1998 Troy State Trojans football team

The 1998 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference.[1]

1998 Troy State Trojans football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
Sports NetworkNo. 11
1998 record8–4 (5–2 SLC)
Head coachLarry Blakeney (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (3rd season)
Base defense4-3 defense
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
1998 Southland Football League standings
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
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Troy State finished the season ranked #11 in both the Coaches' Poll and the Sports Network Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 5Alabama State*No. 25W 26–018,500
September 12at Marshall (Div. I-A)*No. 23
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 42–1225,625
September 25at UT-Chattanooga*No. 25
W 23–67,618
September 26Samford*No. 20
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 27-2316,574
October 3at Sam Houston StateNo. 19W 17-14-
October 17at Stephen F. AustinNo. 11
L 14–21-
October 22Texas StateNo. 16
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 20–1716,780
October 31at No. 4 Northwestern State (LA)No. 15
W 14–1310,362
November 7Nicholls State (LA)No. 11
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 31–1016,631
November 14No. 3 McNeese StateNo. 9
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 3–2316,125
November 21No. 24 Jacksonville StateNo. 14W 31–714,987
November 28at No. 3 Florida A&M*No. 11L 17–2716,509

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