1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1998 Texas A&M Aggies football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 South Division champion
Sugar Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
Record11–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Kragthorpe (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKyle Field
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 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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 pmvs. No. 2 Florida State*No. 14
ABCL 14–2359,232[1]
September 127:30 pmLouisiana Tech*No. 18
W 28–7 A55,073[2]
September 191:00 pmat Southern Miss*No. 17
FSNSWW 24–633,233[3]
September 267:30 pmNorth Texas*No. 17
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 28–956,072
October 311:30 amat KansasNo. 18
FSNW 24–2136,000
October 102:30 pmNo. 2 NebraskaNo. 18
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABCW 28–2160,798
October 176:00 pmat BaylorNo. 10
FSNW 35–1442,333
October 242:30 pmNo. 25 Texas TechNo. 8
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 17–1062,873
October 316:00 pmat Oklahoma StateNo. 8
FSNW 17–647,250
November 76:00 pmOklahomaNo. 7
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
FXW 29–054,506
November 1411:30 amNo. 13 MissouriNo. 6
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
FSNW 17–1460,433
November 2711:00 amat TexasNo. 6
ABCL 24–2683,687
December 52:30 pmvs. No. 2 Kansas StateNo. 10
ABCW 36–33 2OT60,798
January 17:00 pmvs. No. 3 Ohio State*No. 8
ABCL 14–2476,502
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • ^A Win forfeited due to ineligible player.

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1418171718181088766610811
Coaches Poll15191818191813109887610913
BCSNot released8766586Not released

Game summaries

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Texas A&M 0 14 0 0 14
#2 Florida State 10 0 10 3 23

Louisiana Tech

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

Texas A&M's 28–7 win over Louisiana Tech was forfeited on September 23 after Aggie running back D'Andre Hardeman was discovered to have been academically ineligible. Since Hardeman had played in the first two games of the 1998 season, he was disqualified from playing for the remainder of the year.[4]

Southern Miss

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

North Texas

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

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Texas A&M 14 0 3 7 24
Kansas 7 0 7 7 21

Dante Hall rushes for 177 yards.

Nebraska

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

This game began the Aggies' annual Maroon Out tradition.[5] A&M scored a dramatic upset at home over undefeated Nebraska. Two 100-yard rushers for the Aggies in Dante Hall(113) and Ja’mar Toombs(110).

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Texas A&M 7 7 7 14 35
Baylor 0 0 7 7 14

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Texas Tech 3 7 0 0 10
#8 Texas A&M 7 7 0 3 17

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Texas A&M 0 10 7 0 17
Oklahoma State 3 3 0 0 6

Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0
#7 Texas A&M 7 6 3 13 29

Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Missouri 0 7 0 7 14
#6 Texas A&M 0 6 0 11 17

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Texas A&M 0 7 0 17 24
Texas 10 6 0 10 26

Kansas State

#2 Kansas State vs. #10 Texas A&M
Team 1 234OT2OTTotal
Wildcats 10 710033 33
• Aggies 0 661536 36
        
Scoring summary
Q16:31KSUMartin Gramatica 47-yard field goalKSU 3–0
2:02KSUJustin Swift 15-yard pass from Michael Bishop (Gramatica kick)KSU 10–0
Q211:00A&MRussell Bynum 25-yard field goalKSU 10–3
10:37KSUDarnell McDonald 66-yard pass from Michael Bishop (Gramatica kick)KSU 17–3
4:16A&MRussell Bynum 26-yard field goalKSU 17–6
Q38:42A&MJa'Mar Toombs 2-yard run (pass failed)KSU 17–12
4:31KSUMartin Gramatica 45-yard field goalKSU 20–12
4:31KSUMichael Bishop 5-yard run (Gramatica kick)KSU 27–12
Q49:20A&MLeroy Hodge 13-yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Bynum kick)KSU 27–19
1:05A&MSirr Parker 9-yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Parker pass from Stewart)Tied 27–27
OTA&MRussell Bynum 18-yard field goalA&M 30–27
A&MMartin Gramatica 22-yard field goalTied 30–30
2OTA&MMartin Gramatica 22-yard field goalKSU 33–30
A&MSirr Parker 32-yard pass from Branndon StewartA&M 36–33
Main article: 1998 Big 12 Championship Game
See also: 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team

[6]

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Ohio State 21 3 0 0 24
#9 Texas A&M 7 0 7 0 14
Main article: 1999 Sugar Bowl
See also: 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Roster

1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Branndon Stewart Sr
RB 8 Sirr Parker Sr
QB 15 Randy McCown Jr
RB 28 Ja'Mar Toombs Fr
RB 32 Burnest Rhodes So
RB 34 Dante Hall Jr
WR 42 Chris Taylor So
OL 62 Semisi Heimuli So
OL 71 Chris Valetta  Fr
OL 73 Cameron Spikes Jr
OL 77 Seth McKinney So
OL 78 Andy Vincent Jr
OL 79 Shea Holder Jr
WR 80 Chris Cole Jr
WR 81 Matt Bumgardner So
TE 87 Derrick Spiller Sr
WR 88 Leroy Hodge Jr
TE 89 Dan Campbell Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 1 Michael Jameson So
OLB 2 Christian Rodriguez Fr
ILB 9 Dat Nguyen Sr
CB 18 Sedrick Curry So
OLB 23 Jason Glenn So
CB 26 Jay Brooks  Fr
FS 30 Brandon Jennings Jr
CB 39 Jason Webster Jr
OLB 40 Roylin Bradley So
OLB 43 Warrick Holdman Sr
OLB 44 Sean Coryatt Jr
ILB 46 Cornelius Anthony So
SS 25 Nate Wallace Jr
DE 95 Rocky Bernard So
DE 97 Lonnie Madison
DE 99 Ronald Flemons So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 6 Shane Lechler Jr
PK 37 Russell Bynum So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Florida State rallies past Texas A&M". The Courier-News. September 1, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M cools off Louisiana Tech". The El Paso Times. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M relentless in Southern Miss win". The El Paso Times. September 20, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hardeman Ineligible, A&M Forfeits". CBS News. September 23, 1998. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Maroon Out: History". Texas A&M University. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Perfection Eludes Kansas St. and U.C.L.A." The New York Times. December 6, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2019.


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