1998 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
Record9–3 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
1998 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Southeastern Oklahoma State*No. 2
W 43–3[1]
September 12at No. 5 Northern Iowa*No. 2
W 20–17 OT5,840[2]
September 19at No. 22 Southern Utah*No. 2
W 66–17[3]
September 26Arkansas–Monticello*No. 2
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 65–717,052[4]
October 10Jacksonville StateNo. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 30–1417,000[5]
October 15at No. 8 Northwestern StateNo. 1
L 10–1414,247[6]
October 24Stephen F. AustinNo. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 20–1717,500[7]
October 31at Sam Houston StateNo. 5
W 35–13[8]
November 7Southwest Texas StateNo. 3
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 27–0[9]
November 14at No. 9 Troy StateNo. 3
W 23–316,125[10]
November 21Nicholls StateNo. 2
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 20–31[11]
November 28No. 12 UMass*No. 6
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
L 19–2111,349[12]

References
  1. "McNeese St. 43, SE Oklahoma 3". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 6, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese shocks UNI". The Courier. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeese brings 22nd-ranked SUU back down to Earth". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 20, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "McNeese State 65, Arkansas–Monticello 7". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "JSU misses shot at Cowboys". The Anniston Star. October 11, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cowboys 'swarmed' under". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McNeese dishes out another loss to Lumberjacks, 20–17". Longview News-Journal. October 25, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cowboys handle Bearkats". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Burton leads the way in McNeese victory". The Daily Advertiser. November 8, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "McNeese dominates Trojans". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Nicholls' upset deprives McNeese of SFL crown". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "UMass holds on for its playoff life". The Boston Globe. November 29, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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