1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	David Rader (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rockey Felker (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Pat Henderson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$		7	–	1					12	–	1
Wyoming		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Rice		5	–	3					5	–	6
TCU		4	–	4					7	–	5
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
SMU		1	–	1					0	–	1
UNLV		0	–	8					0	–	11
Pacific Division
BYU xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
San Diego State x		7	–	1					7	–	5
Utah		5	–	3					7	–	4
Fresno State		5	–	3					5	–	6
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTEP		3	–	5					3	–	8
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Southwest Missouri State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 49–14	24,332	[3]
September 12	Oklahoma State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 35–20	40,385
September 19	at No. 19 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 21–44	48,819
October 3	San Diego State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–24	18,320
October 10	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 7–34	31,575
October 17	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–14	18,116
October 24	Air Force	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–42	21,763
October 31	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Paradise, NV	W 20–16	15,187
November 7	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 3–33	11,143
November 14	TCU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–17	12,628
November 21	Wyoming	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 35–0	12,054
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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