1998 BYU Cougars football team

1998 BYU Cougars football
WAC Pacific Division co-champion
WAC Championship Game, L 13–20 vs. Air Force
Liberty Bowl, L 27–41 vs. Tulane
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
Record	9–5 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (27th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Norm Chow (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Roger French (18th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Ken Schmidt (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. ^[1] The Cougars were led by 27th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of the Pacific Division title with a conference record of 7–1. The Cougars advanced to the 1998 WAC Championship Game over division co-champion San Diego State due to a head-to-head victory. After losing to Air Force in the conference championship game, BYU was invited to the 1998 Liberty Bowl, where they were defeated by the undefeated Tulane Green Wave. This was BYU's last season in the WAC before joining the Mountain West Conference in 1999.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Alabama *	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	L 31–38	83,818	[2]
September 12	No. 14 Arizona State *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 26–6	65,096
September 19	at No. 9 Washington *	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 10–20	71,297
September 26	Murray State *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	KSL	W 43–9
October 3	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 21–31	38,326
October 10	UNLV	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	KSL	W 38–14	61,774
October 17	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 31–9	29,944
October 24	San Jose State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 46–43	62,423	[3]
October 29	San Diego State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 13–0	63,496
November 7	New Mexico	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	KSL	W 46–21
November 14	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 31–14	19,307
November 21	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2	W 26–24	45,634
December 5	vs. No. 17 Air Force *	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV (WAC Championship Game)	ABC	L 13–20	32,745
December 31	vs. No. 10 Tulane *	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–41	52,197
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1998 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 75 John Tait Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 44 Rob Morris Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach LaVell Edwards Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1998 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
2. "Cougars get steam-rolled by speedy Crimson Tide". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 6, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Other Games". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1998. p. B9. Retrieved March 8, 2018– via Newspapers.com.