1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Shea (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Creehan (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1998 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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
BENL 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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