1998 Idaho State Bengals football team

1998 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tom Walsh (2nd season)
Home stadium	Holt Arena

1998 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Montana $^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Cal State Northridge		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 25 Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Weber State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Eastern Washington		4	–	4					5	–	6
Portland State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Northern Arizona		3	–	5					6	–	5
Sacramento State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Idaho State		2	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Walsh, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished ninth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 9–38	28,260
September 19	Weber State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 3–6	7,891
September 26	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 43–41	7,861
October 3	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (rivalry)	L 3–52	15,103
October 10	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 7–30	12,301
October 17	Eastern Washington	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 13–44	6,382
October 24	Southern Utah*	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 50–33	4,936
October 31	at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 13–40	17,384
November 7	Sacramento State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 13–36	3,412
November 14	at No. 21 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 35–66	7,017
November 21	No. 25 Cal State Northridge	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 32–29	4,151
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game