1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1998 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Dickinson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Rex Ryan (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1997
1999  
1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 10 Kansas State x  8 0   11 2  
No. 19 Nebraska  5 3   9 4  
No. 21 Missouri  5 3   8 4  
Colorado  4 4   8 4  
Kansas  1 7   4 7  
Iowa State  1 7   3 8  
South Division
No. 11 Texas A&M x$  7 1   11 3  
No. 15 Texas  6 2   9 3  
Texas Tech  4 4   7 5  
Oklahoma State  3 5   5 6  
Oklahoma  3 5   5 6  
Baylor  1 7   2 9  
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33 
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Sooners went 3-5 in Big 12 Conference play, and 5-6 overall. As of the 2023 season, this was the last time the Sooners failed to qualify for a bowl game. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. It was John Blake's final season as head coach as he was fired after the end of the regular season and was replaced by Florida defensive coordinator Bob Stoops.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 p.m. North Texas *W 37–972,831
September 126:00 p.m.at TCU *W 10–938,256
September 196:00 p.m. California *
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FSN L 12–1374,235
October 32:30 p.m.No. 15 Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABC L 25–2771,217
October 1011:30 a.m.vs. Texas FSNL 3–3475,587
October 171:00 p.m.at No. 20 Missouri L 6–2061,586
October 246:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State PPV L 26–4150,614
October 311:00 p.m. Iowa State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 17–1470,019
November 76:00 p.m.at No. 7 Texas A&M FX L 0–2954,506
November 141:00 p.m.at Baylor W 28–1627,930
November 211:00 p.m. Texas Tech
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 20–1765,583
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 63Jason Bronson Redshirt.svg  So
QB 8 Brandon Daniels Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 69 Brad Davis Fr
WR 12 Curtis Fagan Fr
FB 30 Jermaine Fazande Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 81 Chris Hammons Redshirt.svg  So
FB 35 Seth Littrell So
OL 78 Stockar McDougle Jr
RB 31 Josh Norman Fr
RB 33 De'Mond Parker Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 88 Trent Smith Fr
WR 15 J.T. Thatcher Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 84Dale Allen Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 28 William Bartee Jr
WR 24Chris Blocker Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 97 Kelly Gregg Sr
CB 9 Corey Ivy Sr
LB 46 Brandon Moore Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 38 Roy Williams Fr
DB 17 Andre Woolfolk Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Postseason

Awards

1999 NFL Draft

The 1999 NFL Draft was held at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 17–18, 1999. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
260 Jermaine Fazande Running back San Diego Chargers
5159 De'Mond Parker Running back Green Bay Packers
6173 Kelly Gregg Defensive tackle Cincinnati Bengals

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