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1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football
1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern conference
	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
Captain	4 Rahim Batten; Clay Condrey; Jared McGrath; Fred Vinson;
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
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

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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References

^ "Bulldogs pound Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sacked again - Even early touchdown can't jumpstart Vandy". The Tennessean. September 13, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lineman's TD sparks Rebels". The Vicksburg Post. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late magic; Horned Frogs eke out victory in overtime". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western Michigan nips Vanderbilt". Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs hand Vandy yet another defeat". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy shocks Gamecocks, ends streak". The State. October 25, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vanderbilt prevails in double OT". News and Record. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gators ground 'Dores". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "If it was a farewell, it was a doozy". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee tops Vandy to stay undefeated". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 29, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football". Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2014.