 27 1:30 PM at No. 13 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot) CBS L 14–41   55,831
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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