The Idaho Vandals were 8-3 in 1998. They emerged victorious over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 42 to 35, in the Humanitarian Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 9-3 | |
2-3 | 6-5 | ||
3-2 | 6-5 | ||
1-4 | 3-8 | ||
3-2 | 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 | 350 | 4,911 | 807 | 6.1 | 2,032 | 431 | 4.7 | 2,879 | 376 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 26th | 21st | 37th | 19th | 34th | 69th | 14th | 24th | 30th | 38th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 282 | 4,304 | 5.5 | 1,515 | 441 | 3.4 | 2,789 | 344 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 55th | 73rd | 74th | 37th | 41st | 37th | 99th | 73rd | 91st | ||||||||||
Net | +68 | +607 | +807 | +0.6 | +517 | -10 | +1.3 | +90 | +32 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 39th | 34th | 37th | 37th | 33rd | 55th | 12th | 49th | 39th | 66th |
| 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 |