1998 Rice Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1998 Rice Owls football Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division WAC 5–6 5–3 Ken Hatfield 5th David Lee 5th Roger Hinshaw 1st Rice Stadium The 1998 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Mountain Division in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 5–6 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the WAC's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston. Schedule 1998 NCAA Division I FBS AP y September 5 SMU (rivalry) Rice Stadium Houston, TX W 23-17 <OT> 42,674 September 12 at Purdue<ncg> Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 19-21 42,563 September 19 Northwestern<ncg> Rice Stadium Houston, TX L 14-23 16,271 September 26 at Texas<ncg> (rivalry) Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX L 21-59 71,486 October 10 at San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA L 17-20 13,668 October 17 Tulsa Rice Stadium Houston, TX W 14-10 18,116 October 24 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY L 24-34 16,134 October 31 Colorado State Rice Stadium Houston, TX W 35-24 18,344 November 7 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 14-12 21,111 November 14 UNLV Rice Stadium Houston, TX W 38-16 15,168 November 21 at No. 20 Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO L 16-22 47,647 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1998stats.pdf 1998 Rice Owls Football Combined Team Stats Rice Owls football July 6, 2018 July 7, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180707010343/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1998stats.pdf dead http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2017FactBook.pdf 2017 Rice Owls Football Fact Book Rice Owls football July 6, 2018 February 6, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180206012737/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2017FactBook.pdf dead References Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons Rice Owls football