1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1998

| team = Tulsa Golden Hurricane

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Western Athletic Conference

| division = Mountain Division

| short_conf = WAC

| record = 4–7

| conf_record = 2–6

| head_coach = David Rader

| hc_year = 11th

| off_coach = Rockey Felker

| oc_year = 4th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Pat Henderson

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Skelly Stadium

}}

{{1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}

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.{{cite web|title=1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=February 29, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulsa/1998-schedule.html}} 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.{{cite news|title=1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=February 29, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulsa/1998.html#all_passing}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1998

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 5

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southwest Missouri State

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 49–14

| attend = 24,332

| source ={{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-caswell-catches-3-td/150363661/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Caswell catches 3 TD passes as Tulsa rolls|date=September 6, 1998|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 35–20

| attend = 40,385

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = West Virginia

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| score = 21–44

| attend = 48,819

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 14–24

| attend = 18,320

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| score = 7–34

| attend = 31,575

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 10–14

| attend = 18,116

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 21–42

| attend = 21,763

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| score = 20–16

| attend = 15,187

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| score = 3–33

| attend = 11,143

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| opponent = TCU

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 7–17

| attend = 12,628

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 35–0

| attend = 12,054

}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022 |url=https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2022/8/19/TU_FB22_MediaGuide_Web_220819.pdf |publisher=University of Tulsa |page=188 |access-date=January 21, 2023 }}

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