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American college football season
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 |
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September 3 | 8:00 PM | at No. 25 Auburn* | No. 16 | | ESPN | W 19–0 | 78,315 |
September 12 | 12:00 PM | Maryland | No. 12 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | | W 38–17 | 22,718 |
November 7 | 3:30 PM | at No. 6 Florida State | No. 12 | | ABC | L 14–45 | 81,120 |
November 14 | 3:30 PM | North Carolina | No. 21 | | ABC | W 30–13 | 47,000 |
November 28 | 12:00 PM | at No. 20 Virginia Tech* | No. 16 | | ESPN | W 36–32 | 53,207 |
December 31 | 5:00 PM | vs. No. 19 Georgia* | No. 13 | | 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
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 |
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Coaches Poll | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
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BCS | Not released | 15 | 15 | — | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | Not released |
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Personnel
1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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QB
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Aaron Brooks
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
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