1998 Arkansas State Indians football team

The 1998 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Hollis, the Indians compiled a record of 4–8.

1998 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–8
Head coach	Joe Hollis (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Randy Fichtner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Keith Butler (1st season)
Home stadium	Indian Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UCF			–						9	–	2
No. 22 Notre Dame			–						9	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
UAB			–						4	–	7
Arkansas State			–						4	–	8
Navy			–						3	–	8
Southwestern Louisiana			–						2	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 14–17	40,112
September 12	at No. 7 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–42	80,051	[1]
September 19	Southwest Missouri State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 28–24		[2]
September 26	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 20–0	28,159
October 3	New Mexico State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 34–31 OT
October 10	Idaho	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 14–52	12,674	[3][4]
October 17	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 19–21
October 24	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 17–30	38,116	[5]
October 31	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	L 19–35	18,142
November 7	Louisiana Tech	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 21–69	8,316	[6]
November 14	Northeast Louisiana	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 17–13	5,192
November 21	Cincinnati	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–51
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Brilliant Faulk leads LSU past Indians". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Indians notch first victory". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1998. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Sahlberg, Bert (October 10, 1998). "Vandals out to steal some momentum". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
4. Pond, Alex (October 12, 1998). "Vandals crush Indians". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
5. "Rebels run over Arkansas State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Edwards, Rattay doom ASU". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1998 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
8. "1998 Football Schedule". astateredwolves.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.