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1998 Fresno State

5–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Pat Hill.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1998, game by game: lost at No. 16 Colorado 21–29; lost at Texas Tech 28–34; lost vs. Nevada 24–27; won vs. BYU 31–21; lost at TCU 10–21; lost at Utah 16–24; won vs. UTEP 32–6; won at New Mexico 28–20; lost at San Diego State 0–10; won vs. Hawai’i 51–12; won vs. San José State 24–21+39−11Lost 21–29 at No. 16 Colorado-8No. 16 ColoradoLost 28–34 at Texas Tech-6Texas TechLost 24–27 vs. Nevada-3NevadaWon 31–21 vs. BYU+10BYULost 10–21 at TCU-11TCULost 16–24 at Utah-8UtahWon 32–6 vs. UTEP+26UTEPWon 28–20 at New Mexico+8New MexicoLost 0–10 at San Diego State-10San Diego StateWon 51–12 vs. Hawai’i+39Hawai’iWon 24–21 vs. San José State+3San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12at16ColoradoL 21–⁠2927%
Sep 19atTexas TechL 28–⁠3429%
Sep 26vsNevadaL 24–⁠2763%
Oct 3vsBYUW 31–⁠2145%
Oct 10atTCUL 10–⁠2152%
Oct 17atUtahL 16–⁠2432%
Oct 24vsUTEPW 32–⁠665%
Oct 31atNew MexicoW 28–⁠2044%
Nov 7atSan Diego StateL 0–⁠1045%
Nov 14vsHawai’iW 51–⁠1287%
Nov 21vsSan José StateW 24–⁠2171%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
265–⁠225
Coach
Pat Hill
Elo
1483 −11 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 59 of 112; offense No. 76, defense No. 40
SRS
−1.3 No. 60 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Coyle
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 3Cory Hall DBCincinnati Bengals

1998 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Air Force7–⁠112–⁠113
BYU7–⁠19–⁠5
San Diego State7–⁠17–⁠5
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠3
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠4
Utah5–⁠37–⁠4
Rice5–⁠35–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠35–⁠6
TCU4–⁠47–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State3–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP3–⁠53–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Hawai’i0–⁠80–⁠12
UNLV0–⁠80–⁠11

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