1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 249 to 229.[1]

1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1998 record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Loney (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Gibbs (2nd season)
CaptainTroy Duerr, Antoine Richard, Parc Williams
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Ohio State %+  7 –1     11 –1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+  7 –1     11 –1  
No. 12 Michigan +  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 24 Purdue  6 –2     9 –4  
No. 17 Penn State  5 –3     9 –3  
Michigan State  4 –4     6 –6  
Minnesota  2 –6     5 –6  
Indiana  2 –6     4 –7  
Illinois  2 –6     3 –8  
Iowa  2 –6     3 –8  
Northwestern  0 –8     3 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by Football News and The Sports Network.[2] Carter was also named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Running back Thomas Hamner was named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Defensive tackle Matt Anderle, linebacker Luke Braaten, cornerback Jason Hagman, linebacker Justin Hall, fullback Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, offensive guard Ryan Roth, tight end Zach Vevea, linebacker Jim Wilkinson and linebacker Parc Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]

Total attendance for the season was 249,764, which averaged out to 41,627 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:30 pmArkansas State*
W 17–1440,112
September 127:00 pmat Houston*
W 14–717,540
September 192:30 pmMemphis*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
MSCW 41–1435,919
October 31:00 pmat Purdue
L 21–5656,809
October 102:30 pmNo. 13 Penn State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
ABCL 17–2740,456
October 1711:00 amat No. 1 Ohio State
ESPNL 15–4593,183
October 2411:00 amMichigan State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
ESPN+W 19–1841,327
October 3111:00 amNo. 22 Michigan
ESPNL 10–1541,310
November 711:00 amat No. 8 Wisconsin
ESPNL 7–2678,767
November 1412:00 pmat Indiana
L 19–2030,049
November 211:30 pmIowa
W 49–750,640
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster
  • DB Tyrone Carter, Jr.

References
  1. "1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179
  3. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
  4. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182
  5. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
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