The 1998 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to UMass in the first round.
| 1998 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 19–21 vs. UMass | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 8 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–2 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Santiago (9th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kirby Bruchhaus (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Northwestern State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 McNeese State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Troy State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Southeastern Oklahoma State* | No. 2 | W 43–3 | [1] | |||
| September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Northern Iowa* | No. 2 |
| W 20–17 OT | 5,840 | [2] |
| September 19 | at No. 22 Southern Utah* | No. 2 | W 66–17 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | Arkansas–Monticello* | No. 2 |
| W 65–7 | 17,052 | [4] | |
| October 10 | Jacksonville State | No. 1 |
| W 30–14 | 17,000 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at No. 8 Northwestern State | No. 1 | L 10–14 | 14,247 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Stephen F. Austin | No. 5 |
| W 20–17 | 17,500 | [7] | |
| October 31 | at Sam Houston State | No. 5 | W 35–13 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | Southwest Texas State | No. 3 |
| W 27–0 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | at No. 9 Troy State | No. 3 | W 23–3 | 16,125 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | Nicholls State | No. 2 |
| L 20–31 | [11] | ||
| November 28 | No. 12 UMass* | No. 6 |
| L 19–21 | 11,349 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "McNeese St. 43, SE Oklahoma 3". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 6, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese shocks UNI". The Courier. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese brings 22nd-ranked SUU back down to Earth". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 20, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State 65, Arkansas–Monticello 7". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU misses shot at Cowboys". The Anniston Star. October 11, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys 'swarmed' under". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese dishes out another loss to Lumberjacks, 20–17". Longview News-Journal. October 25, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys handle Bearkats". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Burton leads the way in McNeese victory". The Daily Advertiser. November 8, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese dominates Trojans". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls' upset deprives McNeese of SFL crown". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass holds on for its playoff life". The Boston Globe. November 29, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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