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Boston College

BE · 1998 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 in BE

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC10–2W 41–31
3Week 3 · Sep 15Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE5–6W 41–14
4Week 4 · Sep 22Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE2–9W 31–7
5Week 5 · Sep 29Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA7–5L 28–52
7Week 7 · Oct 13Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE9–3L 0–17
8Week 8 · Oct 20Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE8–4L 25–42
9Week 9 · Oct 27Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–8L 31–32
10Week 10 · Nov 3Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE9–3L 17–35
11Week 11 · Nov 10Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 26–31
12Week 12 · Nov 17Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE2–9W 23–15
13Week 13 · Nov 24West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE8–4L 10–35

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.019
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-30+19
  • Georgia Tech +10
  • Rutgers +5
  • Temple +2
  • Pittsburgh +2
  • Virginia Tech -3
  • Miami -3
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Syracuse -4
  • West Virginia -4
  • Louisville -5
  • Navy -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #70Better than 50%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.364 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70W14#69Regular Season Final#69Post-Season W2#71Post-Season W3#70Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+27
+24
-24
-17
-17
-1
-18
-5
+8
-25

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#161993#261994#691995#711996#801997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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