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1998 Colorado State Rams football team

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1998 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Fairchild (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (6th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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

The 1998 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Rams compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the WAC's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. This season was Colorado State's last in the WAC before joining the newly formed Mountain West Conference in 1999.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 29at No. 23 Michigan State*No. 15W 23–1668,624
September 5vs. Colorado*No. 15L 14–4276,036
September 12at Nevada*W 26–1422,882
September 17at Air ForceL 27–3050,115
September 26UNLVW 38–1627,632
October 3at UTEPW 20–1719,003
October 10Tulsa
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 34–731,575
October 17at New Mexico State*W 47–28
October 24TCU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 42–2131,640
October 31at RiceL 23–3518,344
November 7Wyoming
L 19–27
November 14at SMUW 32–1021,133
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP15
Coaches Poll16
BCSNot releasedNot released

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.