1998 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1998 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
ACC co-champion
Fiesta Bowl (BCS NCG), L 16–23 vs. Tennessee
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
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
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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.

Contents

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Texas A&M *No. 2
 ABC W 23–1459,232 [2]
September 123:30 p.m.at NC State No. 2
ABCL 7–2450,800 [3]
September 197:00 p.m. Duke No. 11
 PPV W 62–1380,032 [4]
September 263:30 p.m.No. 18 USC *No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 30–1079,815 [5]
October 31:00 p.m.at Maryland No. 9
PPVW 24–1033,134 [6]
October 103:30 p.m.at Miami (FL) *No. 8
 CBS W 26–1463,617 [7]
October 176:00 p.m. Clemson Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
 ESPN2 W 48–080,310 [8]
October 247:00 p.m.at No. 20 Georgia Tech No. 6
 ESPN W 34–746,362 [9]
October 317:45 p.m. North Carolina No. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 39–1380,050 [10]
November 73:30 p.m.No. 12 Virginia No. 6
ABCW 45–1481,120 [11]
November 145:00 p.m.at Wake Forest No. 5
ESPN2W 24–719,193 [12]
November 213:30 p.m.No. 4 Florida *No. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 23–1281,614 [13]
January 48:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Tennessee *No. 2
ABCL 16–2380,470 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[15]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 2 (22)2 (22)11109866565 (1)54423
Coaches Poll 2 (10)2 (12)1111109766655442 (1)3
BCS Not released5644442Not released

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References

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  2. ↑ "Florida State rallies past Texas A&M". The Courier-News. September 1, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Picked off; N.C. State intercepts 6 passes, stuns No. 2 Florida State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Seminoles rebound with big home win a week after loss". Pensacola News Journal. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "USC learns the hard way". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Kicker sets Seminoles apart". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Noles leave UM behind". News-Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tigers tripped in Tallahassee". The Herald. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Noles take control at Tech". The News and Observer. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "'Noles pour it on Heels". The Herald-Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Seminoles assume ACC control". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "FSU fights off scrappy Wake Forest". Pensacola News Journal. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Seminoles pound rival Gators, 23–12". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "National champs". The Tennessean. January 5, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Florida State Football - 1998 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.


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