1998 UNLV Rebels football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1998

| team = UNLV Rebels

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Western Athletic Conference

| division = Mountain Division

| short_conf = WAC

| record = 0–11

| conf_record = 0–8

| head_coach = Jeff Horton

| hc_year = 5th

| off_coach = Al “Buzz” Preston

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Ruffin McNeill

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

}}

{{1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1998 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jeff Horton, the team compiled an 0–11 record.{{cite news|title=1998 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 20, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1998-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=UNLV 2020 Football Guide|publisher=University of Nevada, Las Vegas|year=2020|page=131|accessdate=December 20, 2020|url=https://unlvrebels.com/documents/2020/10/21//Section_4_Record_Book_pg_89_169.pdf?id=15887}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1998

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 5

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| w/l = l

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Ryan Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 7–41

| attend = 30,197

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| w/l = l

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 10–52

| attend = 20,279

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| w/l = l

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| opprank = 14

| score = 7–52

| attend = 75,044

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| away = y

| w/l = l

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| score = 16–38

| attend = 27,632

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| nonconf = y

| w/l = l

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 20–31

| gamename = rivalry

| attend = 22,006

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| away = y

| w/l = l

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| score = 14–38

| attend = 61,774

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 25–28

| overtime = OT

| attend = 17,089

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| away = y

| w/l = l

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| score = 7–10

| attend = 16,073

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 16–20

| attend = 15,187

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| away = y

| w/l = l

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 16–38

| attend = 15,168

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = l

| opponent = TCU

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 18–41

| attend = 15,441

}}

}}

References