1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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1998 record | 5–6 (2–6 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Glen Mason |
Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Capacity: 63,669) |
Seasons |
1998 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2/2 Ohio State ‡§ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6/5 Wisconsin †§ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12/12 Michigan § | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24/23 Purdue | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17/15 Penn State* | 0 | – | 3* | 0 | – | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions
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The 1998 season was the Golden Gophers' second season under head coach Glen Mason.[1] The Golden Gophers won five games and four of their losses came against ranked opponents.[1] Total attendance for the season was 249,764, which averaged out to 41,627 per game.[2] The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.[2]
Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by Football News and The Sports Network.[3] Carter was also named All-Big Ten first team.[4] Running back Thomas Hamner was named All-Big Ten second team.[4] Defensive tackle Matt Anderle, linebacker Luke Braaten, cornerback Jason Hagman, linebacker Justin Hall, fullback Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, offensive guard Ryan Roth, tight end Zach Vevea, linebacker Jim Wilkinson and linebacker Parc Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.[5]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 5* | 1:30 PM | Arkansas State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 17–14 | 40,112 | |||
September 12* | 7:00 PM | at Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX | W 14–7 | 17,540 | |||
September 19* | 2:30 PM | Memphis | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 41–14 | 35,919 | |||
October 3 | 1:00 PM | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 21–56 | 56,809 | |||
October 10 | 2:30 PM | #13 Penn State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ABC | L 17–27 | 40,456 | ||
October 17 | 11:00 AM | at #1 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ESPN | L 15–45 | 93,183 | ||
October 24 | 11:00 AM | Michigan State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN+ | W 19–18 | 41,327 | ||
October 31 | 11:00 AM | #22 Michigan | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 10–15 | 41,310 | ||
November 7 | 11:00 AM | at #8 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ESPN | L 7–26 | 78,767 | ||
November 14 | 12:00 PM | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 19–20 | 30,049 | |||
November 21 | 1:30 PM | Iowa | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | W 49–7 | 50,640 | |||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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