1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
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 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 9–3 record and defeated Virginia in the Peach Bowl, 35–33.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	5:00 p.m.	Kent State*	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	W 56–3	86,003
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 15	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 17–3	83,411
September 19	2:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	FSN	W 16–9	86,117
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 LSU	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 28–27	80,792
October 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 Tennessee	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry) (College GameDay)	CBS	L 3–22	86,117
October 17	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 13	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 31–6	83,911
October 24	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 11	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	JPS	W 28-26	57,838
October 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 11	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–38	84,321
November 14	7:30 p.m.	at Auburn	No. 17	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–17	85,214
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 14	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 24–17	85,445
November 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Georgia Tech*	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	L 19–21	86,117
December 31	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Virginia*	No. 19	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–33	72,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

1998 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`17`	Quincy Carter	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`4`	Champ Bailey	Jr
SS	`16`	Kirby Smart	Sr
NG	`94`	Emarlos Leroy	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Georgia Hangs On At Peach Bowl". CBS Sports. December 31, 1998. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

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