1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1998 Texas A&M Aggies football
Big 12 Champions Big 12 South Division Champions
Big 12 Championship Game, W 36-332OT vs. Kansas State
Sugar Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
1998 record	11–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	R.C. Slocum
Offensive coordinator	Steve Kragthorpe
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 58,292)
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 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 11–3 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 Conference record of 7–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31*	7:00 PM	vs. #2 Florida State	#14	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 14–23	59,232
September 12*	7:30 PM	Louisiana Tech	#18	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 28–7	55,073
September 19*	1:00 PM	at Southern Miss	#17	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 24–6	33,233
September 26*	7:30 PM	North Texas	#17	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 28–9	56,072
October 3	11:30 AM	at Kansas	#18	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 24–21	36,000
October 10	2:30 PM	#2 Nebraska	#18	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 28–21	60,798
October 17	6:00 PM	at Baylor	#10	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	W 35–14	42,333
October 24	2:30 PM	#25 Texas Tech	#8	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (A&M–Tech rivalry)	ABC	W 17–10	62,873
October 31	6:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	#8	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 17–6	47,250
November 7	6:00 PM	Oklahoma	#7	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FX	W 29–0	54,506
November 14	11:30 AM	#13 Missouri	#6	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	W 17–14	60,433
November 27	11:00 AM	at Texas	#6	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ABC	L 24–26	83,687
December 5	2:30 PM	vs. #1 Kansas State	#10	Trans World Dome • St. Louis, MO (Big 12 Championship)	ABC	W 36–33 2OT	60,798
January 1*	7:00 PM	vs. #3 Ohio State	#9	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 14–24	76,502
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	OT
#14 Texas A&M	0	14	0	0	14
#2 Florida State	10	0	10	3	23

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
Louisiana Tech	0	0	7	0	7
#18 Texas A&M	3	10	15	0	28

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	OT
#17 Texas A&M	3	11	7	3	24
Southern Miss	0	0	0	6	6

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Texas	0	3	0	6	9
#17 Texas A&M	7	7	7	7	28

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	OT
#18 Texas A&M	14	0	3	7	24
Kansas	7	0	7	7	21

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	OT
#2 Nebraska	0	7	0	14	21
#18 Texas A&M	7	7	7	7	28

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	OT
#10 Texas A&M	7	7	7	14	35
Baylor	0	0	7	7	14

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
#25 Texas Tech	3	7	0	0	10
#8 Texas A&M	7	7	0	3	17

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	OT
#8 Texas A&M	0	10	7	0	17
Oklahoma State	3	3	0	0	6

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	OT
Oklahoma	0	0	0	0	0
#7 Texas A&M	7	6	3	13	29

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	OT
#13 Missouri	0	7	0	7	14
#6 Texas A&M	0	6	0	11	17

Texas

	1	2	3	4	OT
#6 Texas A&M	0	7	0	17	24
Texas	10	6	0	10	26

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	OT
#1 Kansas State	10	7	10	0	33
#10 Texas A&M	0	6	6	15	36

Main article: 1998 Big 12 Championship Game

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	OT
#3 Ohio State	21	3	0	0	24
#9 Texas A&M	7	0	7	0	14

Main article: 1999 Sugar Bowl