1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Woody Widenhofer, Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, the placing fifth the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Woody Widenhofer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Crosby (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Rahim Batten Clay Condrey Jared McGrath Fred Vinson
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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
No. 16 Arkansas x		6	–	2					9	–	3
Mississippi State xy		6	–	2					8	–	5
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	5:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	ESPN2	L 0–42	32,150	[1]
September 12	11:30 a.m.	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	JPS	L 7–32	83,091	[2]
September 19	11:30 a.m.	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	L 6–30	31,482	[3]
October 3	6:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 16–19 2OT	26,210	[4]
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 24–27	26,432	[5]
October 17	11:30 a.m.	at No. 13 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	L 6–31	83,911	[6]
October 24	6:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 17–14	29,721	[7]
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Duke*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 36–33	27,214	[8]
November 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Florida	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 13–45	33,576	[9]
November 14	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 17–55	57,521	[10]
November 28	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 0–41	41,600	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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