1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1998 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big 12 South
1998 record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	John Blake (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Dickinson (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Rex Ryan (1st year)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,765)

1998 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#10 Kansas State x		8	–	0		11	–	2
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3		9	–	4
#21 Missouri		5	–	3		8	–	4
Colorado		4	–	4		8	–	4
Kansas		1	–	7		4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7		3	–	8
Southern Division
#11 Texas A&M x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
#15 Texas		6	–	2		9	–	3
Texas Tech		4	–	4		7	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Oklahoma		3	–	5		5	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7		2	–	9
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. It was John Blake's final season as head coach as he was fired after the end of the regular season and was replaced by Florida defensive coordinator Bob Stoops.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	North Texas*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 37–9	72,831
September 12	6:00 PM	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 10–9	38,256
September 19	6:00 PM	California*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	L 12–13	74,235
October 3	2:30 PM	#15 Colorado	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 25–27	71,217
October 10	11:30 AM	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	FSN	L 3–34	75,587
October 17	1:00 PM	at #20 Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO		L 6–20	61,586
October 24	6:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	PPV	L 26–41	50,614
October 31	1:00 PM	Iowa State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 17–14	70,019
November 7	6:00 PM	at #7 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FX	L 0–29	54,506
November 14	1:00 PM	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		W 28–16	27,930
November 21	1:00 PM	Texas Tech	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 20–17	65,583
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Awards

All-Big 12: DT Kelly Gregg ^[2]

References

↑ "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
↑ SoonerSports.com

Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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