1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

American college football season

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

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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

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]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 5| Southwest Missouri State*|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| W 49–14| 24,332
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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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. ^ "1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Venues|

* South Main Park (1912–1914)
* Association Park (1915–1917)
* McNulty Park (1919–1929)
* Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* Oklahoma State

Culture & lore|

* Captain Cane
* "Hurricane Spirit"
* The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1895
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