1998 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1998 Fresno State Bulldogs football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
1998 record	5–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Pat Hill (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031)

1998 WAC 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 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 their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 PM	at No. 16 Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		L 21–29	42,623
September 19	4:00 PM	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 28–34	40,035
September 26	7:00 PM	Nevada*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		L 24–27	39,477
October 3	7:00 PM	BYU	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		W 31–21	38,326
October 10	4:00 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 10–21	28,013
October 17	12:00 PM	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 16–24	33,065
October 24	7:00 PM	UTEP	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		W 32–6	39,881
October 31	12:00 PM	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM		W 28–20	21,027
November 7	4:00 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 0–10	22,497
November 14	1:00 PM	Hawaii	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry)		W 51–12	33,535
November 21	1:00 PM	San Jose State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry)		W 24–21	34,292
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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

↑ Fresno State College was renamed California State University, Fresno in 1972, but is still commonly called Fresno State. See: Fresno State

Fresno State Bulldogs football
Venues	Ratcliffe Stadium (1926–1979) Bulldog Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State (Battle for the Milk Can) Louisiana Tech (Battle for the Bone) San Diego State (Battle for the Oil Can) San Jose State (Valley Cup)
Culture & lore	Timeout Bulldog Marching Band
People	Head coaches List Head Coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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