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1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Insight.com Bowl, L 31–34 vs. Missouri
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Simrell (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap (7th season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Syracuse $   6 1     8 4  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 2     9 3  
No. 23 Virginia Tech   5 2     9 3  
West Virginia   5 2     8 4  
Boston College   3 4     4 7  
Rutgers   2 5     5 6  
Temple   2 5     2 9  
Pittsburgh   0 7     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 106th overall and 8th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 19th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 5–2 in the Big East) and with a loss against Missouri in the Insight.com Bowl.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.No. 1 Ohio State*No. 11CBSL 17–3468,409
September 196:00 p.m.Maryland*No. 19
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPN2W 42–2052,279[1]
September 2612:00 p.m.Tulsa*No. 19
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
MSNW 44–2148,819
October 312:00 p.m.at Navy*No. 16FSNW 45–2436,009
October 1012:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 16ESPN PlusW 37–714,851
October 243:30 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
CBSL 31–3460,081
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 20 Virginia TechNo. 21ESPN PlusL 13–2752,807
November 77:30 p.m.No. 15 Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPNW 35–2854,655
November 1412:00 p.m.at RutgersESPN PlusW 28–1426,740
November 2112:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNW 35–1040,573
November 272:30 p.m.at PittsburghCBSW 52–1442,254
December 268:00 p.m.vs. No. 23 Missouri*ESPNL 31–3436,147
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP112019191616151321RVRV
Coaches Poll1220202017T17151420RVRVRVRV2525RV
BCSNot releasedNot released

Personnel

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1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Jerry Porter Jr
QB 4 Marc Bulger Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "WVU air show jolts Terps". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.