The 1998 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying of second place the Southland title. For the fifth time in six seasons, Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Trojans lost to Florida A&M in the first round. The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 13 in the Sports Network poll.^[1] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Alabama State*	No. 25	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 26–0	18,845	[2]
September 12	at Marshall*	No. 23	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 12–42	25,625
September 19	at Chattanooga*	No. 25	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 23–6	7,618
September 26	Samford*	No. 20	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 27–23	16,574
October 3	at Sam Houston State	No. 19	Elliot T. Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 17–14	6,014	[3]
October 17	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 11	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 14–21
October 22	Southwest Texas State	No. 16	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 20–17	16,780	[4]
October 31	at No. 4 Northwestern State	No. 15	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 14–13	10,362
November 7	Nicholls State	No. 11	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 31–10	16,631
November 14	No. 3 McNeese State	No. 9	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 3–23	16,125	[5]
November 21	No. 24 Jacksonville State	No. 14	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell)	W 31–7	14,987
November 28	at No. 3 Florida A&M*	No. 11	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 17–27	16,509	[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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