1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Crosby (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (2nd season)
Captain
4
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 1–7 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 55:00 p.m.at Mississippi State
ESPN2L 0–4232,150
September 1211:30 a.m.at Alabama
JPSL 7–3283,091
September 1911:30 a.m.Ole Miss
JPSL 6–3031,482
October 36:00 p.m.at TCU*
L 16–19 2OT26,210
October 101:00 p.m.Western Michigan*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 24–2726,432
October 1711:30 a.m.at No. 13 Georgia
JPSL 6–3183,911
October 246:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 17–1429,721
October 311:00 p.m.Duke*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 36–3327,214
November 71:00 p.m.No. 5 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 13–4533,576
November 1412:30 p.m.at Kentucky
L 17–5557,521
November 282:30 p.m.No. 1 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ESPN2L 0–4141,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football". Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2014.


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