| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Team: | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Conference: | Southeastern conference |
| Division: | Eastern Division |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Woody Widenhofer |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Steve Crosby |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Norm Parker |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Vanderbilt Stadium |
The 1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 1–7 in the SEC).