American college football season
1998 Texas A&M Aggies football |
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Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division champion |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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Division | South Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 13 |
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AP | No. 11 |
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Record | 11–3 (7–1 Big 12) |
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Head coach | - R. C. Slocum (10th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Kragthorpe (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Hankwitz (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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Seasons |
The 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with an 11–3 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 Conference record of 7–1, followed by an upset win against Kansas State in the 1998 Big 12 title game. Because of this, the team was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State 24–14.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 2 Florida State* | No. 14 | | ABC | L 14–23 | 59,232 | [1] |
September 12 | 7:30 pm | Louisiana Tech* | No. 18 | | | W 28–7 A | 55,073 | [2] |
September 19 | 1:00 pm | at Southern Miss* | No. 17 | | FSNSW | W 24–6 | 33,233 | [3] |
September 26 | 7:30 pm | North Texas* | No. 17 | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| | W 28–9 | 56,072 | |
October 3 | 11:30 am | at Kansas | No. 18 | | FSN | W 24–21 | 36,000 | |
October 10 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Nebraska | No. 18 | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| ABC | W 28–21 | 60,798 | |
October 17 | 6:00 pm | at Baylor | No. 10 | | FSN | W 35–14 | 42,333 | |
October 24 | 2:30 pm | No. 25 Texas Tech | No. 8 | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX (rivalry)
| ABC | W 17–10 | 62,873 | |
October 31 | 6:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | No. 8 | | FSN | W 17–6 | 47,250 | |
November 7 | 6:00 pm | Oklahoma | No. 7 | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| FX | W 29–0 | 54,506 | |
November 14 | 11:30 am | No. 13 Missouri | No. 6 | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| FSN | W 17–14 | 60,433 | |
November 27 | 11:00 am | at Texas | No. 6 | | ABC | L 24–26 | 83,687 | |
December 5 | 2:30 pm | vs. No. 2 Kansas State | No. 10 | | ABC | W 36–33 2OT | 60,798 | |
January 1 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 3 Ohio State* | No. 8 | | ABC | L 14–24 | 76,502 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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- ^A Win forfeited due to ineligible player.
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
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Coaches Poll | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
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BCS | Not released | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | Not released |
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Game summaries
Florida State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#14 Texas A&M | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
#2 Florida State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
#18 Texas A&M | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
Texas A&M's 28–7 win over Louisiana Tech was forfeited on September 23 after Aggie running back D'Andre Hardeman was discovered to have been academically ineligible. Since Hardeman had played in the first two games of the 1998 season, he was disqualified from playing for the remainder of the year.[4]
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#17 Texas A&M | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
#17 Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Kansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#18 Texas A&M | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Kansas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Dante Hall rushes for 177 yards.
Nebraska
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#2 Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
#18 Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
This game began the Aggies' annual Maroon Out tradition.[5] A&M scored a dramatic upset at home over undefeated Nebraska. Two 100-yard rushers for the Aggies in Dante Hall(113) and Ja’mar Toombs(110).
Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#10 Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Baylor | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Texas Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#25 Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#8 Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Oklahoma State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#8 Texas A&M | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#7 Texas A&M | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Missouri | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#6 Texas A&M | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#6 Texas A&M | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Texas | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
Kansas State
#2 Kansas State vs. #10 Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | • Aggies | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 36 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 6:31 | KSU | Martin Gramatica 47-yard field goal | KSU 3–0 | 2:02 | KSU | Justin Swift 15-yard pass from Michael Bishop (Gramatica kick) | KSU 10–0 | | Q2 | 11:00 | A&M | Russell Bynum 25-yard field goal | KSU 10–3 | 10:37 | KSU | Darnell McDonald 66-yard pass from Michael Bishop (Gramatica kick) | KSU 17–3 | 4:16 | A&M | Russell Bynum 26-yard field goal | KSU 17–6 | | Q3 | 8:42 | A&M | Ja'Mar Toombs 2-yard run (pass failed) | KSU 17–12 | 4:31 | KSU | Martin Gramatica 45-yard field goal | KSU 20–12 | 4:31 | KSU | Michael Bishop 5-yard run (Gramatica kick) | KSU 27–12 | | Q4 | 9:20 | A&M | Leroy Hodge 13-yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Bynum kick) | KSU 27–19 | 1:05 | A&M | Sirr Parker 9-yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Parker pass from Stewart) | Tied 27–27 | | OT | | A&M | Russell Bynum 18-yard field goal | A&M 30–27 | | A&M | Martin Gramatica 22-yard field goal | Tied 30–30 | | 2OT | | A&M | Martin Gramatica 22-yard field goal | KSU 33–30 | | A&M | Sirr Parker 32-yard pass from Branndon Stewart | A&M 36–33 | |
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Ohio State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#3 Ohio State | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
#9 Texas A&M | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Roster
References
- ^ "Florida State rallies past Texas A&M". The Courier-News. September 1, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&M cools off Louisiana Tech". The El Paso Times. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&M relentless in Southern Miss win". The El Paso Times. September 20, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hardeman Ineligible, A&M Forfeits". CBS News. September 23, 1998. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Maroon Out: History". Texas A&M University. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Perfection Eludes Kansas St. and U.C.L.A." The New York Times. December 6, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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