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1998 NCAA Division I-A football season

1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
1998 NCAA Division I-A football season

1998 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL.

The BCS combined elements of the old Bowl Coalition and the Bowl Alliance it replaced. The agreement existed between the Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, and Orange Bowls, the Cotton Bowl diminishing in status since the breakup of the Southwest Conference. Like the Bowl Alliance, a national championship game would rotate between the four bowls, with the top two teams facing each other. These teams were chosen based upon a BCS poll, combining the AP poll, the Coaches poll, and a third computer component. The computer factored in things such as strength of schedule, margin of victory, and quality wins without taking into account time (in other words a loss in October and a loss in November were on equal footing).

However, like the Bowl Coalition, the bowls not hosting the national championship would retain their traditional tie-ins.

The first run of the Bowl Championshp Series was not without controversy as Kansas State finished third in the final BCS standings but was not invited to a BCS bowl game. Ohio State (ranked 4th) and two-loss Florida (8th) received the at-large bids instead. Also, Tulane went undefeated but finished 10th in the BCS standings and was not invited to a BCS bowl because of their strength of schedule.

Army broke away from almost one hundred years of tradition as an independent, joining Conference USA

Contents

Final Conference Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against

Conference Champion

Atlantic Coast Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Florida St. 7 1 283 88 11 2 401 161
Georgia Tech 7 1 297 200 10 2 426 295
Virginia 6 2 218 166 9 3 358 247
N.C. State 5 3 241 225 7 5 366 352
North Carolina 5 3 195 210 7 5 288 283
Duke 2 6 128 263 4 7 229 319
Wake Forest 2 6 182 249 3 8 235 335
Clemson 1 7 157 216 3 8 218 272
Maryland 1 7 129 213 3 8 202 290

Big East Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Syracuse 6 1 317 148 8 4 478 300
Miami-FL 5 2 235 175 9 3 448 298
Virginia Tech 5 2 195 103 9 3 381 149
West Virginia 5 2 231 134 8 4 410 267
Boston College 3 4 147 165 4 7 273 311
Rutgers 2 5 112 270 5 6 206 376
Temple 2 5 100 226 2 9 198 360
Pittsburgh 0 7 128 244 2 9 234 334

Big Ten Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="top" | Conference Overall
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ohio State 7 1 288 99 11 1 430 144
Wisconsin 7 1 221 91 11 1 382 143
Michigan 7 1 159 93 10 3 359 235
Purdue 6 2 304 158 9 4 444 276
Penn St. 5 3 189 147 9 3 317 183
Michigan St. 4 4 223 193 6 6 336 294
Minnesota 2 6 157 214 5 6 229 249
Indiana 2 6 125 230 4 7 245 305
Illinois 2 6 79 251 3 8 149 326
Iowa 2 6 114 225 3 8 172 287
Northwestern 0 8 93 251 3 9 214 337

Big 12 Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
North W L PF PA W L PF PA
Kansas St. 8 1 375 146 11 2 610 197
Nebraska 5 3 210 139 9 4 403 206
Missouri 5 3 214 156 8 4 334 236
Colorado 4 4 155 169 8 4 302 253
Kansas 1 7 155 269 4 7 280 341
Iowa St. 1 7 135 288 3 8 221 328
! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
South W L PF PA W L PF PA
Texas A&M 8 1 227 145 11 3 335 214
Texas 6 2 243 220 9 3 437 337
Texas Tech 4 4 198 189 7 5 315 255
Oklahoma 3 5 125 198 5 6 184 229
Oklahoma St. 3 5 197 218 5 6 303 296
Baylor 1 7 142 239 2 9 195 323
Big 12 championship game: Texas A&M beat Kansas St., 36-33 in OT (Dec. 5).

Big West Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Idaho 4 1 162 162 9 3 392 317
Nevada 3 2 202 143 6 5 371 316
North Texas 3 2 117 114 3 8 173 297
Boise St. 2 3 157 176 6 5 329 350
Utah St. 2 3 108 135 3 8 237 309
New Mexico St. 1 4 168 184 3 8 331 424

Conference USA

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Tulane 6 0 239 149 12 0 540 295
Southern Miss. 5 1 207 80 7 5 384 238
Louisville 4 2 238 203 7 5 473 435
East Carolina 3 3 171 215 6 5 274 297
Army 2 4 171 199 3 8 257 325
Houston 2 4 175 196 3 8 254 317
Cincinnati 1 5 161 259 2 9 259 456
Memphis 1 5 152 213 2 9 226 340

