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
}}
}}
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