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American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Villanova* | | | W 48–41 | 36,543 | [1] |
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Penn State* | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| CBS | L 13–20 | 56,743 | |
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Virginia Tech | | ESPN2 | L 7–27 | 50,057 | |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron* | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 35–0 | 37,357 | |
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Carolina* | | | L 10–29 | 50,900 | [2] |
October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| ESPN Plus | L 21–25 | 31,176 | |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Syracuse | | ESPN Plus | L 28–45 | 49,012 | |
November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | L 33–34 | 39,827 | |
November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| ESPN Plus | L 15–23 | 32,129 | |
November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Miami (FL) | | ESPN | L 10–38 | 38,084 | |
November 27 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | | CBS | L 14–52 | 42,254 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
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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
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Support staff
- Chris LaSala – Director of football operations
- Dave Henigan – Graduate assistant
- Joe Ferenc – Graduate assistant
- Joe Moorhead – Graduate assistant
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Strength and conditioning staff
- Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning coach
- Chad Hutsko – Assistant strength and conditioning coach
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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Pick |
NFL club
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No Players Selected
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National championship seasons in bold |