The 1998 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC East Division, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 312 to 292.