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1998 LSU Tigers football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. unranked
APNo. unranked
1998 Southeastern Conference 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 was had tied for the SEC West title but lost tiebreakers the previous two seasons. After a 3-0 start and #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

09/12/1998Arkansas State*No. 7

W 42-6 09/19/1998at AuburnNo. 7

W 31-19 09/26/1998Idaho*No. 6

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 53-20 10/03/1998at No. 12 GeorgiaNo. 6

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

L 27-28 10/10/1998at No. 6 FloridaNo. 11

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, Florida

L 10-22 10/17/1999at KentuckyNo. 21

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, La

L 36-39 10/24/1998No. 24 Mississippi State

  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 41-6 10/31/1998at Ole Miss

  • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississipi (LSU-Ole Miss Rivalry)

L 31-37 11/07/1998at Alabama

L 16-22 11/14/1998at No. 10 Notre Dame*

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, Ind.

L 36-39 11/27/1998at No. 13 Arkansas

L 14-41

Template:CFB Schedule End

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