1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) 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. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule
{{CFB schedule
 * rankyear = 1998
 * poll = AP
 * timezone = Central

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 * {{CFB schedule entry
 * date = September 5
 * time = 6:00 PM
 * w/l = w
 * nonconf = y
 * opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=UTEP Miners|title=UTEP}}
 * site_stadium = Jones Stadium
 * site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
 * tv =
 * score = 35–3
 * attend = 41,087
 * {{CFB schedule entry
 * date = September 12
 * time = 6:30 PM
 * w/l = w
 * nonconf = y
 * neutral = y
 * opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=North Texas Mean Green|title=North Texas}}
 * site_stadium = Texas Stadium
 * site_cityst = Irving, TX
 * tv =
 * score = 30–0
 * attend = 21,496
 * {{CFB schedule entry
 * date = September 19
 * time = 6:00 PM
 * w/l = w
 * nonconf = y
 * opponent = Fresno State
 * site_stadium = Jones Stadium
 * site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
 * tv =
 * score = 34–28
 * attend = 40,035
 * {{CFB schedule entry
 * date = September 26
 * time = 11:30 AM
 * w/l = w
 * away = y
 * opponent = Iowa State
 * site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
 * site_cityst = Ames, Iowa}Ames, IA
 * tv = FSN
 * score = 31–24
 * attend = 33,810