1998 NCAA Division II football season

1998 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonSeptember 5 – November 14, 1998
PlayoffsNovember 21 – December 12, 1998
National ChampionshipBraly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
ChampionNorthwest Missouri State
Harlon Hill TrophyBrian Shay, Emporia State

The 1998 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 5, 1998, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1998, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats defeated Carson–Newman, 24–6, to win their first Division II national title.

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Brian Shay, running back from Emporia State.