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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
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 as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big East. West Virginia was invited to the Insight.com Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Missouri. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.No. 1 Ohio State*No. 11
CBSL 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. 16
FSNW 45–2436,009
October 1012:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 16
ESPN 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. 21
ESPN 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 Rutgers
ESPN 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 Pittsburgh
CBSW 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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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP112019191616151321——RV———RV
Coaches Poll1220202017T17151420RVRVRVRV2525RV
BCSNot released———————Not 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.
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