The USC Trojans were 8-4 in 1998. They fell to the TCU Horned Frogs, 28 to 19, in the Sun Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
7-1 | 12-1 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-5 | ||
4-4 | 6-6 | ||
4-4 | 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 | 327 | 4,212 | 787 | 5.4 | 1,671 | 424 | 3.9 | 2,541 | 363 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 47th | 51st | 46th | 60th | 74th | 56th | 40th | 40th | 55th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 213 | 3,957 | 4.3 | 1,709 | 476 | 3.6 | 2,248 | 455 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 22nd | 48th | 7th | 55th | 75th | 45th | 47th | 112th | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +114 | +255 | +787 | +1.1 | -38 | -52 | +0.4 | +293 | -92 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 28th | 47th | 51st | 19th | 61st | 82nd | 50th | 37th | 100th | 13th |
| 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 |