The Texas Longhorns were 8-3 in 1998. They emerged victorious over the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 38 to 11, in the Cotton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 11-3 | |
8-0 | 11-2 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 9-4 | ||
4-4 | 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 | 11 | 399 | 5,143 | 757 | 6.8 | 2,212 | 439 | 5.0 | 2,931 | 318 | 9.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 15th | 15th | 72nd | 5th | 24th | 61st | 2nd | 23rd | 62nd | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 326 | 4,008 | 5.3 | 1,578 | 465 | 3.4 | 2,430 | 295 | 8.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 82nd | 51st | 64th | 42nd | 63rd | 32nd | 73rd | 28th | 96th | ||||||||||
Net | +73 | +1,135 | +757 | +1.5 | +634 | -26 | +1.6 | +501 | +23 | +1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 38th | 17th | 72nd | 10th | 27th | 63rd | 9th | 28th | 47th | 33rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |