1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference Big East Conference
1998 record 5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach Terry Shea (3rd season)
Home stadium Rutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 41,500)
1998 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 Syracuse $  6 –1     8 –4  
No. 20 Miami (FL)  5 –2     9 –3  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 –2     9 –3  
West Virginia  5 –2     8 –4  
Boston College  3 –4     4 –7  
Rutgers  2 –5     5 –6  
Temple  2 –5     2 –9  
Pittsburgh  0 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Terry Shea, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record, were outscored by opponents 376 to 206, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike McMahon with 2,203 passing yards, Jacki Crooks with 821 rushing yards, and Bill Powell with 730 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 5 Richmond* Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey W 7–6  
September 12 at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ L 14–41  
September 19 at No. 13 Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York ESPN+ L 14–70  
September 26 Army* Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey W 27–15  
October 3 Miami (FL) Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN+ L 17–53  
October 17 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ESPN+ W 25–21  
October 24 No. 22 Tulane* Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey L 24–52  
October 31 Temple Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey W 21–10  
November 7 at Navy* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland W 36–33  
November 14 West Virginia Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey L 14–28  
November 21 at No. 23 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 7–47  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1998 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2016.


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