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Washington State

PAC · 1998 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
10th
0–8 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–8W 20–13
3Week 3 · Sep 15Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND BW6–5W 33–21
4Week 4 · Sep 22Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND BW9–3W 24–16
5Week 5 · Sep 29California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–6L 14–24
6Week 6 · Oct 6UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 17–49
7Week 7 · Oct 13Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–4L 29–51
8Week 8 · Oct 20USCH2HPAC8–5L 14–42
10Week 10 · Nov 3Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC5–6L 28–38
11Week 11 · Nov 10Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC12–1L 7–41
12Week 12 · Nov 17Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–8L 28–38
13Week 13 · Nov 24Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC6–6L 9–16

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
4.919
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-20
-38+18
  • Idaho +9
  • Boise State +6
  • Illinois +3
  • Arizona -1
  • UCLA -2
  • Oregon -4
  • USC -5
  • California -6
  • Arizona State -6
  • Washington -6
  • Stanford -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 #79Better than 43%
Win % Place 81stBetter than 42%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78W14#79Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W2#79Post-Season W3#79Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+12
+8
-10
-32
-22
-28
-10
-34
-10
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#541993#211994#861995#671996#111997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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