1998 Kansas Jayhawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Kansas Jayhawks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big 12 Conference
| division = North Division
| short_conf = Big 12
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Terry Allen
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Bill Salmon
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Ardell Wiegandt
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1998 Big 12 Conference football standings}}
The 1998 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Terry Allen, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the Big 12's North Division standings. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1998
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv = ABC
| score = 28–38
| attend = 32,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = Border War
| tv = ABC
| score = 23–41
| attend = 59,270
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 63–21
| attend = 31,100
| source = {{cite news |last1=Bechard |first1=Harold |title=KU Routs Illinois State For First Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86450413/ |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=The Salina Journal |date=September 20, 1998 |page=D1 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UAB
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv =
| score = 39–37
| overtime=4OT
| attend = 30,543
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90485261/hill-jayhawks-outlast-uab-in-four-overt/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Hill, Jayhawks outlast UAB in four overtimes|date=September 27, 1998|accessdate=December 12, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 11:30 a.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv = FSN
| score = 21–24
| attend = 36,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Floyd Casey Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| tv =
| score = 24–31
| attend = 31,271
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = FSN
| score = 0–41
| attend = 76,174
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv = FX
| score = 33–17
| attend = 31,600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 11:30 a.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
| tv = FSN
| score = 6–54
| attend = 43,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Texas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 23–14
| attend = 20,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| tv =
| score = 20–23
| attend = 26,059
}}
}}