1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football Big 12 Conference South Division Big 12 13 11 11–3 7–1 R. C. Slocum 10th Steve Kragthorpe 1st Pro-style Mike Hankwitz 2nd 4–3 Kyle Field Big 12 championBig 12 South Division champion Big 12 Championship Game W 36–332OT vs. Kansas State Sugar Bowl L 14–24 vs. Ohio State The 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach R. C. Slocum, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the Big 12's South Division title for the second consecutive season. Texas A&M advanced to the Big 12 Championship Game, where the Aggies defeated Kansas State to capture the Big 12 crown. Texas A&M was then invited to the Sugar Bowl, losing there to Ohio State. The team played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Schedule 1998 AP Central August 31 7:00 pm l y y 14 Florida State 2 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Kickoff Classic ABC 14–23 59,232 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-florida-state-rallies-p/152139102/ The Courier-News Florida State rallies past Texas A&M September 1, 1998 July 26, 2024 Newspapers.com September 12 7:30 pm w y 18 Louisiana Tech Kyle Field College Station, TX 28–7 A A 55,073 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81517893/texas-am-cools-off-louisiana-tech/ The El Paso Times Texas A&M cools off Louisiana Tech September 13, 1998 July 15, 2021 Newspapers.com September 19 1:00 pm w y y 17 Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS FSNSW 24–6 33,233 Texas A&M relentless in Southern Miss win September 20, 1998 The El Paso Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109344534/texas-am-relentless-in-southern-miss-wi/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com September 26 7:30 pm w y 17 North Texas Kyle Field College Station, TX 28–9 56,072 October 3 11:30 am w y 18 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 24–21 36,000 October 10 2:30 pm w 18 Nebraska 2 Kyle Field College Station, TX ABC 28–21 60,798 October 17 6:00 pm w y 10 Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX Battle of the Brazos FSN 35–14 42,333 October 24 2:30 pm w 8 Texas Tech 25 Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry ABC 17–10 62,873 October 31 6:00 pm w y 8 Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK FSN 17–6 47,250 November 7 6:00 pm w 7 Oklahoma Kyle Field College Station, TX FX 29–0 54,506 November 14 11:30 am w 6 Missouri 13 Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 17–14 60,433 November 27 11:00 am l y 6 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry ABC 24–26 83,687 December 5 2:30 pm w y 10 Kansas State 2 Trans World Dome St. Louis, MO Big 12 Championship ABC 36–33 2OT 60,798 January 1 7:00 pm l y y 8 Ohio State 3 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ABC 14–24 76,502 A A Win forfeited due to ineligible player. Rankings 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 14 18 17 17 18 18 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 10 8 11 Coaches Poll 0 15 15 19 18 18 19 18 13 10 9 8 8 7 6 10 9 13 BCS 8 14 8 7 6 6 5 8 6 Game summaries Florida State #14 Texas A&M 0 14 0 0 #2 Florida State 10 0 10 3 Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech 0 0 7 0 #18 Texas A&M 3 10 15 0 Texas A&M's 28–7 win over Louisiana Tech was forfeited on September 23 after Aggie running back D'Andre Hardeman was discovered to have been academically ineligible. Since Hardeman had played in the first two games of the 1998 season, he was disqualified from playing for the remainder of the year.