1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Sooners went 3-5 in Big 12 Conference play, and 5-6 overall. As of the 2022 season, this was the last time the Sooners failed to qualify for a bowl game. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. It was John Blake's final season as head coach as he was fired after the end of the regular season and was replaced by Florida defensive coordinator Bob Stoops.

1998 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	John Blake (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Dickinson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rex Ryan (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 10 Kansas State x		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 19 Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 21 Missouri		5	–	3					8	–	4
Colorado		4	–	4					8	–	4
Kansas		1	–	7					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					3	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Texas A&M x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 37–9	72,831
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 10–9	38,256
September 19	6:00 p.m.	California*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 12–13	74,235
October 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 15 Colorado	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 25–27	71,217
October 10	11:30 a.m.	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	FSN	L 3–34	75,587
October 17	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 6–20	61,586
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	PPV	L 26–41	50,614
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 17–14	70,019
November 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FX	L 0–29	54,506
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 28–16	27,930
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 20–17	65,583
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 63 Jason Bronson   So QB 8 Brandon Daniels   Jr OL 69 Brad Davis Fr WR 12 Curtis Fagan Fr FB 30 Jermaine Fazande   Sr TE 81 Chris Hammons   So FB 35 Seth Littrell So OL 78 Stockar McDougle Jr RB 31 Josh Norman Fr RB 33 De'Mond Parker   Jr TE 88 Trent Smith Fr WR 15 J.T. Thatcher Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 84 Dale Allen   Sr DB 28 William Bartee Jr WR 24 Chris Blocker   Sr DT 97 Kelly Gregg Sr CB 9 Corey Ivy Sr LB 46 Brandon Moore   Fr LB 38 Roy Williams Fr DB 17 Andre Woolfolk Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Blake Coordinators/assistant coaches George Barlow (LB) Phil Bennett (DB) Joe Dickinson (OC) Sam Pittman (OL) Rex Ryan (DC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

Postseason

Awards

• All-Big 12: DT Kelly Gregg^[2]

1999 NFL Draft

The 1999 NFL Draft was held at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 17–18, 1999. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
2	60	Jermaine Fazande	Running back	San Diego Chargers
5	159	De'Mond Parker	Running back	Green Bay Packers
6	173	Kelly Gregg	Defensive tackle	Cincinnati Bengals

References

1. . University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
2. SoonerSports.com