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
1998 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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
October 1712:00 p.m.Rutgersdagger
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN+L 21–2531,176
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 19 Syracuse
ESPN+L 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+L 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

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
No Players Selected

[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pitt left gasping in 48–41 victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 6, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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