1998 Grambling State Tigers football team

1998 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference	Southwest Athletic Conference
1998 record	5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Doug Williams
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium

The 1998 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his first year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 4–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 287 points while the defense allowed only 318 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Alcorn State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 11–0
September 12	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium • Normal, AL	L 13–14
September 26	vs. Hampton*	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ	L 15–28
October 3	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 55–40
October 10	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field • Itta Bena, MS	W 21–13
October 17	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 33–54
October 24	Jackson State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	L 35–68
October 31	at Texas Southern	Alexander Durley Sports Complex • Houston, TX	L 24–41
November 7	Alabama State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 31–6
November 14	vs. Winston-Salem State*	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Gold Coast Classic)	W 35–28
November 28	vs. Southern	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (XXV Bayou Classic)	L 14–26
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game.

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Team Players drafted into the NFL

• No one from the Grambling State team was drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft.