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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