1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1998 Texas A&M Aggies football
1998 Texas A&M Aggies football
Big 12 champion; Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 36–332OT vs. Kansas State
Sugar Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
Record	11–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Kragthorpe (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach R. C. Slocum, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the Big 12's South Division title for the second consecutive season. Texas A&M advanced to the Big 12 Championship Game, where the Aggies defeated Kansas State to capture the Big 12 crown. Texas A&M was then invited to the Sugar Bowl, losing there to Ohio State. The team played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

South Division

CoachesNo. 13

APNo. 11

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1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 10 Kansas State x	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 19 Nebraska	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 21 Missouri	5	–	3	8	–	4
Colorado	4	–	4	8	–	4
Kansas	1	–	7	4	–	7
Iowa State	1	–	7	3	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Texas A&M x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 pm	vs. No. 2 Florida State*	No. 14	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 14–23	59,232	^[1]
September 12	7:30 pm	Louisiana Tech*	No. 18	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 28–7 ^A	55,073	^[2]
September 19	1:00 pm	at Southern Miss*	No. 17	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FSNSW	W 24–6	33,233	^[3]
September 26	7:30 pm	North Texas*	No. 17	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 28–9	56,072
October 3	11:30 am	at Kansas	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 24–21	36,000
October 10	2:30 pm	No. 2 Nebraska	No. 18	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 28–21	60,798
October 17	6:00 pm	at Baylor	No. 10	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	W 35–14	42,333
October 24	2:30 pm	No. 25 Texas Tech	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–10	62,873
October 31	6:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 8	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 17–6	47,250
November 7	6:00 pm	Oklahoma	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FX	W 29–0	54,506
November 14	11:30 am	No. 13 Missouri	No. 6	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	W 17–14	60,433
November 27	11:00 am	at Texas	No. 6	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–26	83,687
December 5	2:30 pm	vs. No. 2 Kansas State	No. 10	Trans World Dome St. Louis, MO (Big 12 Championship)	ABC	W 36–33 ^2OT	60,798
January 1	7:00 pm	vs. No. 3 Ohio State*	No. 8	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 14–24	76,502
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana Tech	0	0	7	0	7
#18 Texas A&M	3	10	15	0	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Texas A&M	3	11	7	3	24
Southern Miss	0	0	0	6	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	3	0	6	9
#17 Texas A&M	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Nebraska	0	7	0	14	21
#18 Texas A&M	7	7	7	7	28

Schedule

1998 Texas A&M Aggies football
Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 36–33^2OT vs. Kansas State
Sugar Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
Record	11–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Kragthorpe (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →


Q1	6:31	KSU	Martin Gramatica 47-yard field goal	KSU 3–0
Q1	2:02	KSU	Justin Swift 15-yard pass from Michael Bishop (Gramatica kick)	KSU 10–0

Q2	11:00	A&M	Russell Bynum 25-yard field goal	KSU 10–3
	10:37	KSU	Darnell McDonald 66-yard pass from Michael Bishop (Gramatica kick)	KSU 17–3
	4:16	A&M	Russell Bynum 26-yard field goal	KSU 17–6

Q3	8:42	A&M	Ja'Mar Toombs 2-yard run (pass failed)	KSU 17–12
	4:31	KSU	Martin Gramatica 45-yard field goal	KSU 20–12
	4:31	KSU	Michael Bishop 5-yard run (Gramatica kick)	KSU 27–12

Q4	9:20	A&M	Leroy Hodge 13-yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Bynum kick)	KSU 27–19
Q4	1:05	A&M	Sirr Parker 9-yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Parker pass from Stewart)	Tied 27–27

OT		A&M	Russell Bynum 18-yard field goal	A&M 30–27
OT		KSU	Martin Gramatica 22-yard field goal	Tied 30–30

2OT		KSU	Martin Gramatica 22-yard field goal	KSU 33–30
2OT		A&M	Sirr Parker 32-yard pass from Branndon Stewart	A&M 36–33

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Wildcats	10	7	10	0	3	3	33
• Aggies	0	6	6	15	3	6	36