1998 All-SEC football team

The 1998 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the conference coaches for the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Tennessee Volunteers won the conference, beating the Mississippi State Bulldogs 24 to 14 in the SEC Championship game. The Volunteers then won the National Championship game over the Florida State Seminoles 23 to 16.

Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Florida linebacker Jevon Kearse was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Tim Couch†, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Clint Stoerner, Arkansas (AP-2)

Running backs

Kevin Faulk, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1)
J. J. Johnson, Miss. St. (AP-1)
Shaun Alexander, Alabama (AP-2)
Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Wide receivers

Travis McGriff, Florida (AP-1)
Craig Yeast, Kentucky (AP-1)
Anthony Lucas, Arkansas (AP-2)
Peerless Price, Tennessee (AP-2)

Centers

Todd McClure, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Eric Allen, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Guards

Brandon Burlsworth, Arkansas (AP-1)
Cosey Coleman, Tennessee (AP-1)
Randy Thomas, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Tackles

Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Kris Comstock, Kentucky (AP-1)
Zach Piller, Florida (AP-2)
Chad Clifton, Tennessee (AP-2)

Tight ends

Rufus French, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Reggie Kelly, Mississippi State (AP-1)
Larry Brown, Georgia (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Edward Smith, Miss. St. (AP-1)
Leonardo Carson, Auburn (AP-1)
Kenny Smith, Alabama (AP-2)
Willie Cohens, Florida (AP-2)
Antonio Cochran, Georgia (AP-2)
C. J. McLain, Arkansas (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

Booger McFarland, LSU (AP-1)
Reggie McGrew, Florida (AP-1)
Darwin Walker, Tennessee (AP-1)
Melvin Bradley, Arkansas (AP-2)
Charles Dorsey, Auburn (AP-2)
Ed Chester, Florida (AP-2)

Linebackers

Al Wilson†, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Jevon Kearse, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Raynoch Thompson, Tennessee (AP-1)
Mike Peterson, Florida (AP-2)
Johnny Rutledge, Florida (AP-2)
Jamie Winborn, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Armegis Spearman, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Cornerbacks

Champ Bailey*, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Tony George, Florida (AP-1)
Fernando Bryant, Alabama (AP-1)
Jimmy Williams, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Dwayne Goodrich, Tennessee (AP-2)

Safeties

Zac Painter, Arkansas (AP-1)
Kirby Smart, Georgia (AP-1)
Teako Brown, Florida (AP-2)
Kenoy Kennedy, Arkansas (AP-2)
Rob Pate, Auburn (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Jeff Hall, Tennessee (AP-1)
Todd Latourette, Arkansas (AP-2)

Punters

Daniel Pope, Alabama (AP-1)
Jeff Walker, Miss. St. (AP-2)

All purpose/return specialist

Craig Yeast, Kentucky (AP-1)
Kevin Prentiss, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Key

*Bold: Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP
AP: Associated Press^[1]
Coaches: selected by the SEC coaches^[2]
*Unanimous selection of AP
†Unanimous selection of both AP and Coaches

References

^ Paul Newberry (December 8, 1998). "No Surprises on All-SEC team". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
^ "SEC Coaches name team". Rome News-Tribune. December 10, 1998.

[1] Paul Newberry (December 8, 1998). "No Surprises on All-SEC team". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

[2] "SEC Coaches name team". Rome News-Tribune. December 10, 1998.

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