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1998 UAB

4–⁠7, coached by Watson Brown.

Schedule and results

UAB in 1998, game by game: lost at No. 4 Nebraska 7–38; won vs. Tennessee Tech 38–6; lost vs. Kansas 37–39; won vs. Louisiana 24–13; lost at East Carolina 7–26; lost at Louisiana Tech 23–54; lost vs. No. 23 Virginia Tech 0–41; lost at UL Monroe 14–20; lost at No. 2 Tennessee 13–37; won vs. Middle Tennessee 26–17; won vs. UT Martin 48–17+32−41Lost 7–38 at No. 4 Nebraska-31No. 4 NebraskaWon 38–6 vs. Tennessee Tech+32Tennessee TechLost 37–39 vs. Kansas-2KansasWon 24–13 vs. Louisiana+11LouisianaLost 7–26 at East Carolina-19East CarolinaLost 23–54 at Louisiana Tech-31Louisiana TechLost 0–41 vs. No. 23 Virginia Tech-41No. 23 Virginia TechLost 14–20 at UL Monroe-6UL MonroeLost 13–37 at No. 2 Tennessee-24No. 2 TennesseeWon 26–17 vs. Middle Tennessee+9Middle TennesseeWon 48–17 vs. UT Martin+31UT Martin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at4NebraskaL 7–⁠3810%
Sep 19vsTennessee TechW 38–⁠678%
Sep 26vsKansasL 37–⁠3958%
Oct 3vsLouisianaW 24–⁠1378%
Oct 10atEast CarolinaL 7–⁠2631%
Oct 17atLouisiana TechL 23–⁠5430%
Oct 24vs23Virginia TechL 0–⁠4127%
Oct 31atUL MonroeL 14–⁠2046%
Nov 7at2TennesseeL 13–⁠377%
Nov 14vsMiddle TennesseeW 26–⁠1771%
Nov 21vsUT MartinW 48–⁠1785%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UT Martin 48–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
237–⁠308
Coach
Watson Brown
Elo
1386 −51 this season
SP+ rating
-17.7 No. 101 of 112; offense No. 102, defense No. 94
SRS
−14.9 No. 96 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bill Clay
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 7Pernell Davis DTPhiladelphia Eagles