1998 Florida State Seminoles football team
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.
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ACC co-champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| 1998 record | 11–2 (7–1 ACC) |
| Head coach | Bobby Bowden (23rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mark Richt (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (15th season) |
| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 80,000) |
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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 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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References
- Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2007-01-01). 50 Years of College Football. Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 9781602390904.
- "Florida State Football - 1998 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
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