1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Holiday Bowl, L 20–23 vs. Arizona
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 19
1998 record	9–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Frank Solich (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Solich (1st year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (18th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,700)
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#10 Kansas State x		8	–	0					11	–	2
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
#21 Missouri		5	–	3					8	–	4
Colorado		4	–	4					8	–	4
Kansas		1	–	7					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					3	–	8
Southern Division
#11 Texas A&M x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
#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

Louisiana Tech at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Louisiana Tech 0 6 15 6 27 • Nebraska 14 21 7 14 56 Date: August 29 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,021

UAB at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total UAB 0 7 0 0 7 • Nebraska 7 14 0 17 38 Date: September 5 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 75,921

Nebraska at California [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 7 7 0 10 24 California 0 0 3 0 3 Date: September 12 Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California Game attendance: 67,000

Washington at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 7 0 0 7 • Nebraska 21 14 20 0 55 Date: September 26 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,372

Nebraska vs Oklahoma State [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 0 3 14 7 24 Oklahoma State 0 3 7 7 17 Date: October 3 Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game attendance: 79,555

Nebraska at Texas A&M [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 7 0 14 21 • Texas A&M 7 7 7 7 28 Date: October 10 Location: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Game attendance: 60,798

Kansas at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 0 0 0 0 0 • Nebraska 10 7 14 10 41 Date: October 17 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,174

Missouri at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 0 13 0 0 13 • Nebraska 3 3 7 7 20 Date: October 24 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,425

The 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

This loss ended Nebraska's 40-game winning streak in scheduled conference games which dated back to 1992, back when the Big 12 was still the Big Eight Conference.

First-year Head Coach Solich was new to the job title but still in his element, after having served as an assistant in varying capacities with Nebraska since 1975. Solich completed his inaugural season with a final record of 9–4 (5–3), after having lost much of the 1997 national championship team's talent to graduation. Nonetheless, Nebraska finished tied for 2nd place in the Big 12 North Division, and tied for 4th conference-wide.

The season was concluded by #14 Nebraska falling to #5 Arizona 20–23 at the Holiday Bowl.

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1998 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.

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