1998 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1998 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 season. The Eagles played their home games in 1998 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

1998 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Jagodzinski (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (2nd season)
Captains	Doug Brzezinski Brian Maye^[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 41–31	38,229
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 41–14	38,287
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 31–7	40,496
September 26	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 28–52	38,231
October 8	8:00 p.m.	No. 17 Virginia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–17	37,628
October 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	CBS	L 25–42	43,413
October 24	12:00 p.m.	Navy*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 31–32	42,877
October 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	L 17–35	32,917
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	CBS	L 26–31	44,500
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 23–15	32,129
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 10–35	40,573
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. 2009-10 Boston College Record Book 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
2. "1998 Archive". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}