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1998 TCU

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1998, game by game: won at Iowa State 31–21; lost vs. Oklahoma 9–10; won vs. No. 23 Air Force 35–34; won vs. Vanderbilt 19–16; won vs. Fresno State 21–10; lost at SMU 6–10; lost at Colorado State 21–42; lost vs. Wyoming 27–34; lost vs. Rice 12–14; won at Tulsa 17–7; won at UNLV 41–18; won vs. USC 28–19+23−21Won 31–21 at Iowa State+10Iowa StateLost 9–10 vs. Oklahoma-1OklahomaWon 35–34 vs. No. 23 Air Force+1No. 23 Air ForceWon 19–16 vs. Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltWon 21–10 vs. Fresno State+11Fresno StateLost 6–10 at SMU-4SMULost 21–42 at Colorado State-21Colorado StateLost 27–34 vs. Wyoming-7WyomingLost 12–14 vs. Rice-2RiceWon 17–7 at Tulsa+10TulsaWon 41–18 at UNLV+23UNLVWon 28–19 vs. USC+9USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atIowa StateW 31–⁠2141%
Sep 12vsOklahomaL 9–⁠1046%
Sep 26vs23Air ForceW 35–⁠3428%
Oct 3vsVanderbiltW 19–⁠1664%
Oct 10vsFresno StateW 21–⁠1048%
Oct 17atSMUL 6–⁠1043%
Oct 24atColorado StateL 21–⁠4217%
Oct 31vsWyomingL 27–⁠3435%
Nov 7vsRiceL 12–⁠1444%
Nov 14atTulsaW 17–⁠747%
Nov 21atUNLVW 41–⁠1866%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsUSCSun BowlW 28–⁠1921%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 28–⁠19 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠235
Coach
Dennis Franchione
Elo
1477 +111 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 53 of 112; offense No. 83, defense No. 30
SRS
1.8 No. 49 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Mike Schultz and Dan Dodd
Defensive coordinator
Gary Patterson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

1998 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Air Force7–⁠112–⁠113
BYU7–⁠19–⁠5
San Diego State7–⁠17–⁠5
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠3
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠4
Utah5–⁠37–⁠4
Rice5–⁠35–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠35–⁠6
TCU4–⁠47–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State3–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP3–⁠53–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Hawai’i0–⁠80–⁠12
UNLV0–⁠80–⁠11

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