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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