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1998 Virginia

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Welsh, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1998, game by game: won at No. 25 Auburn 19–0; won vs. Maryland 31–19; won vs. Clemson 20–18; won at Duke 24–0; won vs. San José State 52–14; lost at No. 25 Georgia Tech 38–41; won vs. NC State 23–13; won at Wake Forest 38–17; lost at No. 6 Florida State 14–45; won vs. North Carolina 30–13; won at No. 20 Virginia Tech 36–32; lost vs. No. 19 Georgia 33–35+38−31Won 19–0 at No. 25 Auburn+19No. 25 AuburnWon 31–19 vs. Maryland+12MarylandWon 20–18 vs. Clemson+2ClemsonWon 24–0 at Duke+24DukeWon 52–14 vs. San José State+38San José StateLost 38–41 at No. 25 Georgia Tech-3No. 25 Georgia TechWon 23–13 vs. NC State+10NC StateWon 38–17 at Wake Forest+21Wake ForestLost 14–45 at No. 6 Florida State-31No. 6 Florida StateWon 30–13 vs. North Carolina+17North CarolinaWon 36–32 at No. 20 Virginia Tech+4No. 20 Virginia TechLost 33–35 vs. No. 19 Georgia-2No. 19 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at25AuburnW 19–⁠036%
Sep 12vsMarylandW 31–⁠1982%
Sep 19vsClemsonW 20–⁠1870%
Sep 26atDukeW 24–⁠067%
Oct 3vsSan José StateW 52–⁠1481%
Oct 17at25Georgia TechL 38–⁠4148%
Oct 24vsNC StateW 23–⁠1369%
Oct 31atWake ForestW 38–⁠1770%
Nov 7at6Florida StateL 14–⁠4526%
Nov 14vsNorth CarolinaW 30–⁠1364%
Nov 28at20Virginia TechW 36–⁠3243%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs19GeorgiaPeach BowlL 33–⁠3556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 35–⁠33 in the Peach Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 9: 15
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 21
  12. Wk 12: 18
  13. Wk 13: 16
  14. Wk 14: 14
  15. Wk 15: 13
  16. Final: 18

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.

Led the nationKevin Coffey: yards per catch (25.3)

Consensus All-AmericanAnthony Poindexter, DB

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 7
Points
358–⁠247
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1677 +114 this season
SP+ rating
16.2 No. 24 of 112; offense No. 27, defense No. 24
SRS
13.3 No. 25 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Sparky Woods
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz
Captains
Aaron Brooks and Anthony Poindexter

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 1Patrick Kerney DEAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Wali Rainer LBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Aaron Brooks QBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Antonio Dingle DTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Anthony Poindexter DBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Robert Hunt OGTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-ACC

7 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

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

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠111–⁠23
Georgia Tech7–⁠110–⁠29
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠318
NC State5–⁠37–⁠5
North Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Duke2–⁠64–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠63–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠73–⁠8
Clemson1–⁠73–⁠8

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