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The 1998 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gerry DiNardo, the team compiled a 4–7 record, with a conference record of 2–6, and finished fifth in the SEC's Western Division. The team played home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

DivisionWestern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Headcoach
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1998 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro sets[1]
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (1st season)
Base defense3–4[1]
Home stadiumTiger 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$# 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
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In the beginning of the season, expectations were high as LSU had tied for the SEC West title but lost tiebreakers the previous two seasons. After a 3–0 start and No. 6 national ranking, the Tigers' season stunningly fell apart. They finished 1–7 in the last eight games of the season with many close losses, and finished 4–7, their seventh losing season out of the last ten. The loss at Ole Miss was LSU's first overtime game.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 127:00 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 7W 42–680,051[2]
September 194:00 p.m.at AuburnNo. 7ESPNW 31–1985,214[3]
September 267:00 p.m.Idaho*No. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 53–2080,466[4]
October 36:00 p.m.No. 12 GeorgiaNo. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNL 27–2880,792[5]
October 106:00 p.m.at No. 6 FloridaNo. 11ESPNL 10–2285,407[6]
October 178:00 p.m.KentuckyNo. 21
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN2L 36–3980,524[7]
October 245:00 p.m.No. 24 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 41–680,040[8]
October 311:00 p.m.at Ole MissPPVL 31–37 OT50,577[9]
November 72:30 p.m.Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBSL 16–2280,522[10]
November 211:30 p.m.at No. 10 Notre Dame*NBCL 36–3980,012[11]
November 271:30 p.m.at No. 13 ArkansasCBSL 14–4155,831[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • 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
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— = Not ranked
Week
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BCSNot released———————Not released
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