1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Wyoming Cowboys
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| division = Mountain Division
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = Dana Dimel
| hc_year = 2nd
| cooff_coach1 = Dave Warner
| cooc1_year = 1st
| cooff_coach2 = Clancy Barone
| cooc2_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Vic Koenning
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = War Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dana Dimel, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with mark 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the WAC's Mountain Division. Despite the good record, Wyoming was not invited to a bowl game. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
This was Wyoming's last season in the WAC before they joined the Mountain West Conference the next year.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1998
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| score = 17–9
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| score = 9–16
| attend = 86,117
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-uga-overcomes/157268010/|work=Anderson Independent-Mail|title=UGA overcomes blunders, tops Wyoming|date=September 20, 1998|accessdate=October 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| score = 31–19
| attend = 14,924
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81518222/uw-unveils-united-front/|work=Casper Star-Tribune|title=UW unveils united front|date=September 27, 1998|accessdate=July 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| score = 27–24
| attend = 16,349
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| score = 12–7
| attend = 15,504
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| score = 28–25
| overtime = OT
| attend = 17,089
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| score = 34–24
| attend = 16,134
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| score = 34–27
| attend = 23,080
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = Border War
| score = 27–19
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| rank = 25
| opponent = Air Force
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| score = 3–10
| attend = 29,197
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 0–35
| attend = 12,054
}}
}}
Rankings
{{See also|1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 15
| poll1_0=NR
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=RV
| poll1_6=RV
| poll1_7=RV
| poll1_8=RV
| poll1_9=RV
| poll1_10=25
| poll1_11=RV
| poll1_12=RV
| poll1_13=RV
| poll1_14=RV
| poll1_15=RV
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek =0
| poll2lastweek =15
| poll2_0=NR
| poll2_1=NR
| poll2_2=NR
| poll2_3=NR
| poll2_4=RV
| poll2_5=RV
| poll2_6=RV
| poll2_7=RV
| poll2_8=RV
| poll2_9=RV
| poll2_10=25т
| poll2_11=RV
| poll2_12=RV
| poll2_13=RV
| poll2_14=RV
| poll2_15=RV
| poll3title = BCS
| poll3firstweek = 8
| poll3lastweek = 14
| poll3_8=NR
| poll3_9=NR
| poll3_10=NR
| poll3_11=NR
| poll3_12=NR
| poll3_13=NR
| poll3_14=NR
}}