1998 Wyoming
8–3 (6–2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dana Dimel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana Tech 31–19Sep 26
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs Montana State | W 17–9 | 85% |
| Sep 19 | at 12Georgia | L 9–16 | 26% |
| Sep 26 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 31–19 | 63% |
| Oct 3 | vs Utah | W 27–24 | 57% |
| Oct 10 | vs SMU | W 12–7 | 72% |
| Oct 17 | at UNLV | W 28–25 | 78% |
| Oct 24 | vs Rice | W 34–24 | 70% |
| Oct 31 | at TCU | W 34–27 | 65% |
| Nov 7 | at Colorado State | W 27–19 | 38% |
| Nov 14 | vs 23Air Force | L 3–10 | 50% |
| Nov 21 | at Tulsa | L 0–35 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 35–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 11: 25
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 6–2 4th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 25
- Points
- 222–215
- Coach
- Dana Dimel
- Elo
- 1536 +14 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.1 No. 47 of 112; offense No. 75, defense No. 18
- SRS
- 0.4 No. 52 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinators
- Dave Warner and Clancy Barone
- Defensive coordinator
- Vic Koenning
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.