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1998 Minnesota

5–⁠6 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Glen Mason.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1998, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 17–14; won at Houston 14–7; won vs. Memphis 41–14; lost at Purdue 21–56; lost vs. No. 13 Penn State 17–27; lost at No. 1 Ohio State 15–45; won vs. Michigan State 19–18; lost vs. No. 22 Michigan 10–15; lost at No. 8 Wisconsin 7–26; lost at Indiana 19–20; won vs. Iowa 49–7+42−35Won 17–14 vs. Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateWon 14–7 at Houston+7HoustonWon 41–14 vs. Memphis+27MemphisLost 21–56 at Purdue-35PurdueLost 17–27 vs. No. 13 Penn State-10No. 13 Penn StateLost 15–45 at No. 1 Ohio State-30No. 1 Ohio StateWon 19–18 vs. Michigan State+1Michigan StateLost 10–15 vs. No. 22 Michigan-5No. 22 MichiganLost 7–26 at No. 8 Wisconsin-19No. 8 WisconsinLost 19–20 at Indiana-1IndianaWon 49–7 vs. Iowa+42Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsArkansas StateW 17–⁠1468%
Sep 12atHoustonW 14–⁠746%
Sep 19vsMemphisW 41–⁠1465%
Oct 3atPurdueL 21–⁠5629%
Oct 10vs13Penn StateL 17–⁠2731%
Oct 17at1Ohio StateL 15–⁠4511%
Oct 24vsMichigan StateW 19–⁠1839%
Oct 31vs22MichiganL 10–⁠1524%
Nov 7at8WisconsinL 7–⁠2616%
Nov 14atIndianaL 19–⁠2045%
Nov 21vsIowaW 49–⁠754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 49–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 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
2–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠249
Coach
Glen Mason
Elo
1456 +34 this season
SP+ rating
6.2 No. 46 of 112; offense No. 67, defense No. 25
SRS
3.3 No. 41 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Loney
Defensive coordinator
David Gibbs
Captains
Troy Duerr, Antoine Richard and Parc Williams

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 1 second team

First 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 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.