The West Virginia Mountaineers were 8-3 in 1998. They fell to the Missouri Tigers, 34 to 31, in the Insight Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-2 | 8-4 | ||
2-5 | 5-6 | ||
3-4 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 379 | 5,043 | 790 | 6.4 | 1,795 | 408 | 4.4 | 3,248 | 382 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 20th | 18th | 49th | 15th | 53rd | 85th | 26th | 15th | 28th | 18th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 233 | 3,893 | 5.0 | 1,859 | 486 | 3.8 | 2,034 | 290 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 33rd | 45th | 47th | 71st | 85th | 57th | 23rd | 21st | 56th | ||||||||||
Net | +146 | +1,150 | +790 | +1.4 | -64 | -78 | +0.6 | +1,214 | +92 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 20th | 15th | 49th | 12th | 63rd | 96th | 38th | 10th | 12th | 22nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 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 |