1998 BYU Cougars football
WAC Pacific Division co-champion
Liberty Bowl, L 27–41 vs. Tulane
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record9–5 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorNorm Chow (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRoger French (18th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (8th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Wyoming   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 6  
TCU   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
SMU   1 – 1     0 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
San Diego State x   7 – 1     7 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 8  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 27th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of the Pacific Division title with a conference record of 7–1. The Cougars advanced to the 1998 WAC Championship Game over division co-champion San Diego State due to a head-to-head victory. After losing to Air Force in the conference championship game, BYU was invited to the 1998 Liberty Bowl, where they were defeated by the undefeated Tulane Green Wave. This was BYU's last season in the WAC before joining the Mountain West Conference in 1999.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Alabama*
ESPNL 31–3883,818[2]
September 12No. 14 Arizona State*
ESPN2W 26–665,096
September 19at No. 9 Washington*
ABCL 10–2071,297
September 26Murray State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLW 43–9
October 3at Fresno State
L 21–3138,326
October 10UNLV
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLW 38–1461,774
October 17at Hawaii
W 31–929,944
October 24San Jose State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 46–4362,423[3]
October 29San Diego State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 13–063,496
November 7New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLW 46–21
November 14at UTEP
W 31–1419,307
November 21at Utah
ESPN2W 26–2445,634
December 5vs. No. 17 Air Force*
ABCL 13–2032,745
December 31vs. No. 10 Tulane*
ESPNL 27–4152,197
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1998 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 75 John Tait Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 44 Rob Morris Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1998 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cougars get steam-rolled by speedy Crimson Tide". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 6, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Other Games". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1998. p. B9. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon


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