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1998 Idaho

9–⁠3 (4–⁠1 Big West), coached by Chris Tormey.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1998, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 31–14; won at San José State 17–12; lost at Washington State 16–24; lost at No. 6 LSU 20–53; won vs. Idaho State 52–3; won at Arkansas State 52–14; won at Utah State 26–14; lost vs. Nevada 23–58; won at North Texas 41–23; won vs. New Mexico State 36–32; won at Boise State 36–35; won vs. Southern Miss 42–35+49−35Won 31–14 vs. Eastern Washington+17Eastern Washing…Won 17–12 at San José State+5San José StateLost 16–24 at Washington State-8Washington StateLost 20–53 at No. 6 LSU-33No. 6 LSUWon 52–3 vs. Idaho State+49Idaho StateWon 52–14 at Arkansas State+38Arkansas StateWon 26–14 at Utah State+12Utah StateLost 23–58 vs. Nevada-35NevadaWon 41–23 at North Texas+18North TexasWon 36–32 vs. New Mexico State+4New Mexico StateWon 36–35 at Boise State+1Boise StateWon 42–35 vs. Southern Miss+7Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsEastern WashingtonW 31–⁠1469%
Sep 12atSan José StateW 17–⁠1239%
Sep 19atWashington StateL 16–⁠2422%
Sep 26at6LSUL 20–⁠5318%
Oct 3vsIdaho StateW 52–⁠378%
Oct 10atArkansas StateW 52–⁠1450%
Oct 17atUtah StateW 26–⁠1449%
Oct 24vsNevadaL 23–⁠5867%
Oct 31atNorth TexasW 41–⁠2356%
Nov 14vsNew Mexico StateW 36–⁠3280%
Nov 21atBoise StateW 36–⁠3555%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsSouthern MissHumanitarian BowlW 42–⁠3529%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 42–⁠35 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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.

Big West champions4–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠1 first in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
392–⁠317
Coach
Chris Tormey
Elo
1518 +115 this season
SP+ rating
-8.5 No. 80 of 112; offense No. 43, defense No. 100
SRS
−7.8 No. 82 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Phil Earley
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Mills
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

1998 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Idaho4–⁠19–⁠3
Nevada3–⁠26–⁠5
North Texas3–⁠23–⁠8
Boise State2–⁠36–⁠5
Utah State2–⁠33–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠43–⁠8

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