The 1998 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer, who was fired at the conclusion of the season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	FSN	L 10–31	46,191
September 12	11:30 am	Mississippi State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	L 6–14	28,467
September 19	2:30 pm	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	FSN	L 14–41	35,919
October 3	7:00 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 14–35	13,140
October 10	2:30 pm	No. 20 Arkansas*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 9–23	42,766
October 17	6:00 pm	Cincinnati	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 41–23	17,252
October 24	1:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)		L 32–35	39,247
October 31	1:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)		W 35–19	18,142
November 7	1:00 pm	No. 15 Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 31–41	18,192
November 14	5:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)		L 3–45	19,132
November 21	1:00 pm	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 31–34	16,052
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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