1998 Auburn Tigers football team

1998 Auburn Tigers football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
1998 record	3–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden Bill Oliver (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Rodney Allison
Defensive coordinator	Bill Oliver
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 85,214)

1998 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#		8	–	0		13	–	0
#5 Florida %		7	–	1		10	–	2
#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
#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 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. After using six different centers on the offensive line due to injury, Auburn finished the season with a 3–8 record. The Tigers began the season coached by Terry Bowden, who led the team to a 1–5 start. Criticism of the coaching arose among fans and key supporters, which resulted in Bowden's resignation on October 23, the day before the Tigers played Louisiana Tech. Defensive coordinator Bill Oliver became the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Auburn played Alabama on November 21 for the last time at Legion Field in Birmingham. Since then, the Iron Bowl has generally been hosted on an alternating basis at the respective on-campus stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	No. 16 Virginia*	No. 25	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 0–19	78,315
September 12	2:30 PM	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	FSN	W 17–0	48,371
September 19	4:00 PM	No. 7 LSU		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	L 19–31	85,214
October 3	2:30 PM	No. 3 Tennessee		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	L 9-17	85,214
October 10	11:30 AM	at Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	JPS	L 21–38	40,029
October 17	2:30 PM	at No. 5 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	L 3–24	85,557
October 24	1:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 32–17	74,384
October 31	1:00 PM	No. 14 Arkansas		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	PPV	L 21–24	78,649
November 7	1:00 PM	Central Florida*		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	PPV	W 10–6	80,743
November 14	6:30 PM	No. 17 Georgia		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–28	85,214
November 21	6:30 PM	at Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–31	83,091
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

Auburn Tigers football

Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Arkansas Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane

Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick)

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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