The 1998 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Led by ninth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the WAC's Pacific Division.
The team played home games at the newly-opened Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
The following year, the newly-formed Mountain West Conference began play.
[1] One player was selected in the 1999 NFL draft.