The Rice Owls were 5-6 in 1998.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 5-7 | ||
2-6 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 235 | 3,496 | 737 | 4.7 | 2,829 | 634 | 4.5 | 667 | 103 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 75th | 91st | 87th | 83rd | 6th | 4th | 25th | 111th | 111th | 83rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 257 | 4,202 | 5.8 | 2,059 | 440 | 4.7 | 2,143 | 290 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 44th | 64th | 85th | 84th | 40th | 95th | 34th | 21st | 68th | ||||||||||
Net | -22 | -706 | +737 | -1.0 | +770 | +194 | -0.2 | -1,476 | -187 | -0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 63rd | 88th | 87th | 92nd | 23rd | 2nd | 67th | 110th | 111th | 79th |
| 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 |