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1998 Florida State Seminoles football team

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The 1998 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

1998 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC co-champion
Fiesta Bowl (BCS NCG), L 16–23 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (15th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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

The Seminoles were the runner up in the first BCS Championship game at the Fiesta Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers.[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Texas A&M*No. 2
ABCW 23–1459,232
September 123:30 p.m.at NC StateNo. 2
ABCL 7–2450,800
September 197:00 p.m.DukeNo. 11
PPVW 62–1380,032
September 263:30 p.m.No. 18 USC*No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 30–1079,815
October 31:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 9
PPVW 24–1033,134
October 103:30 p.m.at Miami (FL)*No. 8
CBSW 26–1463,617
October 176:00 p.m.Clemson No. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPN2W 48–080,310
October 247:00 p.m.at No. 20 Georgia TechNo. 6
ESPNW 34–746,362
October 317:45 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 39–1380,050
November 73:30 p.m.No. 12 VirginiaNo. 6
ABCW 45–1481,120
November 145:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 5
ESPN2W 24–719,193
November 213:30 p.m.No. 4 Florida*No. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 23–1281,614
January 48:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Tennessee*No. 2
ABCL 16–2380,470
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Rankings edit

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2 (22)2 (22)11109866565 (1)54423
Coaches Poll2 (10)2 (12)1111109766655442 (1)3
BCSNot released5644442Not released

References edit

  1. ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (January 1, 2007). 50 Years of College Football. Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 9781602390904.
  2. ^ "Florida State Football - 1998 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.


 

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