The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9-3 in 1998. They fell to the Arizona Wildcats, 23 to 20, in the Holiday Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
8-0 | 11-2 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 9-4 | ||
4-4 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 |
| 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 | 12 | 383 | 4,619 | 844 | 5.5 | 3,045 | 636 | 4.8 | 1,574 | 208 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 19th | 30th | 19th | 40th | 3rd | 3rd | 12th | 94th | 102nd | 40th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 183 | 3,764 | 4.6 | 1,402 | 466 | 3.0 | 2,362 | 347 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 12th | 33rd | 23rd | 23rd | 64th | 18th | 63rd | 76th | 45th | ||||||||||
Net | +200 | +855 | +844 | +0.8 | +1,643 | +170 | +1.8 | -788 | -139 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 25th | 19th | 31st | 2nd | 5th | 7th | 97th | 107th | 37th |
| 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 |