1998 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1998 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (9th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
1998 Southland Football League standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Northwestern State $^  6 1   11 3  
No. 8 McNeese State ^  5 2   9 3  
No. 13 Troy State ^  5 2   8 4  
Jacksonville State  4 3   7 4  
Nicholls State  3 4   4 7  
Southwest Texas State  2 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 5   3 8  
Sam Houston State  1 6   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the Southland.