1998 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
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The 1998 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GFC.
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GFC)
Headcoach
- Del Miller (4th season)
OffensivecoordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
| 1998 Southwest Missouri State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–3 GFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Beck (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Plaster Sports Complex |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Western Illinois $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Illinois State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Tulsa* | L 14–49 | 24,332 | [1] | |
| September 12 | Harding* | W 52–12 | 13,580 | [2] | |
| September 19 | at Arkansas State* | L 24–28 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at No. 17 Northern Iowa | W 24–21 | 14,103 | [4] | |
| October 10 | No. 5 Western Illinois |
| L 13–20 | 12,377 | [5] |
| October 17 | at Indiana State | L 14–24 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Southeast Missouri State* |
| W 45–10 | 13,122 | [7] |
| October 31 | Southern Illinois |
| W 28–13 | 6,149 | [8] |
| November 7 | at No. 21 Illinois State | W 49–42 | 5,297 | [9] | |
| November 14 | No. 25 Cal State Northridge* |
| L 38–42 | 7,574 | [10] |
| November 21 | Youngstown State |
| L 17–24 | [11] | |
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