1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Holiday Bowl, L 20–23 vs. Arizona
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 19
Record	9–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Frank Solich (1st season);
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (18th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank Solich, the Cornhuskers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big 12's North Division. Nebraska was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Cornhuskers lost to Arizona. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	3:00 pm	Louisiana Tech*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Eddie Robinson Classic)	FSN	W 56–27	76,021	^[1]
September 5	12:30 pm	UAB*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 38–7	75,921	^[2]
September 12	6:00 pm	at California*	No. 4	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	W 24–3	67,000
September 26	2:30 pm	No. 9 Washington*	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (College GameDay)	ABC	W 55–7	76,372
October 3	6:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma State	No. 2	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO	FSN	W 24–17	79,555
October 10	2:30 pm	at No. 18 Texas A&M	No. 2	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	L 21–28	60,798
October 17	6:00 pm	Kansas	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	FSN	W 41–0	76,174
October 24	11:30 am	No. 19 Missouri	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	FSN	W 20–13	76,425
October 31	2:30 pm	Texas	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 16–20	76,434
November 7	1:00 pm	at Iowa State	No. 14	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 42–7	45,817
November 14	2:30 pm	at No. 2 Kansas State	No. 11	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	L 30–40	44,298
November 27	1:30 pm	Colorado	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	W 16–14	75,958
December 30	7:30 pm	vs. No. 5 Arizona*	No. 14	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–23	65,354
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana Tech	0	6	15	6	27
• Nebraska	14	21	7	14	56

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	7	0	0	7
• Nebraska	7	14	0	17	38

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	7	7	0	10	24
California	0	0	3	0	3

Schedule

1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 10 Kansas State x	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 19 Nebraska	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 21 Missouri	5	–	3	8	–	4
Colorado	4	–	4	8	–	4
Kansas	1	–	7	4	–	7
Iowa State	1	–	7	3	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Texas A&M x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 15 Texas	6	–	2	9	–	3
Texas Tech	4	–	4	7	–	5
Oklahoma State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Oklahoma	3	–	5	5	–	6
Baylor	1	–	7	2	–	9
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Award	Name(s)
All-American 2nd Team	Sheldon Jackson
All-American 3rd Team	Ralph Brown
All-Big 12 1st team	Ralph Brown, Josh Heskew, Sheldon Jackson, Jay Foreman, Mike Brown, Chad Kelsay
All-Big 12 2nd team	Kris Brown, Mike Rucker, Joe Walker, Bill Lafleur
All-Big 12 3rd team	Shevin Wiggins
All-Big 12 honorable mention	Kenny Cheatham, Matt Davison, Russ Hochstein, Joel Makovicka, Jason Schwab