| 1998 Big 12 Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 5, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Trans World Dome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kansas State by 17.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Randy Cristal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 60,798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Dan Fouts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1998 Big 12 Championship Game was played on December 5, 1998, at the Trans World Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The game determined the 1998 football champion of the Big 12 Conference. The Texas A&M Aggies, winners of the South Division of the Big 12, narrowly beat the Kansas State Wildcats, who won the North division, by a score of 36–33 in double overtime.[1] This would be the only time the two teams met in the Big 12 Championship Game. Texas A&M would not win the South Division again until 2010, when they shared it with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. K-State went on to win the North in 2000 and 2003, when they also beat Oklahoma to capture their first conference title since 1934.
The game remains infamous among K-State fans, as the Wildcats' loss prevented them from being invited to what would have been the program's first-ever National Championship game.
The Wildcats were coached by Bill Snyder. They came into the game with an 11–0 record, including an 8–0 record in Big 12 play. The Aggies, coached by R. C. Slocum, went into the game with a 10–2 record including a 7–1 mark in conference play.