1998 Football Season
Virginia 19 Auburn 0
Auburn 17 Mississippi 0
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AU Season Off to Flying Stop
"The plan didn't work."Terry Bowden's plan to rebuild a running attack took a nose-dive Thursday night as the Auburn offense mananged to produce only 18 yards in rushing, and zero points in an incommodious 19-0 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers. The game was the first season-opening shutout for Auburn in the 50-year history of Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Just What the Doctor Ordered
A much improved Auburn Tiger team climbed on the bus to leave Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., late Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who played like they had something to prove, methodically dismantled the Ole Miss Rebels, 17-0. An outstanding team defensive effort and an offense that showed up highlighted Auburn's SEC opener.
Louisiana State 31 Auburn 19
Tennessee 17 Auburn 9
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Four TO's Seal Auburn's Fate
Before Ben Leard took his third snap, he trailed 13-0. An interception return for a touchdown on the first offensive play was followed by fumble at the 26-yard line, digging a hole for the homestanding Tigers that they never escaped. Leard & Co. fought back, closing the gap to 19-17 at the half, but the Bayou Bengals tossed a shutout in the second period and Senior LSU QB Herb Tyler was flawless.
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Red Zone Anemia Grounds Tigers
Defending SEC Champions Tennessee held Auburn out of the endzone for 60 minutes Saturday afternoon as the 1-3 Tigers were held to three field goals in a 17-9 loss. Injuries forced Auburn to resort to true freshmen at center, quarterback and running back. Despite the injuries and Tennessee sinking Auburn to a 17-0 decifit in the first quarter, the Tigers missed a chance at overtime when a Gabe Gross touchdown pass was deflected as time ran out.
Mississippi State 38 Auburn 21
Florida 24 Auburn 3
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Dogs Whup Cats
The comedy of errors continued in Starkville as the Tigers fell victims to five turnovers and two blocked punts, giving up three scores off special teams. Mississippi State downed Auburn, 38-21. Freshman Gabe Gross in his first career start (4-of-15, 58 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT) was relieved by the injured Ben Leard.
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Tigers' Woes Continue
Auburn was once again its own worst enemy, as the Tigers turned the ball over in their first possession for a Florida score and the Gators downed the Tigers 24-3 at Florida Field.
Auburn 32 Louisiana Tech 17
Arkansas 24 Auburn 21
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Terry's Gone, Brother's In, Tigers Win
Less than 24 hours after Terry Bowden parted company with the university, "Brother" Bill Oliver took the helm and led the struggling Tigers to a 32-17 win over Louisiana Tech. Tim Rattay, leading the nation in passing with more 400 yards per game was held to 227 yards and one touchdown through the air. Four Tim Rattay passes were picked off. Auburn quarterback, true freshman Gabe Gross, in his second collegiate start, was 6-of-13 for 100 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Gross also ran for two scores.
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Suddenly, Lost Season
Auburn looked like a team that could win-out and preserve a winning record and bowl trip until the momentum swung Arkansas' way on a botched fourth-and-one attempt. Five plays later the Hogs scored to take the lead and it was all over. Auburn fought bravely for the lost cause in the 24-21 loss, but in vain.
Auburn 10 Central Florida 6
Georgia 28 Auburn 17
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Homecoming Heroics
With 57 ticks left on the scoreboard clock at Jordan-Hare stadium, the Tiger offense did the only thing that the defense hadn't done-- score with the football. Again and again the Tiger defense had turned away superstar Daunte Culpepper and the nation's most potent offense. And finally, as time ran out, Freshman Gabe Gross connected with Senior Karsten Bailey for the winning score as Auburn downed Central Florida, 10-6, on a homecoming Saturday.
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Home on the Road
The Georgia Bulldogs reasserted their ownership of Jordan-Hare Stadium with a 28-17 downing of the Tigers. In the 102nd meeting of these teams, the home team has won only 28% of the time. Georgia amassed 527 yards on offense, more than any other team the Tigers have faced this fall.
Alabama 31 Auburn 17
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End Comes, Not With a Bang, but a Whimper
The 1998 season came to a close in Birmingham's Legion Field when the Tigers fell to their cross-state rivals, 31-17. Auburn jumped to a 17-0 lead before surrendering 31 unanswered points.