| Year: | 1998 |
| Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Division: | South Division |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Spike Dykes |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Off Coach: | Rick Dykes |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | John Goodner |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–2–5/4–4 hybrid |
| Stadium: | Jones Stadium |
| Bowl: | Independence Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 35–18 vs. Ole Miss |
The 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Big 12 opponents), finished in third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 215.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.