1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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]

1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1998 record5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coachTerry Shea (3rd season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
(Capacity: 41,500)
1998 Big East Conference 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResult
September 5Richmond*
W 7–6
September 12at Boston College
ESPN+L 14–41
September 19at No. 13 Syracuse
ESPN+L 14–70
September 26Army*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
W 27–15
October 3Miami (FL)
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+L 17–53
October 17at Pittsburgh
ESPN+W 25–21
October 24No. 22 Tulane*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 24–52
October 31Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
W 21–10
November 7at Navy*
W 36–33
November 14West Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
L 14–28
November 21at No. 23 Virginia Tech
L 7–47
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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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