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1998 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Big 12 champion | |
Big 12 Championship Game, W 36–332OT vs. Kansas State | |
Sugar Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Ohio State | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Division | South Division |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 11–3 (7–1 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Kragthorpe (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Hankwitz (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No.10Kansas Statex | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.19Nebraska | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.21Missouri | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.11Texas A&M x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.15Texas | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with an 11–3 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 Conference record of 7–1, followed by an upset win against Kansas State in the 1998 Big 12 title game. Because of this, the team was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State 24–14.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 2Florida State* | No. 14 |
| ABC | L 14–23 | 59,232 | |
September 12 | 7:30 pm | Louisiana Tech* | No. 18 |
| W 28–7 A | 55,073 | [1] | |
September 19 | 1:00 pm | atSouthern Miss* | No. 17 |
| FSNSW | W 24–6 | 33,233 | |
September 26 | 7:30 pm | North Texas* | No. 17 |
| W 28–9 | 56,072 | ||
October 3 | 11:30 am | atKansas | No. 18 |
| FSN | W 24–21 | 36,000 | |
October 10 | 2:30 pm | No. 2Nebraska | No. 18 |
| ABC | W 28–21 | 60,798 | |
October 17 | 6:00 pm | atBaylor | No. 10 |
| FSN | W 35–14 | 42,333 | |
October 24 | 2:30 pm | No. 25Texas Tech | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 17–10 | 62,873 | |
October 31 | 6:00 pm | atOklahoma State | No. 8 |
| FSN | W 17–6 | 47,250 | |
November 7 | 6:00 pm | Oklahoma | No. 7 |
| FX | W 29–0 | 54,506 | |
November 14 | 11:30 am | No. 13Missouri | No. 6 |
| FSN | W 17–14 | 60,433 | |
November 27 | 11:00 am | atTexas | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 24–26 | 83,687 | |
December 5 | 2:30 pm | vs. No. 2Kansas State | No. 10 |
| ABC | W 36–33 2OT | 60,798 | |
January 1 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 3Ohio State* | No. 8 |
| ABC | L 14–24 | 76,502 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Coaches Poll | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
BCS | Not released | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | Not released |
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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#14 Texas A&M | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
#2 Florida State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
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Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
#18 Texas A&M | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
Texas A&M's 28–7 win over Louisiana Tech was forfeited on September 23 after Aggie running back D'Andre Hardeman was discovered to have been academically ineligible. Since Hardeman had played in the first two games of the 1998 season, he was disqualified from playing for the remainder of the year.[2]
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#17 Texas A&M | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
#17 Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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#18 Texas A&M | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Kansas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Dante Hall rushes for 177 yards.
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#2 Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
#18 Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
This game began the Aggies' annual Maroon Out tradition.[3] A&M scored a dramatic upset at home over undefeated Nebraska. Two 100-yard rushers for the Aggies in Dante Hall(113) and Ja’mar Toombs(110).
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#10 Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Baylor | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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#25 Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#8 Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
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#8 Texas A&M | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#7 Texas A&M | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
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#13 Missouri | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#6 Texas A&M | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
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#6 Texas A&M | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Texas | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
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#3 Ohio State | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
#9 Texas A&M | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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