1998 LSU Tigers football team

1998 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
1998 record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Gerry DiNardo (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 79,940)

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 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*	#7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 42–6	80,051
September 19	4:00 PM	at Auburn	#7	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–19	85,214
September 26	7:00 PM	Idaho*	#6	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 53–20	80,466
October 3	6:00 PM	#12 Georgia	#6	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 27–28	80,792
October 10	6:00 PM	at #6 Florida	#11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–22	85,407
October 17	8:00 PM	Kentucky	#21	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	L 36–39	80,524
October 24	5:00 PM	#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	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 #10 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 36–39	80,012
November 27	1:30 PM	at #13 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	L 14–41	55,831
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	Championships History Traditions Mike the Tiger Marching band Songs of LSU Golden Girls & Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	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

National championship seasons in bold

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