1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Terry Shea, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record, were outscored by opponents 376 to 206, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference. The team's statistical leaders included Mike McMahon with 2,203 passing yards, Jacki Crooks with 821 rushing yards, and Bill Powell with 730 receiving yards.

1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
  • Terry Shea (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorTerry Shea (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Creehan (1st season)
MVPReggie Stephens
Captains
  • Aaron Brady
  • Bill Powell
Home stadiumRutgers 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
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