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1998 Rutgers

5–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Big East), coached by Terry Shea.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1998, game by game: won vs. Richmond 7–6; lost at Boston College 14–41; lost at No. 13 Syracuse 14–70; won vs. Army 27–15; lost vs. Miami 17–53; won at Pittsburgh 25–21; lost vs. No. 22 Tulane 24–52; won vs. Temple 21–10; won at Navy 36–33; lost vs. West Virginia 14–28; lost at No. 23 Virginia Tech 7–47+12−56Won 7–6 vs. Richmond+1RichmondLost 14–41 at Boston College-27Boston CollegeLost 14–70 at No. 13 Syracuse-56No. 13 SyracuseWon 27–15 vs. Army+12ArmyLost 17–53 vs. Miami-36MiamiWon 25–21 at Pittsburgh+4PittsburghLost 24–52 vs. No. 22 Tulane-28No. 22 TulaneWon 21–10 vs. Temple+11TempleWon 36–33 at Navy+3NavyLost 14–28 vs. West Virginia-14West VirginiaLost 7–47 at No. 23 Virginia Tech-40No. 23 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsRichmondW 7–⁠663%
Sep 12atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠4124%
Sep 19at13SyracuseL 14–⁠709%
Sep 26vsArmyW 27–⁠1536%
Oct 3vsMiamiL 17–⁠5329%
Oct 17atPittsburghW 25–⁠2123%
Oct 24vs22TulaneL 24–⁠5222%
Oct 31vsTempleW 21–⁠1060%
Nov 7atNavyW 36–⁠3327%
Nov 14vsWest VirginiaL 14–⁠2829%
Nov 21at23Virginia TechL 7–⁠4712%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 47–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big East.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠376
Coach
Terry Shea
Elo
1353 +31 this season
SP+ rating
-11.1 No. 85 of 112; offense No. 62, defense No. 98
SRS
−10.7 No. 87 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Terry Shea
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Creehan
Captains
Aaron Brady and Bill Powell
Most valuable player
Reggie Stephens

All-Big East

3 second team

Second team

  • Shaun O’HaraOGCoaches-2
  • Wayne HamptonDLCoaches-2
  • Tosh RiddickRSCoaches-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.