1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1998 record2–9 (0–7 Big East)
Head coachWalt Harris (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mooshagian (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1998 Big East Conference football standings
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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m.Villanova*
W 48–4136,543
September 193:30 p.m.No. 8 Penn State*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 13–2056,743
September 2612:00 p.m.at No. 19 Virginia Tech
ESPN2L 7–2750,057
October 33:30 p.m.Akron
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–037,357
October 101:30 p.m.at North Carolina*
L 10–2950,900
October 1712:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN+L 21–2531,176
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 19 Syracuse
ESPN+L 28–4549,012
November 73:30 p.m.Temple
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 33–3439,827
November 1412:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN+L 15–2332,129
November 198:00 p.m.at No. 22 Miami (FL)
ESPNL 10–3838,084
November 272:30 p.m.West Virginia
CBSL 14–5242,254
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff
1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
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 Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive Line
  • Bob Junko – Defensive Tackles
  • Bill McGovern – Defensive Backs
  • Vincent White – Running Backs
  • Brian Williams – Defensive Ends/Special Teams
   Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Director of Football Operations
  • Dave Henigan – Graduate Assistant
  • Joe Ferenc – Graduate Assistant
  • Joe Moorhead – Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Buddy Morris – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Chad Hutsko – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
No Players Selected

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References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1998.htm
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