1998 Army
3–8 (2–4 Conference USA), coached by Bob Sutton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 37–20Sep 19
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs Miami (OH) | L 13–14 | 33% |
| Sep 19 | vs Cincinnati | W 37–20 | 53% |
| Sep 26 | at Rutgers | L 15–27 | 64% |
| Oct 3 | at East Carolina | L 25–30 | 31% |
| Oct 10 | at Houston | W 38–28 | 46% |
| Oct 17 | vs Southern Miss | L 13–37 | 40% |
| Oct 24 | at 18Notre Dame | L 17–20 | 18% |
| Nov 7 | vs 25Air Force | L 7–35 | 25% |
| Nov 14 | vs 14Tulane | L 35–49 | 24% |
| Nov 21 | at Louisville | L 23–35 | 29% |
| Dec 5 | vs Navy | W 34–30 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Navy 34–30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 257–325
- Coach
- Bob Sutton
- Elo
- 1388 −49 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.2 No. 71 of 112; offense No. 59, defense No. 77
- SRS
- −7.1 No. 79 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ed Warinner
- Defensive coordinator
- Denny Doornbos
- Captains
- Neil Ravitz and Kenny Dale Rowland
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 4–3
1998 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 6–0 | 12–0 | 7 |
| Southern Miss | 5–1 | 7–5 | |
| Louisville | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| East Carolina | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| Houston | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
 Army | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
 Memphis | 1–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.