Syracuse
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 · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 13–0 | L 33–34 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 10–3 | W 38–28 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 70–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | L 17–38 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H |  USA | 2–9 | W 63–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 42–25 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 45–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 28–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | W 28–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 38–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | W 66–13 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 10–31 |
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).
- Michigan +10
- Virginia Tech +9
- Miami +9
- Rutgers +5
- Boston College +4
- Cincinnati +2
- Pittsburgh +2
- Temple +2
- Tennessee 0
- Florida -2
- West Virginia -4
- NC State -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -7
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.