1998 Tennessee State Tigers football team
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.
| 1998 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 31–41 at Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 12 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–1 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium (capacity: 18,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Tennessee State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Middle Tennessee | L 27–28 | 27,568 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | vs. Jackson State* | W 33–21 | [2] | |||
| September 26 | vs. No. 16 Florida A&M* | L 23–31 | 28,987 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | Alabama A&M* | W 59–24 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky | W 31–21 | [5] | |||
| October 17 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 38–27 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | Tennessee–Martin |
| W 76–0 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at No. 18 Eastern Illinois | W 27–21 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 19 | W 42–21 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | No. 8 Murray State | No. 16 | W 46–44 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | Texas Southern* | No. 11 |
| W 28–14 | [11] | |
| November 19 | at No. 7 Appalachian State | No. 10 | L 31–45 | 3,885 | [12] | |
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References
- "The Daily News-Journal 06 Sep 1998, page 72". Newspapers.com.
- "The Commercial Appeal 13 Sep 1998, page 45". Newspapers.com.
- "Bonner passes Rattlers to win". The Palm Beach Post. September 27, 1998. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Tennessean 04 Oct 1998, page Page 44". Newspapers.com.
- "The Tennessean 11 Oct 1998, page Page 48". Newspapers.com.
- "The Tennessean 18 Oct 1998, page Page 20". Newspapers.com.
- "The Daily News-Journal 25 Oct 1998, page 16". Newspapers.com.
- "The Tennessean 01 Nov 1998, page Page 44". Newspapers.com.
- "The Daily News-Journal 08 Nov 1998, page 14". Newspapers.com.
- "The Tennessean 15 Nov 1998, page Page 42". Newspapers.com.
- "The Daily News-Journal 22 Nov 1998, page 16". Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers' offense never reached second gear". The Tennessean. November 29, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1998 Football Schedule". Tennessee State University.
- "Massey Ratings - Tennessee State Tigers". masseyratings.com.
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