1998 Miami Hurricanes football team
| 1998 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Micron PC Bowl champion | |
Micron PC Bowl, W 46–23 vs. NC State | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 21 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–2 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (4th season) |
| MVP | Scott Covington |
| Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Syracuse $ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Miami (FL) | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Butch Davis, the Hurricanes compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing a in three-way tie for second in the Big East. Miami was invited to the Micron PC Bowl, where the Hurricanes defeated NC State. The team played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 7:30 pm | East Tennessee State* | W 66–17 | 36,617 | ||||
| September 12 | 3:30 pm | at Cincinnati* | FSN | W 38–12 | 20,681 | |||
| September 19 | 8:00 pm | Virginia Tech |
| ESPN | L 20–27 OT | 41,155 | ||
| October 3 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | ESPN Plus | W 53–17 | 21,419 | |||
| October 10 | 3:30 pm | No. 8 Florida State* |
| CBS | L 14–26 | 63,617 | [1] | |
| October 24 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 West Virginia | CBS | W 34–31 | 60,081 | |||
| October 31 | 6:00 pm | Boston College | No. 25 |
| ESPN2 | W 35–17 | 32,917 | |
| November 14 | 4:00 pm | at Temple | No. 24 | W 42–7 | 18,734 | |||
| November 19 | 8:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 22 |
| ESPN | W 38–10 | 38,084 | |
| November 28 | 3:30 pm | at No. 21 Syracuse | No. 19 | CBS | L 13–66 | 49,521 | ||
| December 5 | 2:00 pm | No. 3 UCLA* |
| ESPN | W 49–45 | 46,819 | ||
| December 29 | 7:30 pm | vs. NC State* | No. 24 |
| TBS | W 46–23 | 44,387 | [2] |
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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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | RV | 24 | 20 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 20 | RV | RV | 21 |
| BCS | Not released | — | — | — | 24 | 20 | — | — | Not released | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Noles leave UM behind". News-Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Canes double their fun". South Florida Sun Sentinel. December 30, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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