1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1998 Big East Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
1998 record	2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Mooshagian (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Larry Coyer (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium; (Capacity: 56,500)
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Future Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell was a member of the team.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	Villanova*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 48–41	36,543
September 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 8 Penn State*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	CBS	L 13–20	56,743
September 26	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	L 7–27	50,057
October 3	3:30 p.m.	Akron*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–0	37,357
October 10	1:30 p.m.	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 10–29	50,900
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	L 21–25	31,176
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 28–45	49,012
November 7	3:30 p.m.	Temple	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 33–34	39,827
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	L 15–23	32,129
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 10–38	38,084
November 27	2:30 p.m.	West Virginia	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	L 14–52	42,254
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

Coaching Staff Walt Harris – Head Coach Larry Coyer – Defensive Coordinator Steve Mooshagian – Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers J.D. Brookhart – Tight Ends/Special Teams Assistant Curt Cignetti – Recruiting Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tom Freeman – Offensive Line Bob Junko – Defensive Tackles Bill McGovern – Defensive Backs Vincent White – Running Backs Brian Williams – Defensive Ends/Special Teams	Support Staff Chris LaSala – Director of Football Operations Dave Henigan – Graduate Assistant Joe Ferenc – Graduate Assistant Joe Moorhead – Graduate Assistant	Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Strength and Conditioning Coach Chad Hutsko – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
No Players Selected

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References[]

^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

[1] "1998 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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National championship seasons in bold

1998 Big East Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
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