The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 9-2 in 1998. They fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 35 to 28, in the Gator Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 300 | 4,207 | 721 | 5.8 | 2,338 | 507 | 4.6 | 1,869 | 214 | 8.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 46th | 48th | 99th | 28th | 17th | 26th | 19th | 83rd | 101st | 13th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 213 | 3,819 | 4.9 | 1,560 | 445 | 3.5 | 2,259 | 330 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 22nd | 39th | 43rd | 38th | 44th | 42nd | 49th | 62nd | 47th | ||||||||||
Net | +87 | +388 | +721 | +0.9 | +778 | +62 | +1.1 | -390 | -116 | +1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 34th | 41st | 99th | 29th | 22nd | 31st | 20th | 80th | 103rd | 18th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |