Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Under Glen Mason - 1998

1998

1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1998 record 5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Glen Mason
Home stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
(Capacity: 63,669)
Seasons
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1998 Big Ten football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L W L
#2/2 Ohio State 7 1 11 1
#6/5 Wisconsin 7 1 11 1
#12/12 Michigan 7 1 10 3
#24/23 Purdue 6 2 9 4
#17/15 Penn State* 0 3* 0 3*
Michigan State 4 4 6 6
Minnesota 2 6 5 6
Indiana 2 6 4 7
Illinois 2 6 3 8
Iowa 2 6 3 8
Northwestern 0 8 3 9
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
  • *All wins for Penn State (9-3, 5-3) vacated due to scandal.
    Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1998 season was the Golden Gophers' second season under head coach Glen Mason. The Golden Gophers won five games and four of their losses came against ranked opponents. Total attendance for the season was 249,764, which averaged out to 41,627 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.

Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by Football News and The Sports Network. Carter was also named All-Big Ten first team. Running back Thomas Hamner was named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive tackle Matt Anderle, linebacker Luke Braaten, cornerback Jason Hagman, linebacker Justin Hall, fullback Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, offensive guard Ryan Roth, tight end Zach Vevea, linebacker Jim Wilkinson and linebacker Parc Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.

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