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1998 Michigan State Spartans football team

1998 Michigan State Spartans football
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Conference Big Ten Conference
1998 record 6–6 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Nick Saban (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (4th year)
Offensive scheme Pro set
Defensive coordinator Chris Cosh (1st year)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Garett Gould
Captain Sedrick Irvin
Captain Jason Strayhorn
Captain Amp Campbell
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 72,027 AstroTurf)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Ohio State %+   7 1         11 1  
#6 Wisconsin $+   7 1         11 1  
#12 Michigan +   7 1         10 3  
#24 Purdue   6 2         9 4  
#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.

The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.



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