1998 Michigan State Spartans football team

1998 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (4th season)
Offensive schemePro set
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Garett Gould
  • Sedrick Irvin
  • Jason Strayhorn
  • Amp Campbell
  • Sorie Kanu
  • Courtney Ledyard
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State %+   7 1     11 1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+   7 1     11 1  
No. 12 Michigan +   7 1     10 3  
No. 24 Purdue   6 2     9 4  
No. 17 Penn State   5 3     9 3  
Michigan State   4 4     6 6  
Minnesota   2 6     5 6  
Indiana   2 6     4 7  
Illinois   2 6     3 8  
Iowa   2 6     3 8  
Northwestern   0 8     3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his fourth season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play. The team did not play a bowl game following the 1998 regular season.