| Year: | 1998 |
| Team: | Tennessee State Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Tsnrank: | 12 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | L. C. Cole |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Hale Stadium |
| Champion: | OVC champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 31–41 at Appalachian State |
The 1998 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Tennessee State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, were the Tigers lost in the first round to Appalachian State. The team played home games at Hale Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.