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1998 Temple

2–⁠9 (2–⁠5 Big East), coached by Bobby Wallace.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1998, game by game: lost at Toledo 12–24; lost vs. Akron 28–35; lost at Boston College 7–31; lost at Maryland 20–30; lost vs. William & Mary 38–45; lost vs. No. 16 West Virginia 7–37; won at No. 14 Virginia Tech 28–24; lost at Rutgers 10–21; won at Pittsburgh 34–33; lost vs. No. 24 Miami 7–42; lost vs. No. 24 Syracuse 7–38+7−35Lost 12–24 at Toledo-12ToledoLost 28–35 vs. Akron-7AkronLost 7–31 at Boston College-24Boston CollegeLost 20–30 at Maryland-10MarylandLost 38–45 vs. William & Mary-7William & MaryLost 7–37 vs. No. 16 West Virginia-30No. 16 West VirginiaWon 28–24 at No. 14 Virginia Tech+4No. 14 Virginia TechLost 10–21 at Rutgers-11RutgersWon 34–33 at Pittsburgh+1PittsburghLost 7–42 vs. No. 24 Miami-35No. 24 MiamiLost 7–38 vs. No. 24 Syracuse-31No. 24 Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atToledoL 12–⁠2427%
Sep 12vsAkronL 28–⁠3560%
Sep 19atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠3125%
Sep 26atMarylandL 20–⁠3038%
Oct 3vsWilliam & MaryL 38–⁠4563%
Oct 10vs16West VirginiaL 7–⁠3721%
Oct 17at14Virginia TechW 28–⁠247%
Oct 31atRutgersL 10–⁠2140%
Nov 7atPittsburghW 34–⁠3325%
Nov 14vs24MiamiL 7–⁠4222%
Nov 21vs24SyracuseL 7–⁠3816%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big East.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 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
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠360
Coach
Bobby Wallace
Elo
1287 −106 this season
SP+ rating
-14.1 No. 93 of 112; offense No. 94, defense No. 80
SRS
−12.3 No. 91 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Al Kincaid
Defensive coordinator
Raymond Monica

All-Big East

2 second team

Second team

  • Stacey MackRBCoaches-2
  • Elmarko JacksonRSCoaches-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.