Virginia Tech
BE · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
- 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 · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H |  USA | 6–5 | W 38–3 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | W 37–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | W 27–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 27–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 17–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | L 24–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  UABH2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 41–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | W 27–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 26–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 47–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 9–3 | L 32–36 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 38–7 |
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).
- Miami +9
- West Virginia +8
- Alabama +7
- East Carolina +6
- Rutgers +5
- Boston College +4
- UAB +4
- Clemson +3
- Pittsburgh +2
- Virginia -3
- Syracuse -4
- Temple -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change 3
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.