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BW · 1998 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
1st
4–1 in BW

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
75
1917–2017
All-Time Record
261–460–16
0.365 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#25
1924
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 20 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 2 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 16 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Idaho head-to-head · History & Eras

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8EASTERN WASHINGTONUnranked—W 31–14
3Week 3 · Sep 15San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–8W 17–12
4Week 4 · Sep 22Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8L 16–24
5Week 5 · Sep 29LSUH2HSEC4–7L 20–53
6Week 6 · Oct 6IDAHO STATEUnranked—W 52–3
7Week 7 · Oct 13Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–8W 52–14
8Week 8 · Oct 20Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW3–8W 26–14
9Week 9 · Oct 27Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND BW6–5L 23–58
10Week 10 · Nov 3North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND BW3–8W 41–23
12Week 12 · Nov 17New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW3–8W 36–32
13Week 13 · Nov 24Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND BW6–5W 36–35
18Final · Jan 5Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA7–5W 42–35

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.496
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-20+30
  • Southern Miss +7
  • Boise State +6
  • San José State +4
  • Arkansas State +4
  • Utah State +3
  • North Texas +3
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Nevada -5
  • LSU -7
  • Washington State -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #37Better than 74%
Win % Place 17thBetter than 88%

0.750 Win % · Change 7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#46W14#45Regular Season Final#45Post-Season W2#44Post-Season W3#37Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+5
-8
-33
+49
+38
+12
-35
+18
+4
+1
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1081972#1161973#1281974#651996#821997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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