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 (rivalry)	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