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1998 Utah

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ron McBride.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1998, game by game: won at Utah State 20–12; won vs. Louisville 45–22; won vs. Hawai’i 30–21; lost vs. Boise State 28–31; lost at Wyoming 24–27; won vs. Fresno State 24–16; lost at San Diego State 20–21; won at San José State 49–17; won vs. UTEP 34–27; won at New Mexico 41–7; lost vs. BYU 24–26+34−3Won 20–12 at Utah State+8Utah StateWon 45–22 vs. Louisville+23LouisvilleWon 30–21 vs. Hawai’i+9Hawai’iLost 28–31 vs. Boise State-3Boise StateLost 24–27 at Wyoming-3WyomingWon 24–16 vs. Fresno State+8Fresno StateLost 20–21 at San Diego State-1San Diego StateWon 49–17 at San José State+32San José StateWon 34–27 vs. UTEP+7UTEPWon 41–7 at New Mexico+34New MexicoLost 24–26 vs. BYU-2BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atUtah StateW 20–⁠1247%
Sep 12vsLouisvilleW 45–⁠2282%
Sep 19vsHawai’iW 30–⁠2183%
Sep 26vsBoise StateL 28–⁠3179%
Oct 3atWyomingL 24–⁠2743%
Oct 17vsFresno StateW 24–⁠1668%
Oct 24atSan Diego StateL 20–⁠2151%
Oct 31atSan José StateW 49–⁠1760%
Nov 7vsUTEPW 34–⁠2780%
Nov 14atNew MexicoW 41–⁠765%
Nov 21vsBYUL 24–⁠2658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 26–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The tied 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
339–⁠227
Coach
Ron McBride
Elo
1580 +57 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 54 of 112; offense No. 52, defense No. 57
SRS
0.4 No. 53 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tommy Lee
Defensive coordinator
Kyle Whittingham
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 7Phil Glover LBTennessee Titans

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.