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1998 Wyoming Cowboys football
1998 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Dana Dimel (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Dave Warner (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Clancy Barone (1st as OC, 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (2nd season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 33,500)
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$	7	–	1	12	–	1
Wyoming	6	–	2	8	–	3
Colorado State	5	–	3	8	–	4
Rice	5	–	3	5	–	6
TCU	4	–	4	7	–	5
Tulsa	2	–	6	4	–	7
SMU	1	–	1	0	–	1
UNLV	0	–	8	0	–	11
Pacific Division
BYU xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
San Diego State x	7	–	1	7	–	5
Utah	5	–	3	7	–	4
Fresno State	5	–	3	5	–	6
San Jose State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UTEP	3	–	5	3	–	8
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
Hawaii	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by second-year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with an 8–3 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 2nd in the Mountain Division. Despite a solid overall record, the Cowboys were not invited to play in a bowl game. This was Wyoming's last season in the WAC before they joined the Mountain West Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Montana State*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 17–9
September 19	at No. 12 Georgia*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 9–16	86,117	^[1]
September 26	Louisiana Tech*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 31–19	14,924	^[2]
October 3	Utah		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 27–24	16,349
October 10	SMU		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 12–7	15,504
October 17	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	W 28–25 ^OT	17,089
October 24	Rice		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 34–24	16,134
October 31	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 34–27	23,080
November 7	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Border War)	W 27–19
November 14	No. 23 Air Force	No. 25	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 3–10	29,197
November 21	at Tulsa		Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–35	12,054
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "UGA overcomes blunders, tops Wyoming". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UW unveils united front". Casper Star-Tribune. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1998 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.