Pittsburgh
BE · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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 · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 | VILLANOVA | Unranked | — | W 48–41 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | L 13–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 7–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H |  MAC | 4–7 | W 35–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | L 10–29 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | L 21–25 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 28–45 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | L 33–34 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | L 15–23 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 10–38 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 14–52 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Akron +4
- Penn State -3
- Virginia Tech -3
- Miami -3
- Syracuse -4
- West Virginia -4
- North Carolina -5
- Rutgers -6
- Boston College -7
- Temple -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.182 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.