1998 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1998 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Music City Bowl, L 7–38 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
1998 record	7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Mike DuBose (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (1st year as OC 2nd overall)
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson (2nd year)
Captain	5 Calvin Hall John David Phillips Daniel Pope Kelvin Sigler Trevis Smith
Home stadium	Bryant-Denny Stadium (Capacity: 83,818) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

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 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the college football season of 1998–99. The team's head coach was Mike DuBose, who was entering his second year at Alabama. They played their home games at both Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. They improved upon a 4–7 record from the 1997 season by finishing the 1998 campaign with a 7–5 record and an appearance in the Music City Bowl. The win against Ole Miss during the season marked Alabama's first ever overtime victory.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 p.m.	BYU*		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	W 38–31	83,818
September 12	11:30 a.m.	Vanderbilt		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	JPS	W 32–7	83,091
September 26	5:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 22	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	L 6–42	51,763
October 3	11:30 a.m.	No. 8 Florida		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	L 10–16	83,818
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Ole Miss		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	PPV	W 20–17 ^OT	83,818
October 17	2:00 p.m.	East Carolina*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	PPV	W 23–22	80,079
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	L 18–35	107,289
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 30–20	83,818
November 7	2:30 p.m.	at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	CBS	W 22–16	80,522
November 14	11:30 a.m.	at Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	JPS	L 14–26	40,517
November 21	6:30 p.m.	Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–17	83,091
December 29	4:00 p.m.	vs. Virginia Tech*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–38	41,600
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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Venues	University of Alabama Quad (1893–1914) Denny Field (1915–1928) Bryant–Denny Stadium (1929–present) Rickwood Field (alternate, 1912–1927) Cramton Bowl (alternate, 1922–1954) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1948–1968) Legion Field (alternate, 1927–2003)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Penn State Tennessee: Third Saturday in October

Culture & lore	History Saban era Traditions Big Al "Yea Alabama" A-Day 1922 Penn game Million Dollar Band Walk of Fame Paul W. Bryant Museum The Bear The Bear Bryant Show Porter Cup 1943 Informals

People	Head coaches All-Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Champ Pickens

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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