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hardeman-ineligible-am-forfeits/ Hardeman Ineligible, A&M Forfeits CBS News September 23, 1998 September 12, 2019 Southern Miss #17 Texas A&M 3 11 7 3 Southern Miss 0 0 0 6 North Texas North Texas 0 3 0 6 #17 Texas A&M 7 7 7 7 Kansas #18 Texas A&M 14 0 3 7 Kansas 7 0 7 7 Dante Hall rushes for 177 yards. Nebraska #2 Nebraska 0 7 0 14 #18 Texas A&M 7 7 7 7 This game began the Aggies' annual Maroon Out tradition.https://maroonout.tamu.edu/history/ Maroon Out: History Texas A&M University July 28, 2018 A&M scored a dramatic upset at home over undefeated Nebraska. Two 100-yard rushers for the Aggies in Dante Hall(113) and Ja’mar Toombs(110). Baylor #10 Texas A&M 7 7 7 14 Baylor 0 0 7 7 Texas Tech #25 Texas Tech 3 7 0 0 #8 Texas A&M 7 7 0 3 Oklahoma State #8 Texas A&M 0 10 7 0 Oklahoma State 3 3 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 #7 Texas A&M 7 6 3 13 Missouri #13 Missouri 0 7 0 7 #6 Texas A&M 0 6 0 11 Texas #6 Texas A&M 0 7 0 17 Texas 10 6 0 10 Kansas State #2 Kansas State vs. #10 Texas A&M Wildcats Aggies 10 7 10 0 3 3 0 6 6 15 3 6 December 5 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 2:30 p.m. CST 60,798 Randy Cristal yes Q1 2 6:31 KSU Martin Gramatica 47-yard field goal KSU 3–0 2:02 KSU Justin Swift 15-yard pass from Michael Bishop (Gramatica kick) KSU 10–0 Q2 3 11:00 A&M Russell Bynum 25-yard field goal KSU 10–3 10:37 KSU Darnell McDonald 66-yard pass from Michael Bishop (Gramatica kick) KSU 17–3 4:16 A&M Russell Bynum 26-yard field goal KSU 17–6 Q3 3 8:42 A&M Ja'Mar Toombs 2-yard run (pass failed) KSU 17–12 4:31 KSU Martin Gramatica 45-yard field goal KSU 20–12 4:31 KSU Michael Bishop 5-yard run (Gramatica kick) KSU 27–12 Q4 2 9:20 A&M Leroy Hodge 13-yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Bynum kick) KSU 27–19 1:05 A&M Sirr Parker 9-yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Parker pass from Stewart) Tied 27–27 OT 2 A&M Russell Bynum 18-yard field goal A&M 30–27 KSU Martin Gramatica 22-yard field goal Tied 30–30 2OT 2 KSU Martin Gramatica 22-yard field goal KSU 33–30 A&M Sirr Parker 32-yard pass from Branndon Stewart A&M 36–33 yes 1998 Big 12 Championship Game 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team Perfection Eludes Kansas St. and U.C.L.A. The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/06/sports/college-football-perfection-eludes-kansas-st-and-ucla.html December 6, 1998 August 15, 2019 Ohio State #3 Ohio State 21 3 0 0 #9 Texas A&M 7 0 7 0 1999 Sugar Bowl 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Roster 1998 Texas A&M Aggies y 7 QB SR N Branndon Stewart 8 RB SR y Sirr Parker 15 Jr Randy McCown QB y 28 RB FR N Ja'Mar Toombs 32 RB SO N Burnest Rhodes 34 RB JR y Dante Hall Dante Hall 42 WR SO n Chris Taylor 62 OL SO n Semisi Heimuli 71 OL FR y n Chris Valetta 73 Jr Cameron Spikes OL y 77 So Seth McKinney OL y 78 Jr Andy Vincent OL 79 Jr Shea Holder OL 80 Jr Chris Cole Chris Cole (wide receiver) WR y 81 So Matt Bumgardner WR 87 TE SR n Derrick Spiller 88 WR JR n Leroy Hodge 89 Sr Dan Campbell TE y 1 So Michael Jameson SS y 2 OLB FR n Christian Rodriguez 9 Sr Dat Nguyen ILB y 18 CB SO n Sedrick Curry 23 OLB SO n Jason Glenn 25 SS JR n Nate Wallace 26 CB FR y n Jay Brooks 30 Jr Brandon Jennings FS y 39 Jr Jason Webster CB y 40 OLB SO n Roylin Bradley 43 OLB SR n Warrick Holdman 44 OLB JR n Sean Coryatt 46 ILB SO n Cornelius Anthony 92 Jr Mike Kazmierski DL 95 So Rocky Bernard DE y 97 DE Fr n Lonnie Madison 96 So Ron Edwards Ron Edwards (American football) DT y 99 So Ronald Flemons DE y 6 Jr y Shane Lechler P 37 PK SO n Russell Bynum https://web.archive.org/web/19990202160629/http://sports.tamu.edu/sports/football/roster/ R. C. Slocum (10th season) Steve Kragthorpe (offensive coordinator) Mike Hankwitz (defensive coordinator) References Texas AandM Category:Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Category:Big 12 Conference football champion seasons Texas AandM Aggies football Category:Long stubs with short prose