1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1998 Texas A&M Aggies football
Big 12 Champions Big 12 South Division Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. Ohio State, Lost 24-14
Conference	Big 12 Conference South
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#11
1998 record	11-3 (7-1 Big 12)
Head coach	R.C. Slocum
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz
Home stadium	Kyle Field
Seasons « 1997 1999 »

1998 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#10 Kansas State x		8	–	0					11	–	2
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
#21 Missouri		5	–	3					8	–	4
Colorado		4	–	4					8	–	4
Kansas		1	–	7					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					3	–	8
South
#11 Texas A&M x†		7	–	1					11	–	3
#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 (2OT)
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 11-3 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 7-1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
8/31/1998	7:05 p.m.	vs. #2 Florida State*	#14	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 23-14	59,232
9/12/1998	7:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	#18	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 28-7	55,073
9/19/1998	1:05 p.m.	at Southern Mississippi*	#17	M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 24-6	33,233
9/26/1998	7:30 p.m.	North Texas*	#17	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 28-9	56,072
10/3/1998	11:30 a.m.	at Kansas	#18	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 24-21	36,000
10/10/1998	2:30 p.m.	#2 Nebraska	#18	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 28-21	60,798
10/17/1998	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor	#10	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	W 35-14	42,333
10/24/1998	2:30 p.m.	#25 Texas Tech	#8	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry)	ABC	W 17-10	62,873
10/31/1998	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	#8	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 17-6	47,250
11/7/1998	6:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	#7	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FX	W 29-0	54,506
11/14/1998	11:30 a.m.	#13 Missouri	#6	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	W 17-14	60,433
11/27/1998	11:00 a.m.	at Texas	#6	Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ABC	L 26-24	83,687
12/5/1998	2:30 p.m.	vs. #1 Kansas State	#10	Trans World Dome • St. Louis, MO (Big 12 Championship)	ABC	W 36-33 2OT	60,798
1/1/1999	7:00 p.m.	vs. #3 Ohio State*	#9	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 24-14	76,502
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Texas A&M	0	14	0	0	14
#2 Florida State	10	0	10	3	23

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana Tech	0	0	7	0	7
#18 Texas A&M	3	10	15	0	28

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Texas A&M	3	11	7	3	24
Southern Miss	0	0	0	6	6

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	3	0	6	9
#17 Texas A&M	7	7	7	7	28

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Texas A&M	14	0	3	7	24
Kansas	7	0	7	7	21

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Nebraska	0	7	0	14	21
#18 Texas A&M	7	7	7	7	28

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Texas A&M	7	7	7	14	35
Baylor	0	0	7	7	14

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Texas Tech	3	7	0	0	10
#8 Texas A&M	7	7	0	3	17

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Texas A&M	0	10	7	0	17
Oklahoma State	3	3	0	0	6

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	0	0	0	0
#7 Texas A&M	7	6	3	13	29

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Missouri	0	7	0	7	14
#6 Texas A&M	0	6	0	11	17

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Texas A&M	0	7	0	17	24
Texas	10	6	0	10	26

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#1 Kansas State	10	7	10	0	3	3	33
#10 Texas A&M	0	6	6	15	3	6	36

Main article: 1998 Big 12 Championship Game

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Ohio State	21	3	0	0	24
#9 Texas A&M	7	0	7	0	14

Main article: 1999 Sugar Bowl