The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 7-4 in 1998. They fell to the Idaho Vandals, 42 to 35, in the Humanitarian Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 12-0 | |
4-2 | 7-5 | ||
5-1 | 7-5 | ||
3-3 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 349 | 4,377 | 747 | 5.9 | 1,615 | 408 | 4.0 | 2,762 | 339 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 27th | 40th | 79th | 27th | 66th | 85th | 55th | 29th | 49th | 24th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 196 | 3,690 | 4.8 | 1,787 | 467 | 3.8 | 1,903 | 299 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 15th | 27th | 32nd | 63rd | 66th | 58th | 10th | 33rd | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | +153 | +687 | +747 | +1.0 | -172 | -59 | +0.1 | +859 | +40 | +1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 17th | 31st | 79th | 21st | 66th | 88th | 62nd | 14th | 32nd | 20th |
| 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 |