1998 Auburn Tigers football team

1998 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference 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	#16 Virginia*	#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	#7 LSU		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	L 19–31	85,214
October 3	2:30 PM	#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 #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	#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	#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.