1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Loney (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (2nd season)
Captain	Troy Duerr, Antoine Richard, Parc Williams
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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

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.

Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by Football News and The Sports Network. Carter was also named All-Big Ten first team. Running back Thomas Hamner was named All-Big Ten second team. 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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 pm	Arkansas State*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis		W 17–14	40,112
September 12	7:00 pm	at Houston*	Robertson Stadium Houston		W 14–7	17,540
September 19	2:30 pm	Memphis*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis	MSC	W 41–14	35,919
October 3	1:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana		L 21–56	56,809
October 10	2:30 pm	No. 13 Penn State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis	ABC	L 17–27	40,456
October 17	11:00 am	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	ESPN	L 15–45	93,183
October 24	11:00 am	Michigan State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis	ESPN+	W 19–18	41,327
October 31	11:00 am	No. 22 Michigan	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	L 10–15	41,310
November 7	11:00 am	at No. 8 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN	L 7–26	78,767
November 14	12:00 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana		L 19–20	30,049
November 21	1:30 pm	Iowa	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis (Floyd of Rosedale)		W 49–7	50,640
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`44`	Jason Andraschko	Fr
WR	`23`	Arland Bruce	Jr
QB	`5`	Billy Cockerham	Jr
OT	`74`	Adam Haayer	So
G	`55`	Ben Hamilton	So
RB	`12`	Thomas Hamner	Jr
G	`77`	Pat Hau	Jr
WR	`3`	Ron Johnson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`2`	Jack Brewer	Fr
SS	`22`	Tyrone Carter	Jr
DT	`93`	John Schlecht	So
CB	`30`	Jimmy Wyrick	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`18`	Derek Rackley	Jr

Head coach

Glen Mason

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

"1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179
^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182
Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
Roe, Jon (November 15, 1998). "Bowl shot booted away". Star Tribune. p. C1. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan: Little Brown Jug Nebraska Penn State: Governor's Victory Bell Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation Smith of Minnesota
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