1998 Utah Utes football team

1998 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
Record	7–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ron McBride (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$		7	–	1					12	–	1
Wyoming		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Rice		5	–	3					5	–	6
TCU		4	–	4					7	–	5
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
SMU		1	–	1					0	–	1
UNLV		0	–	8					0	–	11
Pacific Division
BYU xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
San Diego State x		7	–	1					7	–	5
Utah		5	–	3					7	–	4
Fresno State		5	–	3					5	–	6
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTEP		3	–	5					3	–	8
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the WAC's Pacific Division. The team played home games at the newly-opened Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. This was Utah's season last in WAC. The following year, the newly-formed Mountain West Conference began play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KSL	W 20–12	30,218
September 12	7:00 pm	Louisville*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 45–22	44,112
September 19	7:00 pm	Hawaii	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 30–21	37,699
September 26	7:00 pm	Boise State*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		L 28–31	36,037
October 3	1:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	KJZZ	L 24–27	16,349
October 17	1:00 pm	Fresno State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 24–16	33,065
October 24	7:00 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	KJZZ	L 20–21 ^OT	28,807
October 31	1:00 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	KJZZ	W 49–17	12,279
November 7	1:00 p.m.	UTEP	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 34–27 ^OT	37,812
November 14	1:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	KJZZ	W 41–7	22,281
November 21	11:30 am	BYU	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2	L 24–26	45,634
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

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NFL draft

One player was selected in the 1999 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Phil Glover	Linebacker	7	222	Tennessee Titans

References

1. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.