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
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 12
Record9–3 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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