1998 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 BYU Cougars football Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division WAC 9–5 7–1 LaVell Edwards 27th Norm Chow 3rd Roger French 18th Pro spread Ken Schmidt 8th 4–3 Cougar Stadium WAC Pacific Division co-champion WAC Championship Game L 13–20 vs. Air Force Liberty Bowl L 27–41 vs. Tulane The 1998 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1998-schedule.html 1998 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results Sports-Reference.com August 5, 2018 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 1998 AP September 5 l y y Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN 31–38 83,818 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71634751/cougars-get-steam-rolled-by-speedy/ The Salt Lake Tribune Cougars get steam-rolled by speedy Crimson Tide September 6, 1998 February 20, 2021 Newspapers.com September 12 w y Arizona State 14 Cougar Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 26–6 65,096 September 19 l y y Washington 9 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ABC 10–20 71,297 September 26 w y 1998 Murray State Racers Murray State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT KSL 43–9 October 3 l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 21–31 38,326 October 10 w UNLV Cougar Stadium Provo, UT KSL 38–14 61,774 October 17 w y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 31–9 29,944 October 24 w San Jose State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 46–43 62,423 Other Games The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California October 25, 1998 B9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18119208/other_games/ Newspapers.com March 8, 2018 October 29 Thursday w San Diego State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 13–0 63,496 November 7 w New Mexico Cougar Stadium Provo, UT KSL 46–21 November 14 w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 31–14 19,307 November 21 w y Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Holy War ESPN2 26–24 45,634 December 5 l y y Air Force 17 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV WAC Championship Game ABC 13–20 32,745 December 31 Thursday l y y Tulane 10 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ESPN 27–41 52,197 Roster 1998 BYU Cougars f 11 Fr Brandon Doman QB y 88 Fr Doug Jolley TE y 7 Jr Kevin Feterik QB 20 Fr Reno Mahe WR y 91 Jr Tevita Ofahengaue TE y 75 Jr John Tait John Tait (American football) OL y 70 Sr Joe Wong Joe Wong (American football) T y 92 Fr Ryan Denney DE y 55 Fr Justin Ena LB y 93 Jr Byron Frisch DE y 98 So Chris Hoke DT y 93 Fr Brett Keisel DE y 44 Jr Rob Morris Rob Morris (American football) LB y 72 So Hans Olsen Hans Olsen (American football) y DT 27 So Owen Pochman K y *LaVell Edwards References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons BYU Cougars football