Southern Miss
USA · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 19 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Miss head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | L 6–34 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H |  B12 | 11–3 | L 6–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 55–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H |  USA | 12–0 | L 7–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | USA | 7–5 | W 56–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | USA | 3–8 | W 37–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | USA | 6–5 | W 41–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | L 20–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | USA | 3–8 | W 21–15 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | USA | 2–9 | W 45–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Nevada (NEVADA)H2H | IND BW | 6–5 | W 55–28 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Idaho (IDAHO)H2H | IND BW | 9–3 | L 35–42 |
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).
- Louisville +7
- East Carolina +6
- Nevada +6
- Army +3
- Houston +3
- Louisiana +2
- Memphis +2
- Tulane 0
- Penn State -3
- Texas A&M -3
- Idaho -3
- Alabama -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 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.