1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the North Division in the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dan McCarney, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom Big 12 North Division standings. Iowa State played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

1998 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pete Hoener (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium

1998 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	11:30 a.m.	TCU*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	L 21–31	33,009
September 12	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 27–9	70,397
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 38–0	33,634
September 26	11:30 a.m.	Texas Tech	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	L 16–28	41,691
October 3	6:00 p.m.	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	PPV	L 33–54	70,681
October 10	1:00 p.m.	No. 21 Missouri	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 19–35	38,756
October 24	1:10 p.m.	at No. 4 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		L 7–52	43,203
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 14–17	70,019
November 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 14 Nebraska	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 7–42	45,807
November 14	1:30 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	PPV	L 8–37	49,438
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Kansas	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 23–20	26,059
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 29 Mike Banks Fr RB 28 Darren Davis Jr WR 32 J. J. Moses So QB 18 Sage Rosenfels So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 10 Javon Daniels Jr DE 15 Reggie Hayward So DT 52 James Reed So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dan McCarney Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-04-17