1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football Big East Conference Big East 8–4 5–2 Don Nehlen 19th Dan Simrell 4th Steve Dunlap 7th Mountaineer Field Insight.com Bowl L 31–34 vs. Missouri The 1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big East. West Virginia was invited to the Insight.com Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Missouri. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Schedule 1998 AP Eastern September 5 7:00 p.m. l y 11 Ohio State 1 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV CBS 17–34 68,409 September 19 6:00 p.m. w y 19 Maryland Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry ESPN2 42–20 52,279 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-wvu-air-show-jol/152161627/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WVU air show jolts Terps September 20, 1998 July 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 12:00 p.m. w y 19 Tulsa Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV MSN 44–21 48,819 October 3 12:00 p.m. w y y 16 Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD FSN 45–24 36,009 October 10 12:00 p.m. w y 16 Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA ESPN Plus 37–7 14,851 October 24 3:30 p.m. l 13 Miami (FL) Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV CBS 31–34 60,081 October 31 12:00 p.m. l y 21 Virginia Tech 20 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry ESPN Plus 13–27 52,807 November 7 7:30 p.m. w Syracuse 15 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry ESPN 35–28 54,655 November 14 12:00 p.m. w y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 28–14 26,740 November 21 12:00 p.m. w Boston College Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN 35–10 40,573 November 27 2:30 p.m. w y Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl CBS 52–14 42,254 December 26 8:00 p.m. l y y Missouri 23 Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Insight.com Bowl ESPN 31–34 36,147 Rankings 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 11 20 19 19 16 16 15 13 21 NR NR RV NR NR NR RV Coaches Poll 0 15 12 20 20 20 17T 17 15 14 20 RV RV RV RV 25 25 RV BCS 8 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Personnel 1998 West Virginia Mountaineers y 2 Jr Jerry Porter Jerry Porter (American football) WR y 4 Jr Marc Bulger QB y 8 Jr Khori Ivy WR 20 Jr Amos Zereoue RB y 34 So Corey McIntyre FB y 35 Sr David Lightcap WR 36 Fr Jeremy Knapp TE 40 So Wes Ours RB y 77 Jr Solomon Page OT y 82 Jr Anthony Becht TE y 4 Sr Charles Fisher Charles Fisher (American football) DB y 22 So Richard Bryant DB 23 Sr Scooter Davis DB 33 Jr Barrett Green LB y 41 So Chris Edmonds LB y 43 Jr Ryan Brady LB 50 Fr Jon Yura LB 55 Sr Gary Stills DE y 87 So Antwan Lake DT y 96 Sr John Thornton NT y John Thornton (American football) 98 Sr Kevin Landolt LB 47 Jr Jay Taylor Jay Taylor (placekicker) K y Don Nehlen References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football