The 1998 LSU Tigers football team was an

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team that represented

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(LSU) as a member of the Western Division of the

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during the

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. In their fourth year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 4–7 record, with a conference record of 2–6, and finished fifth in the SEC's Western Division. The team played home games at Tiger Stadium in

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. In the beginning of the season, expectations were high as LSU had tied for the SEC West title but lost tiebreakers the previous two seasons. After a 3–0 start and No. 6 national ranking, the Tigers' season stunningly fell apart. They finished 1–7 in the last eight games of the season with many close losses, and finished 4–7, their seventh losing season out of the last ten. The loss at

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was LSU's first overtime game.

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LSU Tigers football seasons

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