1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
1998 record	5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Terry Shea (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500)
Seasons

1998 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#25 Syracuse †		6	–	1					8	–	4
#20 Miami		5	–	2					9	–	3
#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 champion Rankings from AP Poll

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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 5	Richmond*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 7–6
September 12	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	L 14–41
September 19	at No. 13 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	L 14–70
September 26	Army*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 27–15
October 3	Miami (FL)	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–53
October 17	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	ESPN+	W 25–21
October 24	No. 22 Tulane*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 24–52
October 31	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 21–10
November 7	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland		W 36–33
November 14	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 14–28
November 21	at No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia		L 7–47
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game