1998 Tulsa
4–7 (2–6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by David Rader. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri State 49–14Sep 5
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Missouri State | W 49–14 | 73% |
| Sep 12 | vs Oklahoma State | W 35–20 | 38% |
| Sep 26 | at 19West Virginia | L 21–44 | 31% |
| Oct 3 | vs San Diego State | L 14–24 | 59% |
| Oct 10 | at Colorado State | L 7–34 | 16% |
| Oct 17 | at Rice | L 10–14 | 33% |
| Oct 24 | vs Air Force | L 21–42 | 24% |
| Oct 31 | at UNLV | W 20–16 | 56% |
| Nov 7 | at SMU | L 3–33 | 35% |
| Nov 14 | vs TCU | L 7–17 | 53% |
| Nov 21 | vs Wyoming | W 35–0 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wyoming 35–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–6 13th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 222–258
- Coach
- David Rader
- Elo
- 1393 −1 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.8 No. 69 of 112; offense No. 93, defense No. 40
- SRS
- −4.8 No. 71 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Rockey Felker
- Defensive coordinator
- Pat Henderson
1998 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 7–1 | 12–1 | 13 |
 BYU | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| San Diego State | 7–1 | 7–5 | |
| Wyoming | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| Colorado State | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
 Utah | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Rice | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
 Fresno State | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| TCU | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| SMU | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
 San José State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
 UTEP | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
 Tulsa | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 New Mexico | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
 Hawai’i | 0–8 | 0–12 | |
| UNLV | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.