1998 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1998 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State Wordmark.gif
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
1998 record5–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
  • Pat Hill (2nd as HC, 8th overall season)
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (2nd season)
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 41,031)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Wyoming   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 6  
TCU   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
SMU   1 – 1     0 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
San Diego State x   7 – 1     7 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 8  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno[note 1] in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1212:00 pmat No. 16 Colorado*
L 21–2942,623
September 194:00 pmat Texas Tech*
L 28–3440,035
September 267:00 pmNevada*
L 24–2739,477
October 37:00 pmBYU
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–2138,326
October 104:00 pmat TCU
L 10–2128,013
October 1712:00 pmat Utah
L 16–2433,065
October 247:00 pmUTEP
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 32–639,881
October 3112:00 pmat New Mexico
W 28–2021,027
November 74:00 pmat San Diego State
ABCL 0–1022,497
November 141:00 pmHawaii
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 51–1233,535
November 211:00 pmSan Jose State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 24–2134,292
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[1][2]

Team players in the NFL[]

The following were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.[3][4]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Cory Hall Defensive Back 3 65 Cincinnati Bengals

The following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL Team
Bobby Brooks Linebacker 1999 Oakland Raiders

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References[]

  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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