1998 Rice Owls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Rice Owls
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| division = Mountain Division
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Ken Hatfield
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = David Lee
| oc_year = 5th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Roger Hinshaw
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Rice Stadium
}}
{{1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1998
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| September 5 | | SMU (rivalry) | Rice Stadium | Houston, TX | W 23-17
| September 12 | at | Purdue
| September 19 | | Northwestern
| September 26 | at | Texas
| 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
}}
{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1998stats.pdf |title=1998 Rice Owls Football Combined Team Stats |publisher=Rice Owls football |access-date=July 6, 2018 |archive-date=July 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707010343/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1998stats.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2017FactBook.pdf |title=2017 Rice Owls Football Fact Book |publisher=Rice Owls football |access-date=July 6, 2018 |archive-date=February 6, 2018 |archive-url=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 |url-status=dead }}
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