1998 Rice Owls football team

1998 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Lee (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (1st as DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by fifth-year head coach Ken Hatfield, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Owls finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in WAC play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.[1]

  1. ^ "1998 Rice Owls football schedule". riceowls.com. Rice University. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.