Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State* | No. 11 | | CBS | L 17–34 | 68,409 |
September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Maryland* | No. 19 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | W 42–20 | 52,279 |
September 26 | Noon | Tulsa* | No. 19 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, West Virginia
| MSN | W 44–21 | 48,819 |
October 3 | Noon | at Navy* | No. 16 | | FSN | W 45–24 | 36,009 |
October 10 | Noon | at Temple | No. 16 | | ESPN+ | W 37–7 | 14,851 |
October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (FL) | No. 13 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, West Virginia
| CBS | L 31–34 | 60,081 |
October 31 | Noon | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | No. 21 | | ESPN+ | L 13–27 | 52,807 |
November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 Syracuse | | | ESPN | W 35–28 | 54,655 |
November 14 | Noon | at Rutgers | | | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 26,740 |
November 21 | Noon | Boston College | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, West Virginia
| ESPN | W 35–10 | 40,573 |
November 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | | | CBS | W 52–14 | 42,254 |
December 26 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Missouri* | | | ESPN | L 31–34 | 36,147 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | 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 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 21 | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV |
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Coaches Poll | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17T | 17 | 15 | 14 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | RV |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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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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