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1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mooshagian (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big East Conference football standings
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

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:30 p.m.Villanova*
W 48–4136,543[1]
September 193:30 p.m.No. 8 Penn State*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 13–2056,743
September 2612:00 p.m.at No. 19 Virginia Tech
ESPN2L 7–2750,057
October 33:30 p.m.Akron*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–037,357
October 101:30 p.m.at North Carolina*
L 10–2950,900[2]
October 1712:00 p.m.Rutgersdagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN PlusL 21–2531,176
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 19 Syracuse
ESPN PlusL 28–4549,012
November 73:30 p.m.Temple
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 33–3439,827
November 1412:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN PlusL 15–2332,129
November 198:00 p.m.at No. 22 Miami (FL)
ESPNL 10–3838,084
November 272:30 p.m.West Virginia
CBSL 14–5242,254
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

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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 doordinator/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

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
No Players Selected

[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pitt left gasping in 48–41 victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 6, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tar Heels smother Panthers". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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