1998 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1998 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Gary Crowton, the team compiled an 6–6 record.

1998 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–6
Head coach	Gary Crowton (3rd season)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium

1998 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UCF			–						9	–	2
No. 22 Notre Dame			–						9	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
UAB			–						4	–	7
Arkansas State			–						4	–	8
Navy			–						3	–	8
Southwestern Louisiana			–						2	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Eddie Robinson Classic)	L 27–56	76,021
September 5	UCF	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 30–64	23,575
September 12	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 7–28	55,073
September 19	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 77–14	16,460
September 26	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 19–31	14,924
October 3	Boise State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 63–28	17,623
October 10	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	W 44–14	28,725
October 17	UAB	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 54–23	13,876
October 24	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 17–32	74,823
October 31	Nicholls State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 56–28	12,204
November 7	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 69–21	8,316
November 26	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 30–63	37,391