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1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5/4–4 hybrid
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
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

The 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Big 12 opponents), finished in third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 215.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pmUTEP*
W 35–341,087
September 126:30 pmvs. North Texas*
W 30–021,496
September 196:00 pmFresno State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 34–2840,035
September 2611:30 amat Iowa State
FSNW 31–2433,810
October 36:00 pmBaylor
W 31–2938,801
October 106:00 pmOklahoma Statedagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FSNW 24–1747,589
October 1712:30 pmat No. 19 ColoradoNo. 22
FSNL 17–1948,969
October 242:30 pmat No. 8 Texas A&MNo. 25
ABCL 10–1762,873
October 311:00 pmNo. 18 Missouri
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 26–2841,378
November 146:00 pmNo. 18 Texas
FSNW 42–3550,647
November 211:00 pmat Oklahoma
L 17–2065,583
December 317:00 pmvs. Ole Miss*
ESPNL 18–3546,862[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——RVRVRVRV2225RVRVRVRVRV———
Coaches—RVRVRVRVRV2325RVRVRVRVRV———
BCSNot released———————Not released

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss thwarts Texas Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 1, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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