1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Shea (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Creehan (1st season)
MVPReggie Stephens
Captains
  • Aaron Brady
  • Bill Powell
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Terry Shea, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record, were outscored by opponents 376 to 206, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike McMahon with 2,203 passing yards, Jacki Crooks with 821 rushing yards, and Bill Powell with 730 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5Richmond*
W 7–6
September 12at Boston College
ESPN PlusL 14–4138,287
September 19at No. 13 Syracuse
ESPN PlusL 14–7042,716
September 26Army*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 27–15
October 3Miami (FL)
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusL 17–5321,419
October 17at Pittsburgh
ESPN PlusW 25–2131,176
October 24No. 22 Tulane*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 24–5220,714
October 31Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 21–10
November 7at Navy*
W 36–33
November 14West Virginia
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
BENL 14–2826,740
November 21at No. 23 Virginia Tech
L 7–4742,452
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "1998 Big East Conference". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2016.


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