1998 Troy State Trojans football team

The 1998 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying of second place the Southland title. For the fifth time in six seasons, Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Trojans lost to Florida A&M in the first round. The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 13 in the Sports Network poll.^[1] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

1998 Troy State Trojans football
Southland champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 17–27 at Florida A&M
Conference	Southland Football League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
Record	8–4 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Jacobs (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Southland Football League standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Alabama State*	No. 25	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 26–0	18,845	[2]
September 12	at Marshall*	No. 23	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 12–42	25,625	[3]
September 19	at Chattanooga*	No. 25	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 23–6	7,618	[4]
September 26	Samford*	No. 20	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 27–23	16,574	[5]
October 3	at Sam Houston State	No. 19	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 17–14	6,014	[6]
October 17	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 11	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 14–21	12,421	[7]
October 22	Southwest Texas State	No. 16	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 20–17	16,780	[8]
October 31	at No. 4 Northwestern State	No. 15	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 14–13	10,362	[9]
November 7	Nicholls State	No. 11	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 31–10	16,631	[10]
November 14	No. 3 McNeese State	No. 9	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 3–23	16,125	[11]
November 21	No. 24 Jacksonville State	No. 14	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	W 31–7	14,987	[12]
November 28	at No. 3 Florida A&M*	No. 11	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 17–27	16,509	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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