1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1998 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pete Schmidt (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Jon Heacock (2nd season)
Base defense 46 flex
MVPChris Gall, Jabar Robinson
CaptainChris Gall, Jabar Robinson
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Ohio State  %+  7 –1   11 –1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+  7 –1   11 –1  
No. 12 Michigan +  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 24 Purdue  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 17 Penn State  5 –3   9 –3  
Michigan State  4 –4   6 –6  
Minnesota  2 –6   5 –6  
Indiana  2 –6   4 –7  
Illinois  2 –6   3 –8  
Iowa  2 –6   3 –8  
Northwestern  0 –8   3 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Cam Cameron in his second year as head coach.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 126:00 pm Western Michigan *
W 45–3031,238 [1]
September 191:30 pmat Kentucky *
L 27–3157,788 [2]
September 266:00 pmat Cincinnati *
W 48–1432,117 [3]
October 312:00 pmNo. 13 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
 ESPN Plus L 20–2432,328 [4]
October 1012:00 pmat Michigan State
ESPN L 31–38 2OT73,425 [5]
October 1712:00 pm Iowa Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPN PlusW 14–736,598 [6]
October 2412:00 pmat Michigan
ESPNL 10–21110,863 [7]
October 313:30 pmNo. 1 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
 ABC L 7–3852,049 [8]
November 72:00 pmat Illinois
L 16–3131,388 [9]
November 1412:00 pm Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
 FSN W 20–1930,049 [10]
November 211:00 pmat Purdue
L 7–5268,512 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 40Chris GallSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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