1998 Oklahoma State

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Bob Simmons.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1998, game by game: won at Kansas 38–28; lost at Tulsa 20–35; won vs. No. 25 Mississippi State 42–23; lost vs. No. 2 Nebraska 17–24; lost at Texas Tech 17–24; lost at No. 4 Kansas State 20–52; won vs. Oklahoma 41–26; lost vs. No. 8 Texas A&M 6–17; lost at No. 20 Texas 34–37; won vs. Louisiana 44–20; won vs. Baylor 24–10+24−32Won 38–28 at Kansas+10KansasLost 20–35 at Tulsa-15TulsaWon 42–23 vs. No. 25 Mississippi State+19No. 25 Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–24 vs. No. 2 Nebraska-7No. 2 NebraskaLost 17–24 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechLost 20–52 at No. 4 Kansas State-32No. 4 Kansas StateWon 41–26 vs. Oklahoma+15OklahomaLost 6–17 vs. No. 8 Texas A&M-11No. 8 Texas A&MLost 34–37 at No. 20 Texas-3No. 20 TexasWon 44–20 vs. Louisiana+24LouisianaWon 24–10 vs. Baylor+14Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 24–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
303–⁠296
Coach
Bob Simmons
Elo
1524 −3 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 41 of 112; offense No. 31, defense No. 54
SRS
7.1 No. 36 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ron Calcagni
Defensive coordinator
Rob Ryan

All-Big 12

5 second team

Second team

  • Nathan SimmonsRBCoaches-2
  • Jeremy OffuttCCoaches-2
  • Adam DavisOGCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Kenyatta WrightLBCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Ricky ThompsonDBMedia-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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas State8–⁠011–⁠210
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠311
Texas6–⁠29–⁠315
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠419
Missouri5–⁠38–⁠421
Colorado4–⁠48–⁠4
Texas Tech4–⁠47–⁠5
Oklahoma3–⁠55–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠74–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠73–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠72–⁠9

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