1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1998 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	John Blake (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Dickinson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Rex Ryan (1st season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial 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

The 1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Sooners went 3–5 in Big 12 Conference play, and 5–6 overall. As of the 2024 season, this was the last time the Sooners failed to qualify for a bowl game. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. It was John Blake's final season as head coach as he was fired after the end of the regular season and was replaced by Florida defensive coordinator Bob Stoops.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 37–9	72,831
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 10–9	38,256
September 19	6:00 p.m.	California*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 12–13	74,235
October 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 15 Colorado	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 25–27	71,217
October 10	11:30 a.m.	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	FSN	L 3–34	75,587
October 17	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 6–20	61,586
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	PPV	L 26–41	50,614
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 17–14	70,019
November 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FX	L 0–29	54,506
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 28–16	27,930
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 20–17	65,583
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 63 Jason Bronson  So QB 8 Brandon Daniels  Jr OL 69 Brad Davis Fr WR 12 Curtis Fagan Fr FB 30 Jermaine Fazande  Sr WR 1 Jarrail Jackson  Jr TE 81 Chris Hammons  So FB 35 Seth Littrell So OL 78 Stockar McDougle Jr RB 31 Josh Norman Fr RB 33 De'Mond Parker  Jr TE 88 Trent Smith Fr WR 15 J.T. Thatcher Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 84 Dale Allen  Sr DB 28 William Bartee Jr WR 24 Chris Blocker  Sr DT 97 Kelly Gregg Sr CB 9 Corey Ivy Sr LB 46 Brandon Moore  Fr LB 38 Roy Williams Fr DB 17 Andre Woolfolk Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Blake Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Dickinson – Offensive coordinator Keith Thomas – Running backs Clarence James – Wide receivers Sam Pittman – Offensive line Rex Ryan – Defensive coordinator Chuck Langston – Defensive line & tight ends George Barlow – Linebackers Pete McGinnis – Linebackers & special teams coordinator Phil Bennett – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

After the season

Awards

• All-Big 12: DT Kelly Gregg

1999 NFL draft

The 1999 NFL draft was held at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 17–18, 1999. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
2	60	Jermaine Fazande	Running back	San Diego Chargers
5	159	De'Mond Parker	Running back	Green Bay Packers
6	173	Kelly Gregg	Defensive tackle	Cincinnati Bengals