1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1998 Virginia Cavaliers football
Peach Bowl, L 33–35 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSparky Woods (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (8th season)
CaptainAaron Brooks, Anthony Poindexter
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $+   7 1     11 2  
No. 9 Georgia Tech +   7 1     10 2  
No. 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 conference 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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 pmat No. 25 Auburn*No. 16ESPNW 19–078,315
September 1212:00 pmMarylandNo. 12JPSW 31–1942,800
September 193:30 pmClemsonNo. 10
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 20–1842,000
September 2612:00 pmat DukeNo. 11JPSW 24–024,380
October 31:00 pmSan Jose State*daggerNo. 10
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 52–1241,100
October 173:30 pmat No. 25 Georgia TechNo. 7ABCL 38–4146,018
October 243:30 pmNC StateNo. 16
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 23–1345,900
October 313:30 pmat Wake ForestNo. 15ABCW 38–1722,718
November 73:30 pmat No. 6 Florida StateNo. 12ABCL 14–4581,120
November 143:30 pmNorth CarolinaNo. 21
ABCW 30–1347,000
November 2812:00 pmat No. 20 Virginia Tech*No. 16ESPNW 36–3253,207
December 315:00 pmvs. No. 19 Georgia*No. 13ESPNL 33–3572,876
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP161210111097161512211816141318
Coaches Poll19121010986151412221815121218
BCSNot released151521171412Not released

Personnel[edit]

1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Aaron Brooks
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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