| DATE | OPPONENT | SITE | TIME | TV |
| Sep 5 | Syracuse | Syracuse | W 34-33 | ESPN |
| Sep 19 | Florida | Knoxville | W 20-17 | CBS |
| Sep 26 | Houston | Knoxville | W 42-7 | Pay-per-view |
| Oct 3 | Auburn | Auburn | W 17-9 | |
| Oct 10 | Georgia | Athens | W 22-3 | CBS |
| Oct 24 | Alabama | Knoxville | W 35-18 | CBS |
| Oct 31 | South Carolina | Columbia | W 49-14 | JP |
| Nov 7 | Alabama-Birmingham* | Knoxville | W 37-13 | Pay-per-view |
| Nov 14 | Arkansas | Knoxville | W 28-24 | |
| Nov 21 | Kentucky | Knoxville | W 59-21 | |
| Nov 28 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | W 41-0 | |
| 1998 SEC Football Championship | ||||
| Dec 5 | Mississippi State | Atlanta | W 24-14 | ABC |
| Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (GO TO THE OFFICIAL SITE) | ||||
| Jan 4 | Florida State | Tempe | W 23-16 | ABC |
| HOME GAMES IN BOLD | ||||
| * Homecoming | ||||