Mid-American Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
Eastern W L PF PA W L PF PA
Marshall 8 1 262 147 12 1 405 236
Miami-OH 7 1 249 119 10 1 317 142
Bowling Green 5 3 258 189 5 6 292 312
Ohio 5 3 224 203 5 6 269 303
Akron 3 6 230 236 4 7 265 299
Kent State 1 8 112 336 1 11 149 454
! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
Western W L PF PA W L PF PA
Toledo 6 3 181 124 7 5 229 216
Western Michigan 5 3 276 229 7 4 360 312
Central Michigan 5 3 187 163 6 5 229 253
Eastern Michigan 3 6 186 237 3 8 216 309
Northern Illinois 2 6 126 194 2 9 160 329
Ball St. 1 7 116 230 1 10 150 343

Pacific 10 Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
W L PF PA W L PF PA
UCLA 8 0 309 198 10 2 476 340
Arizona 7 1 274 176 12 1 439 236
Oregon 5 3 291 234 8 4 473 328
USC 5 3 245 160 8 5 346 241
Washington 4 4 198 221 6 6 303 343
Arizona St. 4 4 284 269 5 6 333 338
California 3 5 153 205 5 6 183 251
Oregon St. 2 6 191 252 5 6 286 291
Stanford 2 6 184 261 3 8 261 365
Washington St. 8 146 299 3 8 223 349

Southeastern Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
Eastern W L PF PA W L PF PA
Tennessee 9 0 295 120 13 0 431 189
Florida 7 1 246 112 10 2 380 165
Georgia 6 2 166 156 9 3 292 222
Kentucky 4 4 266 281 7 5 431 375
Vanderbilt 1 7 66 290 2 9 142 369
South Carolina 0 8 129 258 1 10 207 330
! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
Western W L PF PA W L PF PA
Arkansas 6 2 254 139 9 3 390 227
Mississippi St. 6 3 249 164 8 5 350 256
Alabama 4 4 153 176 7 5 251 287
Mississippi 3 5 137 188 7 5 280 274
LSU 2 6 206 214 4 7 337 279
Auburn 1 7 124 193 3 8 166 235
SEC championship game: Tennessee beat Mississippi St., 24-14 (Dec. 5).

Western Athletic Conference

! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
Pacific W L PF PA W L PF PA
San Diego St. 7 1 194 128 7 5 243 244
BYU 7 2 265 176 9 5 402 290
Utah 5 3 246 162 7 4 339 227
Fresno St. 5 3 192 135 5 6 265 225
San Jose St. 3 5 210 235 4 8 274 385
UTEP 3 5 173 204 3 8 226 305
New Mexico 1 7 164 286 3 9 274 397
Hawaii 8 105 280 12 149 422
! colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom" | Conference Overall
Mountain W L PF PA W L PF PA
Air Force 8 1 297 146 12 1 468 185
Wyoming 6 2 165 171 8 3 222 215
Colorado St. 5 3 235 163 8 4 345 263
Rice 5 3 181 154 5 6 235 257
TCU 4 4 180 169 7 5 267 235
SMU 4 4 122 114 5 7 225 248
Tulsa 2 6 117 180 4 7 222 258
UNLV 8 122 265 11 156 389

WAC championship game: Air Force beat BYU, 20-13 (Dec. 5).

I-A Independents

W L PF PA
Central Florida 9 2 393 209
Notre Dame 9 3 328 248
Louisiana Tech 6 6 493 402
NE Louisiana 5 6 227 322
Ala.-Birmingham 4 7 237 308
Arkansas St. 4 8 216 385
Navy 3 8 255 376
SW Louisiana 2 9 199 453

Progress of #1 and #2 (AP and BCS)

Ohio State University was ranked first in the AP poll beginning with the preseason and on until the poll after its October 30 28-24 loss to Michigan State.

WEEK
  1. 1
  1. 2
 EVENT
AUG 24 Ohio State Florida State Preseason poll
SEP 7 Ohio State Florida State N.C. State 24, Florida St. 7
SEP 14 Ohio State Florida Tennessee 20, Florida 17
SEP 21 Ohio State Nebraska Nebraska 44, Washington 7
SEP 28 Ohio State Nebraska Ohio St. 28, Penn St. 9
OCT 5 Ohio State Nebraska Texas A&M 28, Nebraska 21
OCT 12 Ohio State UCLA
OCT 19 Ohio State UCLA
BCS Rankings Begin --------
OCT 26 UCLA Ohio State Tennessee 49, So.Carolina 14
NOV 2 Ohio State Tennessee Michigan St 28, Ohio St 24
NOV 9 Tennessee UCLA
NOV 16 Tennessee UCLA
NOV 23 Tennessee UCLA
NOV 30 Tennessee UCLA Miami 49, UCLA 45
FINAL Tennessee Florida State Fiesta Bowl set

