The Purdue Boilermakers were 8-4 in 1998. They emerged victorious over the Kansas State Wildcats, 37 to 34, in the Alamo Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-6 | ||
2-6 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 407 | 5,484 | 912 | 6.0 | 1,506 | 371 | 4.1 | 3,978 | 541 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 12th | 8th | 3rd | 22nd | 78th | 104th | 49th | 5th | 3rd | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 242 | 4,120 | 4.8 | 1,784 | 496 | 3.6 | 2,336 | 354 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 36th | 60th | 35th | 62nd | 92nd | 46th | 60th | 82nd | 33rd | ||||||||||
Net | +165 | +1,364 | +912 | +1.2 | -278 | -125 | +0.5 | +1,642 | +187 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 10th | 3rd | 17th | 72nd | 103rd | 45th | 7th | 4th | 38th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |