1998 Florida State Seminoles football team

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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 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Texas A&M*No. 2ABCW 23–1459,232
September 123:30 p.m.at NC StateNo. 2ABCL 7–2450,800
September 197:00 p.m.DukeNo. 11PPVW 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. 9PPVW 24–1033,134
October 103:30 p.m.at Miami (FL)*No. 8CBSW 26–1463,617
October 176:00 p.m.ClemsondaggerNo. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPN2W 48–080,310
October 247:00 p.m.at No. 20 Georgia TechNo. 6ESPNW 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. 5ESPN2W 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. 2ABCL 16–2380,470
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
2 (22)2 (22)11109866565 (1)54423
Coaches Poll2 (10)2 (12)1111109766655442 (1)3
BCSNot released5644442Not released

References

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  2. ^ "Florida State Football - 1998 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.