Final BCS Rankings

  1. Tennessee
  2. Florida State
  3. Kansas State
  4. Ohio State
  5. UCLA
  6. Texas A & M
  7. Arizona
  8. Florida
  9. Wisconsin
  10. Tulane
  11. Nebraska
  12. Virginia
  13. Arkansas
  14. Georgia Tech
  15. Syracuse

Bowl Games

(As ranked by AP)

BOWL ! ! SITE
Fiesta Bowl
  1. 1 Tennessee
 23
  1. 2 Florida State
 16 Tempe, AZ
Sugar Bowl
  1. 3 Ohio State
 24
  1. 8 Texas A&M
 14 New Orleans
Orange Bowl
  1. 7 Florida
 31
  1. 18 Syracuse
 10 Miami
Rose Bowl
  1. 9 Wisconsin
 38
  1. 6 UCLA
31 Pasadena, CA
Cotton Bowl
  1. 20 Texas
 38
  1. 25 Mississippi State
11 Dallas
Peach Bowl
  1. 19 Georgia
 35
  1. 13 Virginia
 33 Atlanta
Florida Citrus Bowl
  1. 15 Michigan
 45
  1. 11 Arkansas
 31 Orlando
Outback Bowl
  1. 22 Penn State
 26 Kentucky 14 Tampa
Gator Bowl
  1. 12 Georgia Tech
 35
  1. 17 Notre Dame
 28 Jacksonville
MicronPC Bowl
  1. 24 Miami (FL)
 46 NC State 23 Orlando
Sun Bowl TCU 28 USC 19 El Paso
Alamo Bowl Purdue 37
  1. 3 Kansas State
 34 San Antonio
Insight.com Bowl
  1. 23 Missouri
 34 West Virginia 31 Tempe, AZ
Holiday Bowl
  1. 5 Arizona
 23
  1. 14 Nebraska
 20 San Diego
Liberty Bowl
  1. 10 Tulane
 41 BYU 27 Memphis
Aloha Bowl Colorado 51
  1. 21 Oregon
 43 Honolulu
Oahu Bowl
  1. 16 Air Force
 45 Washington 25 Honolulu
Independence Bowl Mississippi 35 Texas Tech 18 Shreveport
Music City Bowl Virginia Tech 38 Alabama 7 Nashville
Las Vegas Bowl North Carolina 20 San Diego State 13 Las Vegas
Motor City Bowl Marshall 48 Louisville 29 Detroit
Humanitarian Bowl Idaho 42 Southern Mississippi 35 Boise, ID

Final AP Poll

Team Final Record Points
1. Tennessee (70) 13-0 1750
2. Ohio St. 11-1 1673
3. Florida St. 11-2 1574
4. Arizona 12-1 1535
5. Florida 10-2 1463
6. Wisconsin 11-1 1427
7. Tulane 12-0 1252
8. UCLA 10-2 1123
9. Georgia Tech 10-2 1122
10. Kansas St. 11-2 1086
11. Texas A&M 11-3 1071
12. Michigan 10-3 1052
13. Air Force 12-1 980
14. Georgia 9-3 785
15. Texas 9-3 740
16. Arkansas 9-3 621
17. Penn St. 9-3 619
18. Virginia 9-3 544
19. Nebraska 9-4 454
20. Miami-FL 9-3 426
21. Missouri 8-4 335
22. Notre Dame 9-3 315
23. Virginia Tech 9-3 256
24. Purdue 9-4 236
25. Syracuse 8-4 161

Others receiving votes: 26. Colorado 46 points, 27. Marshall 45 pts, 28. Oregon 28 pts,29. Mississippi St. 10 pts,30. Miami-OH 9 pts, 31. West Virginia 6 pts, 32. Idaho 2 pts and TCU 2 pts, 34. Mississippi 1 pt and USC 1 pt.

Final Coaches Poll

Team Final Record
1. Tennessee 13-0-0
2. Ohio St. 11-1-0
3. Florida St. 11-2-0
4. Arizona 12-1-0
5. Wisconsin 11-1-0
6. Florida 10-2-0
7. Tulane (LA) 12-0-0
8. UCLA 10-2-0
9. Kansas St. 11-2-0
10. Air Force (CO) 12-1-0
11. Georgia Tech 10-2-0
12. Michigan 10-3-0
13.Texas A&M 11-3-0
14. Georgia 9-3-0
15. Penn St. 9-3-0
16. Texas 9-3-0
17. Arkansas 9-3-0
18. Virginia 9-3-0
19. Virginia Tech 9-3-0
20. Nebraska 9-4-0
21. Miami (FL) 9-3-0
22. Notre Dame (IN) 9-3-0
23. Purdue (IN) 9-4-0
24. Syracuse (NY) 8-4-0
25. Missouri 8-4-0

Heisman Trophy Voting

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year
Winner: Ricky Williams, Texas, Running Back (2335 points)

Other Major Awards


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