1998 Utah Utes football team

1998 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division
1998 record	7–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ron McBride (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee[1] (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (4th year)
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium (45,017)

1998 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
#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 season was Utah's last in the Western Athletic Conference - the following year, the newly created Mountain West Conference began play. This was also the first season in the newly rebuilt Rice–Eccles Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)	KSL	W 20–12	30,218
September 12	7:00 PM	Louisville*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	KJZZ	W 45–22	44,112
September 19	7:00 PM	Hawaii		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	None	W 30–21	37,699
September 26	7:00 PM	Boise State*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	None	L 28–31	36,037
October 3	1:00 PM	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming	KJZZ	L 24–27	16,349
October 17	1:00 PM	Fresno State		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	None	W 24–16	33,065
October 24	7:00 PM	at San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California	KJZZ	L 20–21 ^OT	28,807
October 31	1:00 PM	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California	KJZZ	W 49–17	12,279
November 7	1:00 p.m.	UTEP		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah	None	W 34–27 ^OT	37,812
November 14	1:00 pm	at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico (The Bowl)	KJZZ	W 41–7	22,281
November 21	11:30 am	BYU		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War)	ESPN2	L 24–26	45,634
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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After the season

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. "Bio: Tommy Lee". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
3. "1998 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
4. "1999 Utah Football Preseason Information". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2009-06-16.