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1998 Notre Dame

9–⁠3, coached by Bob Davie, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1998, game by game: won vs. No. 5 Michigan 36–20; lost at Michigan State 23–45; won vs. Purdue 31–30; won vs. Stanford 35–17; won at Arizona State 28–9; won vs. Army 20–17; won vs. Baylor 27–3; won at Boston College 31–26; won vs. Navy 30–0; won vs. LSU 39–36; lost at USC 0–10; lost vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech 28–35+30−22Won 36–20 vs. No. 5 Michigan+16No. 5 MichiganLost 23–45 at Michigan State-22Michigan StateWon 31–30 vs. Purdue+1PurdueWon 35–17 vs. Stanford+18StanfordWon 28–9 at Arizona State+19Arizona StateWon 20–17 vs. Army+3ArmyWon 27–3 vs. Baylor+24BaylorWon 31–26 at Boston College+5Boston CollegeWon 30–0 vs. Navy+30NavyWon 39–36 vs. LSU+3LSULost 0–10 at USC-10USCLost 28–35 vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech-7No. 12 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs5MichiganW 36–⁠2037%
Sep 12atMichigan StateL 23–⁠4554%
Sep 26vsPurdueW 31–⁠3056%
Oct 3vsStanfordW 35–⁠1775%
Oct 10atArizona StateW 28–⁠943%
Oct 24vsArmyW 20–⁠1782%
Oct 31vsBaylorW 27–⁠384%
Nov 7atBoston CollegeW 31–⁠2673%
Nov 14vsNavyW 30–⁠076%
Nov 21vsLSUW 39–⁠3667%
Nov 28atUSCL 0–⁠1045%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs12Georgia TechGator BowlL 28–⁠3551%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 35–⁠28 in the Gator Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 23
  4. Wk 4: 23
  5. Wk 5: 23
  6. Wk 6: 22
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 8: 18
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 13
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 16
  15. Wk 15: 17
  16. Final: 22

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
9–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 9
Points
328–⁠248
Coach
Bob Davie
Elo
1628 +60 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 28 of 112; offense No. 39, defense No. 23
SRS
11.1 No. 27 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Colletto
Defensive coordinator
Greg Mattison
Captains
Bobbie Howard, Kory Minor and Mike Rosenthal
Most valuable player
Autry Denson
Offense
Option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 1Luke Petitgout OTNew York Giants
Rd 5Jerry Wisne OGChicago Bears
Rd 5Mike Rosenthal OTNew York Giants
Rd 5Malcolm Johnson WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Hunter Smith PIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Autry Denson RBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 7Kory Minor LBSan Francisco 49ers