American college football season
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
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 | |
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- $ – BCS representative as conference champion
- % – BCS at-large representative
- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 249 to 229.[1]
Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by Football News and The Sports Network.[2] Carter was also named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Running back Thomas Hamner was named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Defensive tackle Matt Anderle, linebacker Luke Braaten, cornerback Jason Hagman, linebacker Justin Hall, fullback Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, offensive guard Ryan Roth, tight end Zach Vevea, linebacker Jim Wilkinson and linebacker Parc Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]
Total attendance for the season was 249,764, which averaged out to 41,627 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.[5]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 1:30 pm | Arkansas State* | | | W 17–14 | 40,112 | |
September 12 | 7:00 pm | at Houston* | | | W 14–7 | 17,540 | |
September 19 | 2:30 pm | Memphis* | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis
| MSC | W 41–14 | 35,919 | |
October 3 | 1:00 pm | at Purdue | | | L 21–56 | 56,809 | |
October 10 | 2:30 pm | No. 13 Penn State | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis
| ABC | L 17–27 | 40,456 | |
October 17 | 11:00 am | at No. 1 Ohio State | | ESPN | L 15–45 | 93,183 | |
October 24 | 11:00 am | Michigan State | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis
| ESPN+ | W 19–18 | 41,327 | |
October 31 | 11:00 am | No. 22 Michigan | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis (Little Brown Jug)
| ESPN | L 10–15 | 41,310 | |
November 7 | 11:00 am | at No. 8 Wisconsin | | ESPN | L 7–26 | 78,767 | |
November 14 | 12:00 pm | at Indiana | | | L 19–20 | 30,049 | [6] |
November 21 | 1:30 pm | Iowa | | | W 49–7 | 50,640 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster |
References
- ^ "1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
- ^ Roe, Jon (November 15, 1998). "Bowl shot booted away". Star Tribune. p. C1. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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