1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1998 Virginia Cavaliers football
Peach Bowl, L 33–35 vs. Georgia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
1998 record	9–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (17th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (8th season)
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)
Seasons

1998 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#3 Florida State †§		7	–	1					11	–	2
#9 Georgia Tech §		7	–	1					10	–	2
#18 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	3
North Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
NC State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Duke		2	–	6					4	–	7
Wake Forest		2	–	6					3	–	8
Clemson		1	–	7					3	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					3	–	8
† – BCS representative as champion § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 PM	at No. 25 Auburn*	No. 16	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 19–0	78,315
September 12	12:00 PM	Maryland	No. 12	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	JPS	W 31–19	42,800
September 19	3:30 PM	Clemson	No. 10	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 20–18	42,000
September 26	12:00 PM	at Duke	No. 11	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 24–0	24,380
October 3	1:00 PM	San Jose State*	No. 10	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 52–12	41,100
October 17	3:30 PM	at No. 25 Georgia Tech	No. 7	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 38–41	46,018
October 24	3:30 PM	NC State	No. 16	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 23–13	45,900
October 31	3:30 PM	at Wake Forest	No. 15	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 38–17	22,718
November 7	3:30 PM	at No. 6 Florida State	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ABC	L 14–45	81,120
November 14	3:30 PM	North Carolina	No. 21	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 30–13	47,000
November 28	12:00 PM	at No. 20 Virginia Tech*	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 36–32	53,207
December 31	5:00 PM	vs. No. 19 Georgia*	No. 13	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 33–35	72,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Brooks, AaronAaron Brooks	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt