1998 East Carolina
6–5 (3–3 Conference USA), coached by Steve Logan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chattanooga 31–0Sep 12
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Virginia Tech | L 3–38 | 35% |
| Sep 12 | vs Chattanooga | W 31–0 | 80% |
| Sep 19 | at Ohio | W 21–14 | 44% |
| Oct 3 | vs Army | W 30–25 | 69% |
| Oct 10 | vs UAB | W 26–7 | 69% |
| Oct 17 | at Alabama | L 22–23 | 45% |
| Oct 24 | at Southern Miss | L 7–41 | 35% |
| Oct 31 | vs Houston | L 31–34 | 72% |
| Nov 5 | at Cincinnati | W 24–21 | 66% |
| Nov 14 | vs Louisville | L 45–63 | 66% |
| Nov 21 | at Memphis | W 34–31 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Memphis 34–31; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 274–297
- Coach
- Steve Logan
- Elo
- 1469 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.4 No. 83 of 112; offense No. 66, defense No. 85
- SRS
- −8.7 No. 83 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Doug Martin
- Defensive coordinator
- Paul Jette
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1999
The 1999 draft| Rd 5 | Roderick Coleman LB | Oakland Raiders |
| Rd 6 | Troy Smith WR | Philadelphia Eagles |
1998 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulane | 6–0 | 12–0 | 7 |
| Southern Miss | 5–1 | 7–5 | |
| Louisville | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
 East Carolina | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| Houston | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Army | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Memphis | 1–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.