1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 31–45 vs. Michigan
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
BCS	No. 13
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Houston Nutt (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Houston Nutt
Co-defensive coordinator	Bobby Allen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Keith Burns (1st season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 50,019) War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 53,727)

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 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Houston Nutt became the first Arkansas head coach to win his first eight games, and the Razorbacks won a share of the 1998 SEC Western Division championship.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	Southwestern Louisiana*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 38–17	47,562
September 19	6:00 pm	SMU		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 44–17	55,544
September 26	5:00 pm	No. 22 Alabama		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 42–6	51,763
October 3	5:00 pm	Kentucky	No. 22	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ESPN2	W 27–20	55,782
October 10	2:30 pm	at Memphis*	No. 20	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	W 23–9	42,766
October 17	12:00 pm	at South Carolina	No. 17	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	W 41–28	67,930
October 31	1:00 pm	at Auburn	No. 14	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	W 24–21	78,439
November 7	11:30 am	Ole Miss	No. 11	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	JPS	W 34–0	49,115
November 14	2:30 pm	at No. 1 Tennessee	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 24–28	106,365
November 21	11:30 am	at Mississippi State	No. 9	Scott Field Starkville, MS	JPS	L 21–22	36,656
November 27	1:30 pm	LSU	No. 13	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	W 41–14	55,831
January 1	1:00 pm	vs. No. 15 Michigan	No. 11	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 31–45	63,584
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	22	20	17	15	14	11	10	9	13	11	11	16
Coaches Poll	—	RV	RV	RV	24	19	16	12	12	10	9	9	13	11	11	17
BCS	Not released								12	11	7	9	13	13	13	Not released