The Virginia Tech Hokies were 8-3 in 1998. They emerged victorious over the Alabama Crimson Tide, 38 to 7, in the Music City Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 8-4 | |
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-2 | 8-4 | ||
2-5 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 343 | 3,481 | 739 | 4.7 | 1,959 | 515 | 3.8 | 1,522 | 224 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 31st | 92nd | 86th | 88th | 41st | 24th | 66th | 98th | 100th | 66th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 142 | 3,131 | 4.4 | 1,121 | 419 | 2.7 | 2,010 | 290 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 4th | 5th | 16th | 8th | 24th | 8th | 19th | 21st | 50th | ||||||||||
Net | +201 | +350 | +739 | +0.3 | +838 | +96 | +1.1 | -488 | -66 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 43rd | 86th | 47th | 18th | 20th | 18th | 82nd | 86th | 58th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |