1998 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1998 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season with Mike O'Cain as its head coach. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1998 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

1998 NC State Wolfpack football
MicronPC Bowl, L 23–46 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Mike O'Cain (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Kiser (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Kent Briggs (3rd season) Jeff Snipes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Florida State $+		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 9 Georgia Tech +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 18 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	3
North Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
NC State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Duke		2	–	6					4	–	7
Wake Forest		2	–	6					3	–	8
Clemson		1	–	7					3	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:30 pm	Ohio*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 34–31	35,500	[1]
September 12	3:30 pm	No. 2 Florida State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 24–7	50,800	[2]
September 19	12:30 pm	at Baylor*	No. 20	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 30–33	28,734	[3]
October 1	8:00 pm	No. 11 Syracuse*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	W 38–17	51,200	[4]
October 10	3:30 pm	Georgia Tech	No. 23	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 24–47	48,600	[5]
October 17	12:00 pm	Duke		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 27–24	50,200	[6]
October 24	3:30 pm	at No. 16 Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 13–23	45,900	[7]
October 31	12:00 pm	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	JPS	W 46–39	63,624	[8]
November 7	12:00 pm	Wake Forest		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 32–14	51,500	[9]
November 21	1:00 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 35–21	21,589	[10]
November 28	1:00 pm	vs. North Carolina		Ericsson Stadium Charlotte, NC (rivalry)	ABC	L 34–37 OT	68,797	[11]
December 29	7:30 pm	vs. No. 24 Miami (FL)*		Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (MicronPC Bowl)	TBS	L 23–46	44,387	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	20	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	—
Coaches	—	—	24	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	—
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released