| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Team: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Division: | North Division |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 20 |
| Aprank: | 19 |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Solich |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Charlie McBride |
| Dc Year: | 18th |
| Off Scheme: | I formation |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| Bowl: | Holiday Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 20–23 vs. Arizona |
The 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
First-year Head Coach Solich was new to the job title but still in his element, after having served as an assistant in varying capacities with Nebraska since 1975. Solich completed his inaugural season with a final record of 9 - 4 (5 - 3), after having lost much of the 1997 national championship team's talent to graduation. Nonetheless, Nebraska finished tied for 2nd place in the Big 12 North Division, and tied for 4th conference-wide.
The season was concluded by #14 Nebraska falling to #5 Arizona 20 - 23 at the Holiday Bowl.
| Award | Name(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| All-American 2nd Team | Sheldon Jackson | |
| All-American 3rd Team | Ralph Brown | |
| All-Big 12 1st team | Ralph Brown, Josh Heskew, Sheldon Jackson, Jay Foreman, Mike Brown, Chad Kelsay | |
| All-Big 12 2nd team | Kris Brown, Mike Rucker, Joe Walker, Bill Lafleur | |
| All-Big 12 3rd team | Shevin Wiggins | |
| All-Big 12 honorable mention | Kenny Cheatham, Matt Davison, Russ Hochstein, Joel Makovicka, Jason Schwab |
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1998 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[2]