1998 Colorado State Rams football team

1998 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Fairchild (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (6th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	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 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Rams compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the WAC's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. This season was Colorado State's last in the WAC before joining the newly-formed Mountain West Conference in 1999.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29	at No. 23 Michigan State*	No. 15	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (BCA Classic)	W 23–16	68,624
September 5	vs. Colorado*	No. 15	Mile High Stadium Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	L 14–42	76,036
September 12	at Nevada*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 26–14	22,882
September 17	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 27–30	50,115
September 26	UNLV		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 38–16	27,632
October 3	at UTEP		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 20–17	19,003
October 10	Tulsa		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 34–7	31,575
October 17	at New Mexico State*		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 47–28
October 24	TCU		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 42–21	31,640
October 31	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 23–35	18,344
November 7	Wyoming		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Border War)	L 19–27
November 14	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 32–10	21,133
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released