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WAC · 1998 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
684–562–50
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1938, 2010, 2022
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB123–8W 31–21
3Week 3 · Sep 15Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB125–6L 9–10
5Week 5 · Sep 29Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC12–1W 35–34
6Week 6 · Oct 6Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 19–16
7Week 7 · Oct 13Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–6W 21–10
8Week 8 · Oct 20SMUH2HIND WAC5–7L 6–10
9Week 9 · Oct 27Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–4L 21–42
10Week 10 · Nov 3Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–3L 27–34
11Week 11 · Nov 10Rice (RICE)H2HIND WAC5–6L 12–14
12Week 12 · Nov 17Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC4–7W 17–7
13Week 13 · Nov 24UNLVH2HIND WAC0–11W 41–18
18Final · Jan 5USCH2HPAC8–5W 28–19

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
2.918
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-26+34
  • Air Force +12
  • USC +8
  • Fresno State +5
  • Tulsa +4
  • Iowa State +3
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • UNLV 0
  • Wyoming -3
  • Colorado State -4
  • Oklahoma -6
  • Rice -6
  • SMU -7

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 #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.583 Win % · Change 5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56W14#54Regular Season Final#55Post-Season W2#54Post-Season W3#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
-1
+1
+3
+11
-4
-21
-7
-2
+10
+23
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#831993#421994#571995#901996#1061997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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