August 31, 1998
Offense
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING - 8 ('97/Career Games Started)
| LG | Cliff Smith, senior (6/13) |
| C | Rob Riti, junior (12/21) |
| RG | Craig Heimburger, senior (6/8) |
| RT | Todd Neimeyer, senior (12/23) |
| TE | Jake Stueve, senior (5/10) |
| Eddie Brooks, senior (7/21) | |
| QB | Corby Jones, senior (12/27) |
| WR | Kent Layman, junior (8/8) |
OFFENSIVE STARTERS LOST - 5
| WR | Jay Murchison |
| LT | Travis Biebel |
| LG | Mike Morris |
| FB | Ron Janes |
| TB | Brock Olivo |
OFFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING - 17
FB Sean Benton, TE Eddie Brooks, QB Ryan Douglass, OT Joe Glauberman, OG Craig Heimburger, QB Corby Jones, WR Kent Layman, OT Chris Meredith, OT Todd Neimeyer, TB Ricardo Rhodes, C Rob Riti, OG Mike Silliman, OG Cliff Smith, TE Jake Stueve, TB Kevin Tucker, C/OG Michael Valadez, TB Devin West
OFFENSIVE LETTERMEN LOST - 11
OT Travis Biebel, FB Ernest Blackwell, WR Torey Coleman, FB David Finke, TE/DS Mitch Henderson, TE Jayson Hughes, FB Ron Janes, OG Mike Morris, WR Jay Murchison, TB Brock Olivo, WR Ricky Ross
OFFENSIVE REDSHIRTS RETURNING - 17
TE Dwayne Blakley, OG Paul Carrizal, OG Adrian Cole, OT Aaron Crittendon, FB/DS Ben Davidson, QB James Dougherty, TE Brandon Ford, C Mike Hayes, OT Jeff Hellerstedt, TE Garrett Hill, WR Craig Mayfield, TB Greg Mitchell, QB Tim Nash, OG Mike Ostendorf, QB Kurt Propst, C Chris Ryan, WR Kareem Wise
OFFENSIVE SQUAD MEMBERS RETURNING - 13
WR Matt Biermann, WR John Dausman, TE Matt Donnelly, OT Amir Elsayed, WR Nate Gulliford, WR David Haasis, WR Arty Johnson, FB Rashidi Johnson, FB Chad Martin, FB Nathan Proctor, WR Chris Puyear, WR Jamie Scholten, OT Brad Smith
Special Teams
SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS RETURNING - 1 ('97/Career Games Started)
| P | Vince Sebo (7/14) |
SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS LOST - 3
| PK | Scott Knickman |
| H | Jay Murchison |
| DS | Mitch Henderson |
SPECIAL TEAMS LETTERMEN RETURNING - 2
P Vince Sebo, P Jason Smith
SPECIAL TEAMS LETTERMEN LOST - 3
DS Mitch Henderson, PK Scott Knickman, H Jay Murchison
SPECIAL TEAMS SQUAD MEMBERS RETURNING - 3
DS Ben Davidson, PK Kevin Deptula, PK Tim Geiger
Defense
DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING - 6 ('97/Career Games Started)
| OLB | Marquis Gibson, senior (12/12) |
| DG | Justin Wyatt, senior (11/26) |
| ILB | Barry Odom, junior (12/16) |
| ILB | Al Sterling, senior (8/11) |
| SS | Caldrinoff Easter, senior (12/23) |
| FS | Harold Piersey, senior (12/14) |
| CB | Carlos Posey, junior (7/7) |
DEFENSIVE STARTERS LOST - 5
| OLB | Kevin Ford |
| DT | Brian Cracraft |
| NT | Donnell Jones |
| ILB | Al Sterling |
| CB | Shad Criss |
DEFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING - 22
ILB Pat Duffy, SS Caldrinoff Easter, DT Steve Erickson, OLB Marquis Gibson, SS Harold Hendricks, FS Julian Jones, OLB Brian McKeown, NT Jeff Marriott, OLB Barry Mazuch, DG Pat Mingucci, DE Tim Mittelstadt, ILB Barry Odom, CB Wade Perkins, FS Harold Piersey, CB Carlos Posey, CB Randy Potter, CB Andre Roberson, ILB Paul Schmanke, ILB Al Sterling, OLB Daryl Whittington, DG Justin Wyatt, CB Martez Young
DEFENSIVE LETTERMEN LOST - 8
SS Terrence Binion, DT Brian Cracraft, CB Shad Criss, OLB Kevin Ford, NT Donnell Jones, OLB Sam Josue, DG David Rowe, DE Shawn Sundall.
DEFENSIVE REDSHIRTS RETURNING - 7
OLB Bo Butz, OLB Ryan Carter, OLB Steven Colbert, DT Michael Gavins, NT Clayton McAboy, DE Kyle Piper, ILB Duke Revard
DEFENSIVE SQUAD MEMBERS RETURNING - 13
DG Justin Carter, ILB C.T. Dolan, DT Jason Harness, CB Scott Jones, NT James Kelly, FS Dan Landers, ILB Jason Lewis, DE Danny McCamy, DT Neil Pipkin, SS Mike Schober, CB Kahaleed Tillman, NT David Webber, FS Rodger Winston
1998 Squad Summary
Starters Returning - 16 (8 offense, 7 defense, 1 specialist)
Starters Lost - 10 (5 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialist)
Lettermen Returning - 41 (17 offense, 22 defense, 2 specialists)
Lettermen Lost - 20 (11 offense, 8 defense, 1 specialist)
| 5th-Year Seniors | 11 | Sophomores | 20 |
| 4th-Year Seniors | 14 | Redshirt Freshmen | 24 |
| Juniors | 20 | True Freshmen | 31 |
Oldest Tiger - Martez Young, 23 years old (3 months and 12 days older than C. T. Dolan)
Youngest Tiger - Brady Wilkins, 17 years old (2 months younger than Cedric Harden - both will turn 18 during the 1998 season)
Tallest Tiger - Michael Gavins, Tim Mittelstadt, Brad Smith, Daryl Whittington; each 6-foot-6
Shortest Tiger - Ricardo Rhodes, Jamie Scholten; each 5-foot-6
Heaviest Tiger - Paul Carrizal, 350 lbs.
Lightest Tiger - Neal Colzie Jr., Teddy Williams; each 160 lbs.||