The 1998 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Hollis, the Indians compiled a record of 4–8.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 14–17	40,112
September 12	at No. 7 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–42	80,051
September 19	Southwest Missouri State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 28–24
September 26	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 20–0	28,159
October 3	New Mexico State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 34–31
October 10	Idaho	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 14–52	12,674	[1][2]
October 17	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 19–21
October 24	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 17–30	38,116
October 31	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	L 19–35	18,142
November 7	Louisiana Tech	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 21–69	8,316	[3]
November 14	Northeast Louisiana	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 17–13	5,192
November 21	Cincinnati	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–51
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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