American college football season
The 1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Gary Barnett, who resigned at the conclusion of the regular season to become the head coach at Colorado.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 11:30 am | UNLV* | | | W 41–7 | 30,197 | |
September 12 | 11:00 am | Duke* | | ESPN Plus | L 10–44 | 40,178 | [3] |
September 19 | 7:00 pm | at Rice* | | | W 23–14 | 16,271 | |
September 26 | 11:00 am | at No. 14 Wisconsin | | ESPN | L 7–38 | 78,337 | |
October 3 | 11:00 am | Illinois | | ESPN Plus | L 10–13 | 41,232 | |
October 10 | 11:00 am | at Iowa | | ESPN2 | L 24–26 | 70,397 | |
October 17 | 6:00 pm | Michigan | | ESPN | L 6–12 | 47,129 | |
October 24 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Ohio State | | ESPN2 | L 10–36 | 47,130 | |
October 31 | 11:00 am | at Michigan State | | ESPN2 | L 5–29 | 67,473 | |
November 7 | 11:00 am | Purdue | | ESPN Plus | L 21–56 | 39,575 | |
November 14 | 11:00 am | at No. 19 Penn State | | ESPN2 | L 10–41 | 96,382 | |
November 21 | 10:00 pm | at Hawaii* | | | W 47–21 | 25,918 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt Roster |
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