1998 Tennessee State Tigers football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Tennessee State Tigers
| sport = football
| image = Tennessee State Tigers wordmark.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Ohio Valley Conference
| short_conf = OVC
| TSNRank = 12
| record = 9–3
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = L. C. Cole
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach =
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| off_scheme =
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| captain =
| stadium = Hale Stadium
| champion = OVC champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| bowl_result = L 31–41 at Appalachian State
}}
{{1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1998 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Tennessee State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, were the Tigers lost in the first round to Appalachian State. The team played home games at Hale Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1998
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| tv =
| score = 27–28
| attend = 27,568
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Jackson State
| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename = Southern Heritage Classic
| tv =
| score = 33–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Georgia Dome
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Atlanta Football Classic
| tv =
| score = 23–31
| attend = 28,987
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122944226/bonner-passes-rattlers-to-win/|work=The Palm Beach Post|title=Bonner passes Rattlers to win|date=September 27, 1998|accessdate=April 16, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| site_stadium = Hale Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 59–24
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv =
| score = 31–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Southeast Missouri State Redhawks|title=Southeast Missouri State}}
| site_stadium = Houck Stadium
| site_cityst = Cape Girardeau, MO
| tv =
| score = 38–27
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks|title=Tennessee–Martin}}
| site_stadium = Hale Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv =
| score = 76–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = O'Brien Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| tv =
| score = 27–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| tv =
| score = 42–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Roy Stewart Stadium
| site_cityst = Murray, KY
| tv =
| score = 46–44
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Texas Southern
| site_stadium = Hale Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv =
| score = 28–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| tv =
| score = 31–45
| attend = 3,885
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89778144/tigers-offense-never-reached-second-gea/|work=The Tennessean|title=Tigers' offense never reached second gear|date=November 29, 1998|accessdate=November 29, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
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References
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{{Tennessee State Tigers football navbox}}
{{Ohio Valley Conference football champions}}
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