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1998 Baylor

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Dave Roberts.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1998, game by game: lost at Oregon State 17–27; won vs. No. 20 NC State 33–30; lost at No. 15 Colorado 16–18; lost at Texas Tech 29–31; won vs. Kansas 31–24; lost vs. No. 10 Texas A&M 14–35; lost at Texas 20–30; lost at No. 16 Notre Dame 3–27; lost vs. No. 4 Kansas State 6–49; lost vs. Oklahoma 16–28; lost at Oklahoma State 10–24+7−43Lost 17–27 at Oregon State-10Oregon StateWon 33–30 vs. No. 20 NC State+3No. 20 NC StateLost 16–18 at No. 15 Colorado-2No. 15 ColoradoLost 29–31 at Texas Tech-2Texas TechWon 31–24 vs. Kansas+7KansasLost 14–35 vs. No. 10 Texas A&M-21No. 10 Texas A&MLost 20–30 at Texas-10TexasLost 3–27 at No. 16 Notre Dame-24No. 16 Notre DameLost 6–49 vs. No. 4 Kansas State-43No. 4 Kansas StateLost 16–28 vs. Oklahoma-12OklahomaLost 10–24 at Oklahoma State-14Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atOregon StateL 17–⁠2737%
Sep 19vs20NC StateW 33–⁠3032%
Sep 26at15ColoradoL 16–⁠1816%
Oct 3atTexas TechL 29–⁠3118%
Oct 10vsKansasW 31–⁠2450%
Oct 17vs10Texas A&ML 14–⁠3524%
Oct 24atTexasL 20–⁠3023%
Oct 31at16Notre DameL 3–⁠2716%
Nov 7vs4Kansas StateL 6–⁠4913%
Nov 14vsOklahomaL 16–⁠2852%
Nov 21atOklahoma StateL 10–⁠2422%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 24–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠323
Coach
Dave Roberts
Elo
1336 −62 this season
SP+ rating
-2.4 No. 65 of 112; offense No. 72, defense No. 51
SRS
−1.0 No. 59 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Eddie Williamson
Defensive coordinator
Mike Cassity
Offense
Multiple I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 5Derrick Fletcher OGNew England Patriots
Rd 7Kelvin Garmon OGDallas Cowboys

All-Big 12

3 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1998 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1998 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas State8–⁠011–⁠210
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠311
Texas6–⁠29–⁠315
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠419
Missouri5–⁠38–⁠421
Colorado4–⁠48–⁠4
Texas Tech4–⁠47–⁠5
Oklahoma3–⁠55–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠74–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠73–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.