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Virginia

ACC · 1998 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1890–2026
All-Time Record
612–606–37
0.502 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1908, 1913
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC3–8W 19–0
3Week 3 · Sep 15Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC3–8W 31–19
4Week 4 · Sep 22Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC3–8W 20–18
5Week 5 · Sep 29Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–7W 24–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–8W 52–14
8Week 8 · Oct 20Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC10–2L 38–41
9Week 9 · Oct 27NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–5W 23–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 38–17
11Week 11 · Nov 10Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC11–2L 14–45
12Week 12 · Nov 17North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–5W 30–13
14Week 14 · Dec 1Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE9–3W 36–32
18Final · Jan 5Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC9–3L 33–35

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
1.614
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+36
-7+43
  • Virginia Tech +9
  • NC State +7
  • North Carolina +7
  • Duke +4
  • San José State +4
  • Auburn +3
  • Maryland +3
  • Clemson +3
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Georgia Tech -2
  • Florida State -2
  • Georgia -3

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 #19Better than 87%
Win % Place 17thBetter than 88%

0.750 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14W14#14Regular Season Final#14Post-Season W2#14Post-Season W3#19Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
+12
+2
+24
+38
-3
+10
+21
-31
+17
+4
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#341993#151994#241995#321996#301997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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