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The 1998 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his fourth season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play. The team did not play a bowl game following the 1998 regular season.
1998 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 6–6 (4–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro set |
Defensive coordinator | Chris Cosh (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Ohio State %+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Wisconsin $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Purdue | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 29 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Colorado State* | No. 23 | ESPN2 | L 16–23 | 68,624 | ||
September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Oregon* | No. 23 | ABC | L 14–48 | 43,634 | ||
September 12 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Notre Dame* |
| ABC | W 45–23 | 74,267 | ||
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan | ABC | L 17–29 | 111,238 | |||
October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Michigan* |
| W 38–7 | 70,905 | |||
October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana |
| ESPN | W 38–31 2OT | 73,425 | [1] | |
October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | ESPN+ | L 18–19 | 41,327 | |||
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern |
| ESPN2 | W 29–5 | 67,473 | ||
November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Ohio State | ABC | W 28–24 | 93,595 | |||
November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue |
| ESPN+ | L 24–25 | 69,010 | ||
November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Illinois |
| W 41–9 | 67,285 | |||
November 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Penn State | ABC | L 28–51 | 96,358 | |||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches Poll | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
1998 Michigan State Spartans football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defense
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Special teams
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The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
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Dimitrius Underwood | 1 | 29 | Defensive End | Minnesota Vikings |
Sedrick Irvin | 4 | 103 | Running Back | Detroit Lions |
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