West Virginia
BE · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 11–1 | L 17–34 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | W 42–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 44–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 45–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 37–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 31–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 13–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | W 35–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 28–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 35–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 52–14 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H |  B12 | 8–4 | L 31–34 |
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).
- Syracuse +8
- Rutgers +5
- Tulsa +4
- Boston College +4
- Maryland +3
- Navy +3
- Temple +2
- Pittsburgh +2
- Ohio State -1
- Miami -3
- Virginia Tech -3
- Missouri -4
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 2
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.