1998 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1998 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinators
Captains
  • Tony Flint
  • Derek Jensen
  • Michael Holloway
  • Corky Martin
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
1998 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Western Illinois $^   5 1     11 3  
No. 16 Illinois State ^   4 2     8 4  
Northern Iowa   3 3     7 4  
Youngstown State   3 3     6 5  
Southwest Missouri State   3 3     5 6  
Indiana State   2 4     5 6  
Southern Illinois   1 5     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GFC.