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1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Terry Shea (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Terry Shea (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Creehan (1st season)
MVP	Reggie Stephens
Captains	Aaron Brady; Bill Powell;
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

American college football season

The 1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Terry Shea, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record, were outscored by opponents 376 to 206, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike McMahon with 2,203 passing yards, Jacki Crooks with 821 rushing yards, and Bill Powell with 730 receiving yards.^[3]

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	Richmond*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 7–6
September 12	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 14–41	38,287
September 19	at No. 13 Syracuse	Carrier Dome [Syracuse, NY	ESPN Plus	L 14–70	42,716
September 26	Army*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 27–15
October 3	Miami (FL)	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	L 17–53	21,419
October 17	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN Plus	W 25–21	31,176
October 24	No. 22 Tulane*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 24–52	20,714
October 31	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 21–10
November 7	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 36–33
November 14	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BEN	L 14–28	26,740
November 21	at No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 7–47	42,452
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 25 Syracuse $	6	–	1	8	–	4
No. 20 Miami (FL)	5	–	2	9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia Tech	5	–	2	9	–	3
West Virginia	5	–	2	8	–	4
Boston College	3	–	4	4	–	7
Rutgers	2	–	5	5	–	6
Temple	2	–	5	2	–	9
Pittsburgh	0	–	7	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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