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The 1998 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Terry Bowden, the team compiled a 3–8 record, with a conference record of 1–7, and finished sixth in the SEC's Western Division.

DivisionWestern Division
Record3–8 (1–7 SEC)
Headcoach
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1998 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRodney Allison (2nd season; first 8 games)
Jimbo Fisher (interim; final 3 games)
Offensive schemePro I formation
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
 1997
1999 
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1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$# 80  130 
No. 5 Florida % 71  102 
No. 14 Georgia 62  93 
Kentucky 44  75 
Vanderbilt 17  29 
South Carolina 08  110 
Western Division
Mississippi State xy 62  85 
No. 16 Arkansas x 62  93 
Alabama 44  75 
Ole Miss 35  75 
LSU 26  47 
Auburn 17  38 
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
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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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmNo. 16 Virginia*No. 25ESPNL 0–1978,315[1]
September 122:30 pmat Ole MissFSNW 17–048,371[2]
September 194:00 pmNo. 7 LSU
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNL 19–3185,214[3]
October 32:30 pmNo. 3 Tennessee
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
CBSL 9–1785,214[4]
October 1011:30 amat Mississippi StateJPSL 21–3840,029[5]
October 172:30 pmat No. 5 FloridaCBSL 3–2485,557[6]
October 241:00 pmLouisiana Tech*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 32–1774,384[7]
October 311:00 pmNo. 14 Arkansas
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVL 21–2478,649[8]
November 71:00 pmUCF*dagger
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 10–680,743[9]
November 146:30 pmNo. 17 Georgia
ESPNL 17–2885,214[10]
November 216:30 pmat AlabamaESPNL 17–3183,091[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP25RV
Coaches22RV
BCSNot releasedNot released
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