1998 Baylor Bears football team

The 1998 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Dave Roberts.

1998 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	2–9 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dave Roberts (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Williamson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cassity (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium

1998 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 10 Kansas State x		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 19 Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 21 Missouri		5	–	3					8	–	4
Colorado		4	–	4					8	–	4
Kansas		1	–	7					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					3	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Texas A&M x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 15 Texas		6	–	2					9	–	3
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Oklahoma		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	3:00 p.m.	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 17–27	26,243
September 19	11:30 a.m.	No. 20 NC State*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	FSN	W 33–30	28,734
September 26	7:15 p.m.	at No. 15 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FSN	L 16–18	46,603
October 3	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas		L 29–31	38,801
October 10	6:00 p.m.	Kansas	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 31–24	31,271
October 17	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	L 14–35	42,333
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	FX	L 20–30	81,437
October 31	2:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana	NBC	L 3–27	80,012
November 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Kansas State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 6–49	38,217
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 16–28	27,930
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	L 10–24	28,750
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time