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1998 Pittsburgh

2–⁠9 (0–⁠7 Big East), coached by Walt Harris.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1998, game by game: won vs. Villanova 48–41; lost vs. No. 8 Penn State 13–20; lost at No. 21 Virginia Tech 7–27; won vs. Akron 35–0; lost at North Carolina 10–29; lost vs. Rutgers 21–25; lost at No. 17 Syracuse 28–45; lost vs. Temple 33–34; lost vs. Boston College 15–23; lost at No. 22 Miami 10–38; lost vs. West Virginia 14–52+35−38Won 48–41 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaLost 13–20 vs. No. 8 Penn State-7No. 8 Penn StateLost 7–27 at No. 21 Virginia Tech-20No. 21 Virginia TechWon 35–0 vs. Akron+35AkronLost 10–29 at North Carolina-19North CarolinaLost 21–25 vs. Rutgers-4RutgersLost 28–45 at No. 17 Syracuse-17No. 17 SyracuseLost 33–34 vs. Temple-1TempleLost 15–23 vs. Boston College-8Boston CollegeLost 10–38 at No. 22 Miami-28No. 22 MiamiLost 14–52 vs. West Virginia-38West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsVillanovaW 48–⁠4179%
Sep 19vs8Penn StateL 13–⁠2035%
Sep 26at21Virginia TechL 7–⁠2723%
Oct 3vsAkronW 35–⁠064%
Oct 10atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠2930%
Oct 17vsRutgersL 21–⁠2577%
Oct 31at17SyracuseL 28–⁠4518%
Nov 7vsTempleL 33–⁠3475%
Nov 14vsBoston CollegeL 15–⁠2362%
Nov 19at22MiamiL 10–⁠3819%
Nov 27vsWest VirginiaL 14–⁠5222%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 52–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big East.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 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
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
234–⁠334
Coach
Walt Harris
Elo
1372 −113 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 79 of 112; offense No. 85, defense No. 67
SRS
−5.9 No. 76 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Mooshagian
Defensive coordinator
Larry Coyer
Offense
West Coast
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

All-Big East

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Phil ClarkeLBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1998 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1998 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse6–⁠18–⁠425
Miami5–⁠29–⁠320
Virginia Tech5–⁠29–⁠323
West Virginia5–⁠28–⁠4
Boston College3–⁠44–⁠7
Rutgers2–⁠55–⁠6
Temple2–⁠52–⁠9
Pittsburgh0–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.