1998 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1998 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jeff Horton, the team compiled an 0–11 record.^[1][2]

1998 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	0–11 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach	Jeff Horton (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Al “Buzz” Preston (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ruffin McNeill (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	L 7–41	30,197
September 12	Air Force	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 10–52	20,279
September 19	at No. 14 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–52	75,044
September 26	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 16–38	27,632
October 3	Nevada*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (rivalry)	L 20–31	22,006
October 10	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–38	61,774
October 17	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 25–28 ^OT	17,089
October 24	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–10	16,073
October 31	Tulsa	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 16–20	15,187
November 14	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 16–38	15,168
November 21	TCU	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 18–41	15,441
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1998 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
2. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 131. Retrieved December 20, 2020.