| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 11:30 a.m. | TCU* | | FSN | L 21–31 | 33,009 |
| September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa* | | ESPN2 | W 27–9 | 70,397 |
| September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Ball State* | - Jack Trice Stadium
- Ames, IA
| | W 38–0 | 33,634 |
| September 26 | 11:30 a.m. | Texas Tech | - Jack Trice Stadium
- Ames, IA
| FSN | L 16–28 | 41,691 |
| October 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas | | PPV | L 33–54 | 70,681 |
| October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 21 Missouri | - Jack Trice Stadium
- Ames, IA (rivalry)
| | L 19–35 | 38,756 |
| October 24 | 1:10 p.m. | at No. 4 Kansas State | | | L 7–52 | 43,203 |
| October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma | | | L 14–17 | 70,019 |
| November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 Nebraska | - Jack Trice Stadium
- Ames, IA (rivalry)
| | L 7–42 | 45,807 |
| November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Colorado | | PPV | L 8–37 | 49,438 |
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas | - Jack Trice Stadium
- Ames, IA
| | W 23–20 | 26,059 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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| 1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster |
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