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1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record4–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRockey Felker (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorPat Henderson (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 1     12 1  
Wyoming   6 2     8 3  
Colorado State   5 3     8 4  
Rice   5 3     5 6  
TCU   4 4     7 5  
Tulsa   2 6     4 7  
SMU   1 1     0 1  
UNLV   0 8     0 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 1     9 5  
San Diego State x   7 1     7 5  
Utah   5 3     7 4  
Fresno State   5 3     5 6  
San Jose State   3 5     4 8  
UTEP   3 5     3 8  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
Hawaii   0 8     0 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eleventh year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–7 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback John Fitzgerald with 1,457 passing yards, Reggie Williams and Charlie Higgins, each with 447 rushing yards, and Wes Caswell with 598 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Southwest Missouri State*W 49–1424,332[3]
September 12Oklahoma State*
W 35–2040,385
September 19at No. 19 West Virginia*L 21–4448,819
October 3San Diego Statedagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–2418,320
October 10at Colorado StateL 7–3431,575
October 17at RiceL 10–1418,116
October 24Air Force
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 21–4221,763
October 31at UNLVW 20–1615,187
November 7at SMUL 3–3311,143
November 14TCU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–1712,628
November 21Wyoming
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 35–012,054
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Caswell catches 3 TD passes as Tulsa rolls". The Daily Oklahoman. September 6, 1998. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 21, 2023.