1998 Florida State Seminoles football team
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1998 Florida State Seminoles football | |
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ACC co-champion | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 11–2 (7–1 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mark Richt (5th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (15th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The Seminoles were the runner up in the first BCS Championship game at the Fiesta Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Texas A&M* | No. 2 | ABC | W 23–14 | 59,232 | |
September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State | No. 2 | ABC | L 7–24 | 50,800 | |
September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 11 | PPV | W 62–13 | 80,032 | |
September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 USC* | No. 10 |
| ABC | W 30–10 | 79,815 |
October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 9 | PPV | W 24–10 | 33,134 | |
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL)* | No. 8 | CBS | W 26–14 | 63,617 | |
October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Clemson | No. 6 |
| ESPN2 | W 48–0 | 80,310 |
October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Georgia Tech | No. 6 | ESPN | W 34–7 | 46,362 | |
October 31 | 7:45 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 39–13 | 80,050 |
November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Virginia | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 45–14 | 81,120 |
November 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 5 | ESPN2 | W 24–7 | 19,193 | |
November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Florida* | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 23–12 | 81,614 |
January 4 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Tennessee* | No. 2 |
| ABC | L 16–23 | 80,470 |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 2 (22) | 2 (22) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 (1) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Coaches Poll | 2 (10) | 2 (12) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 (1) | 3 |
BCS | Not released | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Not released |
References
- ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (January 1, 2007). 50 Years of College Football. Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 9781602390904.
- ^ "Florida State Football - 1998 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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