Houston
USA · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Houston head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 5–6 | L 10–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | L 7–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 10–2 | L 24–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 13–0 | L 7–42 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H |  USA | 2–9 | W 35–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | USA | 3–8 | L 28–38 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND BW | 3–8 | W 31–9 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | USA | 6–5 | W 34–31 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | USA | 7–5 | L 15–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | USA | 2–9 | L 43–44 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | USA | 12–0 | L 20–48 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- East Carolina +6
- North Texas +3
- Memphis +2
- Tennessee 0
- Tulane 0
- UCLA -2
- Southern Miss -5
- California -6
- Minnesota -6
- Army -8
- Cincinnati -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.