The 1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 9âÂÂ3 with a mark of 6âÂÂ2 in conference play, placing third in the ACC. Virginia was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Cavaliers lost to Georgia. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.