1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1998 Conference USA football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Humanitarian Bowl, L 35–42 vs. Idaho
Conference	Conference USA
1998 record	7–5 (5–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Kueck (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Thompson (7th season)
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium; (Capacity: 33,000)
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They finished with an overall record of 7–5 (5–1 C-USA), finishing second in Conference USA. They were invited to the 1998 Humanitarian Bowl, where they lost to Idaho, 35–42.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result
September 5	at No. 13 Penn State*	No. 21	Beaver Stadium University Park, Pennsylvania		L 6–34
September 19	No. 17 Texas A&M*		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Fox Sports Net	L 6–24
September 26	SW Louisiana*		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi		W 55–0
October 3	at Tulane		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans (Battle for the Bell)		L 7–21
October 10	Louisville		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburgh, Mississippi		W 56–21
October 17	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, New York		W 37–13
October 24	East Carolina		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi		W 41–7
October 31	at Alabama*		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama		L 20–30
November 7	at Houston		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas		W 21–15
November 14	Memphis		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Black and Blue Bowl)		W 45–3
November 21	at Nevada*		Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada		W 55–28
December 30	vs. Idaho*		Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho (Humanitarian Bowl)	ESPN2	L 35–42
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Venues	Kamper Park (1912–1931) M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present) Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1950–1974) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1952–1988)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell
Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1998 Conference USA football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 7 Tulane $		6	–	0		12	–	0
Southern Miss		5	–	1		7	–	5
Louisville		4	–	2		7	–	5
East Carolina		3	–	3		6	–	5
Army		2	–	4		3	–	8
Houston		2	–	4		3	–	8
Memphis		1	–	5		2	–	9
Cincinnati		1	–	5		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll