1998 Iowa State
3–8 (1–7 Big 12), coached by Dan McCarney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ball State 38–0Sep 19
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs TCU | L 21–31 | 59% |
| Sep 12 | at Iowa | W 27–9 | 15% |
| Sep 19 | vs Ball State | W 38–0 | 53% |
| Sep 26 | vs Texas Tech | L 24–31 | 35% |
| Oct 3 | at Texas | L 33–54 | 30% |
| Oct 10 | vs 21Missouri | L 19–35 | 36% |
| Oct 24 | at 4Kansas State | L 7–52 | 8% |
| Oct 31 | at Oklahoma | L 14–17 | 37% |
| Nov 7 | vs 14Nebraska | L 7–42 | 12% |
| Nov 14 | at Colorado | L 8–37 | 18% |
| Nov 21 | vs Kansas | W 23–20 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas 23–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 112th-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
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 10th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 221–328
- Coach
- Dan McCarney
- Elo
- 1367 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.5 No. 72 of 112; offense No. 70, defense No. 65
- SRS
- −2.8 No. 66 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Pete Hoener
- Defensive coordinator
- John Skladany
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
All-Big 12
2 second teamSecond team
Darren DavisRBMedia-2- Damien GroceWRCoaches-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 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 8–0 | 11–2 | 10 |
 Texas A&M | 7–1 | 11–3 | 11 |
| Texas | 6–2 | 9–3 | 15 |
| Nebraska | 5–3 | 9–4 | 19 |
| Missouri | 5–3 | 8–4 | 21 |
| Colorado | 4–4 | 8–4 | |
| Texas Tech | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Oklahoma State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Iowa State | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
 Baylor | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.