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1998 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record7–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Lee[1] (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKyle Whittingham (4th season)
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium (45,017)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    Mountain Division
    No.13Air 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
    BYUxy   7 1     9 5  
    San Diego Statex   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 season was Utah's last in the Western Athletic Conference - the following year, the newly created Mountain West Conference began play. This was also the first season in the newly rebuilt Rice-Eccles Stadium.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 57:00 pmatUtah State*
  • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)
  • KSLW 20–1230,218
    September 127:00 pmLouisville*
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • KJZZW 45–2244,112
    September 197:00 pmHawaii
    • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • NoneW 30–2137,699
    September 267:00 pmBoise State*dagger
    • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • NoneL 28–3136,037
    October 31:00 pmatWyoming
  • Laramie, Wyoming
  • KJZZL 24–2716,349
    October 171:00 pmFresno State
    • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • NoneW 24–1633,065
    October 247:00 pmatSan Diego State
  • San Diego, California
  • KJZZL 20–21 OT28,807
    October 311:00 pmatSan Jose State
  • San Jose, California
  • KJZZW 49–1712,279
    November 71:00 p.m.UTEP
    • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • NoneW 34–27 OT37,812
    November 141:00 pmatNew Mexico
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • KJZZW 41–722,281
    November 2111:30 amBYU
    • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War)
  • ESPN2L 24–2645,634
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • All times are in Mountain time
  • [2][3] [4]

    After the season[edit]

    NFL draft[edit]

    One player was selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Phil Glover Linebacker 7 222 Tennessee Titans

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Bio: Tommy Lee". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  • ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  • ^ "1998 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  • ^ "1999 Utah Football Preseason Information". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 16, 2009.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998_Utah_Utes_football_team&oldid=1171290841"

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