1998 UNLV Rebels football team

1998 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record0–11 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl “Buzz” Preston (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRuffin McNeill (2nd season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jeff Horton, the team compiled an 0–11 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Northwestern*
L 7–4130,197
September 12Air Force
L 10–5220,279
September 19at No. 14 Wisconsin*
L 7–5275,044
September 26at Colorado State
L 16–3827,632
October 3Nevada*
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV (rivalry)
L 20–3122,006
October 10at BYU
L 14–3861,774
October 17Wyoming
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
L 25–28 OT17,089
October 24at SMU
L 7–1016,073
October 31Tulsa
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
L 16–2015,187
November 14at Rice
L 16–3815,168
November 21TCU
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
L 18–4115,441
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1998 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 131. Retrieved December 20, 2020.