1998 BYU Cougars football team

The 1998 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 27th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of the Pacific Division title with a conference record of 7–1. The Cougars advanced to the 1998 WAC Championship Game over division co-champion San Diego State due to a head-to-head victory. After losing to Air Force in the conference championship game, BYU was invited to the 1998 Liberty Bowl, where they were defeated by the undefeated Tulane Green Wave. This was BYU's last season in the WAC before joining the Mountain West Conference in 1999.

1998 BYU Cougars football
WAC Pacific Division co-champion
Liberty Bowl, L 27–41 vs. Tulane
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record9–5 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorNorm Chow (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRoger French (18th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (8th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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