Alabama
SEC · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 18 Top 10 · 4× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 17 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Alabama head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 9–5 | W 38–31 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 2–9 | W 32–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 6–42 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 10–16 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 20–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H |  USA | 6–5 | W 23–22 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 13–0 | L 18–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | USA | 7–5 | W 30–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 22–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 8–5 | L 14–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 31–17 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 7–38 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- BYU +9
- Ole Miss +7
- Southern Miss +7
- East Carolina +6
- LSU +4
- Auburn +3
- Vanderbilt +2
- Tennessee 0
- Florida -2
- Arkansas -3
- Virginia Tech -3
- Mississippi State -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 Win % · Change -3
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.