1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1998 Colorado Buffaloes football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 51–43 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
1998 record	8–4 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Neuheisel (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Karl Dorrell (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff (4th season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,808)
Seasons

1998 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#10 Kansas State x		8	–	0					11	–	2
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
#21 Missouri		5	–	3					8	–	4
Colorado		4	–	4					8	–	4
Kansas		1	–	7					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					3	–	8
South
#11 Texas A&M x†		7	–	1					11	–	3
#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 (2OT)
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Rick Neuheisel, who would resign after the conclusion of the season to become the head coach at Washington.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 PM	vs. No. 15 Colorado State*		Mile High Stadium Denver (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	W 42–14	76,036
September 12	1:00 PM	[[{{{school}}}|Fresno State]]*	No. 16	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 29–21	42,623
September 19	1:00 PM	Utah State*	No. 15	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 25–6	45,298
September 26	8:15 PM	Baylor	No. 15	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FSN	W 18–16	46,603
October 3	1:30 PM	at Oklahoma	No. 15	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	ABC	W 27–25	71,217
October 10	5:00 PM	No. 5 Kansas State	No. 14	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FX	L 9–16	51,581
October 17	11:30 AM	No. 22 Texas Tech	No. 19	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FSN	W 19–17	48,969
October 24	5:00 PM	at Kansas	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	FX	L 17–33	31,600
November 4	10:30 AM	at No. 18 Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	FSN	L 14–38	57,261
November 14	12:30 PM	Iowa State		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	PPV	W 37–8	49,438
November 27	12:30 PM	at No. 14 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry)	ABC	L 14–16	75,958
December 25	1:30 PM	vs. No. 21 Oregon*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 51–43	34,803
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time