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NC State

ACC · 1998 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC5–6W 34–31
3Week 3 · Sep 15Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC11–2W 24–7
4Week 4 · Sep 22Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB122–9L 30–33
6Week 6 · Oct 6Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE8–4W 38–17
7Week 7 · Oct 13Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC10–2L 24–47
8Week 8 · Oct 20Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–7W 27–24
9Week 9 · Oct 27Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC9–3L 13–23
10Week 10 · Nov 3Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC3–8W 46–39
11Week 11 · Nov 10Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 38–27
13Week 13 · Nov 24Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC3–8W 35–21
14Week 14 · Dec 1North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–5L 34–37
18Final · Jan 5Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE9–3L 23–46

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
2.586
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-22+37
  • Florida State +11
  • Syracuse +8
  • Ohio +5
  • Duke +4
  • Clemson +3
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Maryland +3
  • Georgia Tech -2
  • Virginia -3
  • Miami -3
  • North Carolina -5
  • Baylor -9

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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.583 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40W14#38Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W2#38Post-Season W3#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+17
-3
+21
-23
+3
-10
+7
+11
+14
-3
-23

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

Final Rank by Season
#441993#161994#841995#921996#491997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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