1998 Auburn Tigers football team: Difference between revisions

American college football season

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.

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	No. 16 Virginia*	No. 25		ESPN	L 0–19	78,315	[1]
September 12	2:30 pm	at Ole Miss			FSN	W 17–0	48,371	[2]
September 19	4:00 pm	No. 7 LSU		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 19–31	85,214	[3]
October 3	2:30 pm	No. 3 Tennessee		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	CBS	L 9–17	85,214	[4]
October 10	11:30 am	at Mississippi State			JPS	L 21–38	40,029	[5]
October 17	2:30 pm	at No. 5 Florida			CBS	L 3–24	85,557	[6]
October 24	1:00 pm	Louisiana Tech*		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 32–17	74,384	[7]
October 31	1:00 pm	No. 14 Arkansas		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	L 21–24	78,649	[8]
November 7	1:00 pm	UCF*		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	W 10–6	80,743	[9]
November 14	6:30 pm	No. 17 Georgia			ESPN	L 17–28	85,214	[10]
November 21	6:30 pm	at Alabama			ESPN	L 17–31	83,091	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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