1998 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1998 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 2     10 3  
Western Carolina   5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     5 6  
The Citadel   4 4     5 6  
East Tennessee State   3 5     4 7  
Wofford   3 5     4 7  
Furman   3 5     5 6  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SoCon.