The 1998 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Mountain Division in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 5–6 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the WAC's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | SMU | | W 23–17 OT | 42,674
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| September 12 | at Purdue* | | L 19–21 | 42,563
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| September 19 | Northwestern* | | L 14–23 | 16,271
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| September 26 | at Texas* | | L 21–59 | 71,486
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| October 10 | at San Jose State | | L 17–20 | 13,668
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| October 17 | Tulsa | | W 14–10 | 18,116
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| October 24 | at Wyoming | | L 24–34 | 16,134
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| October 31 | Colorado State | | W 35–24 | 18,344
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| November 7 | at TCU | | W 14–12 | 21,111
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| November 14 | UNLV | | W 38–16 | 15,168
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| November 21 | at No. 20 Air Force | | L 16–22 | 47,647
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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