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1998 Indiana

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Cam Cameron.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1998, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 45–30; lost at Kentucky 27–31; won at Cincinnati 48–14; lost vs. No. 13 Wisconsin 20–24; lost at Michigan State 31–38; won vs. Iowa 14–7; lost at Michigan 10–21; lost vs. No. 1 Ohio State 7–38; lost at Illinois 16–31; won vs. Minnesota 20–19; lost at Purdue 7–52+34−45Won 45–30 vs. Western Michigan+15Western MichiganLost 27–31 at Kentucky-4KentuckyWon 48–14 at Cincinnati+34CincinnatiLost 20–24 vs. No. 13 Wisconsin-4No. 13 WisconsinLost 31–38 at Michigan State-7Michigan StateWon 14–7 vs. Iowa+7IowaLost 10–21 at Michigan-11MichiganLost 7–38 vs. No. 1 Ohio State-31No. 1 Ohio StateLost 16–31 at Illinois-15IllinoisWon 20–19 vs. Minnesota+1MinnesotaLost 7–52 at Purdue-45Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsWestern MichiganW 45–⁠3043%
Sep 19atKentuckyL 27–⁠3130%
Sep 26atCincinnatiW 48–⁠1440%
Oct 3vs13WisconsinL 20–⁠2437%
Oct 10atMichigan StateL 31–⁠3829%
Oct 17vsIowaW 14–⁠746%
Oct 24atMichiganL 10–⁠2117%
Oct 31vs1Ohio StateL 7–⁠3819%
Nov 7atIllinoisL 16–⁠3163%
Nov 14vsMinnesotaW 20–⁠1955%
Nov 21atPurdueL 7–⁠5218%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 52–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 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
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠305
Coach
Cam Cameron
Elo
1404 +5 this season
SP+ rating
1.5 No. 56 of 112; offense No. 57, defense No. 52
SRS
0.2 No. 55 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pete Schmidt
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Captains
Chris Gall and Jabar Robinson
Most valuable player
Chris Gall and Jabar Robinson
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
46 flex

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

  • Adewale OgunleyeDLCoaches-2; Media-2

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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin7–⁠111–⁠16
Ohio State7–⁠111–⁠12
Michigan7–⁠110–⁠312
Purdue6–⁠29–⁠424
Penn State5–⁠39–⁠317
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Minnesota2–⁠65–⁠6
Indiana2–⁠64–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠63–⁠8
Iowa2–⁠63–⁠8
Northwestern0–⁠83–⁠9

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