1998 Florida State Seminoles football team

1998 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC co-champion
Fiesta Bowl (BCS NCG), L 16–23 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (23rd season)
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

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

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	Source
August 31	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Texas A&M *	No. 2	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 23–14	59,232	[2]
September 12	3:30 p.m.	at NC State	No. 2	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 7–24	50,800	[3]
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 11	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 62–13	80,032	[4]
September 26	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 USC *	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 30–10	79,815	[5]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 9	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	PPV	W 24–10	33,134	[6]
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL) *	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 26–14	63,617	[7]
October 17	6:00 p.m.	Clemson	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 48–0	80,310	[8]
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Georgia Tech	No. 6	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ( College GameDay )	ESPN	W 34–7	46,362	[9]
October 31	7:45 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 39–13	80,050	[10]
November 7	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Virginia	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ABC	W 45–14	81,120	[11]
November 14	5:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 5	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN2	W 24–7	19,193	[12]
November 21	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 Florida *	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 23–12	81,614	[13]
January 4	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Tennessee *	No. 2	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl, College GameDay)	ABC	L 16–23	80,470	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
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

1. Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (January 1, 2007). 50 Years of College Football. Skyhorse Pub. ISBN   9781602390904.
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.