1998 UNLV
0–11 (0–8 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jeff Horton. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Northwestern | L 7–41 | 22% |
| Sep 12 | vs Air Force | L 10–52 | 26% |
| Sep 19 | at 14Wisconsin | L 7–52 | 14% |
| Sep 26 | at Colorado State | L 16–38 | 11% |
| Oct 3 | vs Nevada | L 20–31 | 37% |
| Oct 10 | at BYU | L 14–38 | 17% |
| Oct 17 | vs Wyoming | L 25–28 | 22% |
| Oct 24 | at SMU | L 7–10 | 22% |
| Oct 31 | vs Tulsa | L 16–20 | 44% |
| Nov 14 | at Rice | L 16–38 | 15% |
| Nov 21 | vs TCU | L 18–41 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to TCU 41–18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 15th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 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
- 0–11
- Conference
- 0–8 tied for 15th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 156–389
- Coach
- Jeff Horton
- Elo
- 1228 −129 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.9 No. 97 of 112; offense No. 99, defense No. 93
- SRS
- −17.3 No. 102 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Al “Buzz” Preston
- Defensive coordinator
- Ruffin McNeill
Drafted in 1999
The 1999 draft| Rd 6 | Talance Sawyer DE | Minnesota Vikings |
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.