The 1998 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his fourth season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play. The team did not play a bowl game following the 1998 regular season.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 29 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Colorado State* | No. 23 | | ESPN2 | L 16–23 | 68,624 | |
September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Oregon* | No. 23 | | ABC | L 14–48 | 43,634 | |
September 12 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Notre Dame* | | | ABC | W 45–23 | 74,267 | |
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan | | | ABC | L 17–29 | 111,238 | |
October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Michigan* | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 38–7 | 70,905 | |
October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana | | | ESPN | W 38–31 2OT | 73,425 | [1] |
October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | | | ESPN+ | L 18–19 | 41,327 | |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN2 | W 29–5 | 67,473 | |
November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Ohio State | | | ABC | W 28–24 | 93,595 | |
November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN+ | L 24–25 | 69,010 | |
November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Illinois | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 41–9 | 67,285 | |
November 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Penn State | | | ABC | L 28–51 | 96,358 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP / Coaches Polls released prior to game
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AP | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches Poll | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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1998 Michigan State Spartans football team roster |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.
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