Rutgers
BE · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 | RICHMOND | Unranked | — | W 7–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | L 14–41 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 14–70 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Army (ARMY)H2H |  USA | 3–8 | W 27–15 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 17–53 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 25–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | USA | 12–0 | L 24–52 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 21–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 36–33 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 14–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 7–47 |
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).
- Army +3
- Navy +3
- Pittsburgh +2
- Temple +2
- Tulane 0
- Miami -3
- Virginia Tech -3
- Syracuse -4
- West Virginia -4
- Boston College -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 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.