1998 North Dakota State Bison football team

1998 North Central Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1998 North Dakota State Bison football
1998 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
1998 record	7–4 (6–3 NCC)
Head coach	Bob Babich (2nd season);
Home stadium	Fargodome
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 7–4 record.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Source
August 27	Emporia State*	No. 7	Fargodome Fargo, ND	L 21–23	^[1]
September 3	Texas A&M–Kingsville*		Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 16–6	^[2]
September 19	at No. 19 Nebraska–Omaha		Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 28–49	^[3]
September 26	at Augustana (SD)		Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 44–12	^[4]
October 3	No. 1 Northern Colorado		Fargodome Fargo, ND	L 19–29	^[5]
October 10	at Morningside		Roberts Stadium Sioux City, IA	W 54–20	^[6]
October 17	No. 17 North Dakota		Fargodome Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 25–39	^[7]
October 24	South Dakota State		Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	W 35–32	^[8]
October 31	at St. Cloud State		Selke Field St. Cloud, MN	W 34–31	^[9]
November 7	at Minnesota State		Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 35–28	^[10]
November 14	South Dakota		Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 51–7	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Emporia State's Shay gains 224 yards in upset". The Wichita Eagle. August 28, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Javelinas stumble out of gate". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 4, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jenkins leads UNO past North Dakota State". The Columbus Telegram. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison bully Augustana 44–12". Argus-Leader. September 27, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N. Colorado too much for NDSU". The Bismarck Tribune. October 4, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDSU smacks Mustangs, 54–20". Sioux City Journal. October 11, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kleinsasser KO's Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ranek's 282 yards not enough for Jacks". Argus-Leader. October 25, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mistakes cost Huskies in loss to Bison". St. Cloud Times. November 1, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDSU 35, Mankato 28". The Bismarck Tribune. November 8, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Feeney sets 3 records as Bison crush USD". Sioux City Journal. November 15, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1998 North Central Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 6 Northern Colorado +^		8	–	1		11	–	2
No. 16 Nebraska–Omaha +^		8	–	1		9	–	3
No. 7 North Dakota ^		7	–	2		8	–	3
North Dakota State		6	–	3		7	–	4
South Dakota State		5	–	4		6	–	5
Minnesota State		4	–	5		5	–	6
St. Cloud State		3	–	6		3	–	8
Augustana (SD)		2	–	7		4	–	7
South Dakota		1	–	8		3	–	8
Morningside		1	–	8		2	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll