1998 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1998 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
1998 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Simmons (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron Calcagni (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Rob Ryan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field (Capacity: 50,614)
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 10 Kansas State x	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 19 Nebraska	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 21 Missouri	5	–	3	8	–	4
Colorado	4	–	4	8	–	4
Kansas	1	–	7	4	–	7
Iowa State	1	–	7	3	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Texas A&M x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. They were coached by head coach Bob Simmons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ABC	W 38–28	32,500
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)		L 20–35	40,385
September 19	6:00 p.m.	No. 25 Mississippi State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 42–23	42,250	^[1]
October 3	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Nebraska	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO	FSN	L 17–24	79,555
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 17–24	47,589
October 17	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 20–52	43,694
October 24	6:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	PPV	W 41–26	50,614
October 31	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 Texas A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	FSN	L 6–17	47,250
November 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 34–37	81,437
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Southwestern Louisiana*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 44–20	37,245
November 21	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 24–10	28,750
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Oklahoma State pounds Miss. State". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1998 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

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Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Tulsa
Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Marching band 1951 Drake game 2011 Iowa State game 2015 homecoming parade attack
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