1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern conference Eastern Division
1998 record	2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Woody Widenhofer (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Crosby (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (2nd year)
Captain	4 Rahim Batten Clay Condrey Jared McGrath Fred Vinson
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium (Capacity: 41,600)

1998 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
#5 Florida  %		7	–	1					10	–	2
#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
#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#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	5:00 PM	at Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	L 0–42	32,150
September 12	11:30 AM	at Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	JPS	L 7–32	83,091
September 19	11:30 AM	Ole Miss		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	JPS	L 6–30	31,482
October 3	6:00 PM	at TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 16–19 2OT	26,210
October 10	1:00 PM	Western Michigan*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 24–27	26,432
October 17	11:30 AM	at #13 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	JPS	L 6–31	83,911
October 24	6:00 PM	South Carolina		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 17–14	29,721
October 31	1:00 PM	Duke*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 36–33	27,214
November 7	1:00 PM	#5 Florida		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 13–45	33,576
November 14	12:30 PM	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)		L 17–55	57,521
November 28	2:30 PM	#1 Tennessee		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 0–41	41,600
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.