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1998 Arkansas State

4–⁠8, coached by Joe Hollis.

Schedule and results

Arkansas State in 1998, game by game: lost at Minnesota 14–17; lost at No. 7 LSU 6–42; won vs. Missouri State 28–24; won at Hawai’i 20–0; won vs. New Mexico State 34–31; lost vs. Idaho 14–52; lost at Louisiana 19–21; lost at Ole Miss 17–30; lost at Memphis 19–35; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 21–69; won vs. UL Monroe 17–13; lost vs. Cincinnati 7–51+20−48Lost 14–17 at Minnesota-3MinnesotaLost 6–42 at No. 7 LSU-36No. 7 LSUWon 28–24 vs. Missouri State+4Missouri StateWon 20–0 at Hawai’i+20Hawai’iWon 34–31 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateLost 14–52 vs. Idaho-38IdahoLost 19–21 at Louisiana-2LouisianaLost 17–30 at Ole Miss-13Ole MissLost 19–35 at Memphis-16MemphisLost 21–69 vs. Louisiana Tech-48Louisiana TechWon 17–13 vs. UL Monroe+4UL MonroeLost 7–51 vs. Cincinnati-44Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atMinnesotaL 14–⁠1732%
Sep 12at7LSUL 6–⁠4213%
Sep 19vsMissouri StateW 28–⁠2467%
Sep 26atHawai’iW 20–⁠043%
Oct 3vsNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠3166%
Oct 10vsIdahoL 14–⁠5250%
Oct 17atLouisianaL 19–⁠2154%
Oct 24atOle MissL 17–⁠3017%
Oct 31atMemphisL 19–⁠3538%
Nov 7vsLouisiana TechL 21–⁠6928%
Nov 14vsUL MonroeW 17–⁠1343%
Nov 21vsCincinnatiL 7–⁠5156%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 51–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠385
Coach
Joe Hollis
Elo
1259 −85 this season
SP+ rating
-28.2 No. 110 of 112; offense No. 109, defense No. 105
SRS
−22.4 No. 108 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Randy Fichtner
Defensive coordinator
Keith Butler