The Kentucky Wildcats were 7-4 in 1998. They fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 26 to 14, in the Outback Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 8-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 7-5 | ||
2-6 | 4-7 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 417 | 5,876 | 911 | 6.5 | 1,342 | 337 | 4.0 | 4,534 | 574 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 12th | 90th | 109th | 53rd | 2nd | 2nd | 31st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 340 | 4,247 | 6.0 | 1,641 | 382 | 4.3 | 2,606 | 322 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 91st | 65th | 100th | 50th | 4th | 83rd | 87th | 52nd | 90th | ||||||||||
Net | +77 | +1,629 | +911 | +0.4 | -299 | -45 | -0.3 | +1,928 | +252 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 36th | 7th | 4th | 43rd | 74th | 74th | 69th | 2nd | 1st | 60th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |