1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ed Zaunbrecher, the Indians compiled an overall record of 5–6, and the offense scored 227 points while the defense allowed 322 points. The team played home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Ed Zaunbrecher (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Drew Fabianich (3rd season)
Home stadium	Malone 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	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		Nicholls State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 44–10		[1]
September 12		at No. 3 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 10–42	85,228	[2]
September 19		No. 24 (I-AA) Stephen F. Austin	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 21–10	13,908	[3]
September 26	1:10 pm	at No. 5 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 7–62	42,029	[4]
October 3		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–27	15,037	[5]
October 10		Louisiana Tech	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 14–44	28,725	[6]
October 24		at No. 14 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–45	39,218	[7]
October 31	7:00 pm	UAB	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 20–14	11,886	[8]
November 7		Southwestern Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	W 34–24	12,647	[9]
November 14		at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–17	5,192	[10]
November 21		Portland State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 43–27	12,160	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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