1998 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

1998 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (– SWAC)
Head coach	Ron Cooper (1st season)
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium

1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern $		8	–	0					9	–	3
Jackson State		7	–	1					7	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		6	–	2					8	–	3
Texas Southern		4	–	4					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Alcorn State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Prairie View A&M		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1998 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Cooper, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Jacksonville State*	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 13–19	14,673	[1]
September 12	Grambling State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 14–13 ^OT		[2]
September 19	Mississippi Valley State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 20–12		[3]
September 26	at Morris Brown*	Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 16–7	4,230	[4]
October 3	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 24–59	13,111	[5]
October 10	No. 15 Southern	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 33–27		[6]
October 17	at Tuskegee*	Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium Tuskegee, AL	L 7–14	12,259	[7]
October 24	Miles*	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 20–24		[8]
October 31	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	L 28–34 ^OT	58,437	[9]
November 14	Alcorn State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 21–12		[10]
November 21	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 24–27		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "JSU's win should boot confidence". The Anniston Star. September 6, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Alabama A&M edges Grambling in overtime". The Shreveport Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Valley falls to 0–3". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 20, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Morris Brown sacked". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "TSU offense thrills crowd". The Tennessean. October 4, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hayes runs over Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tuskegee defense holds off Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miles 24, Alabama A&M 20". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hornets erase 28–0 deficit". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "A&M's pass defense stymies Alcorn 21–12". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lions rally over Alabama A&M". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Alabama A&M Bulldogs Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.