1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
1998 record	5–6
Head coach	Ed Zaunbrecher
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

1998 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UCF			–						9	–	2
#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

The 1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 227 points while the defense allowed 322 points.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5		Nicholls State		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 44–10
September 12		at #3 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL		L 10–42	85,228
September 19		Stephen F. Austin		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 21–10	13,908
September 26	1:10 PM	at #3 Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 7–62	42,029
October 3		at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		L 14–27	15,037
October 10		Louisiana Tech		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		L 14–44	28,725
October 24		at #16 Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		L 7–45	39,218
October 31	7:00 PM	UAB		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 20–14	11,886
November 7		SW Louisiana		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)		W 34–24	12,647
November 14		at Arkansas State		Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR (Trail of Tears Classic)		L 13–17	5,192
November 21		Portland State		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 43–27	12,160
Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.