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
1998 record	11–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (23rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Richt (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (15th year)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 80,000)

1998 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#3 Florida State $+		7	–	1					11	–	2
#9 Georgia Tech +		7	–	1					10	–	2
#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
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
September 12	3:30 p.m.	at NC State	No. 2	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 7–24	50,800
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 11	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 62–3	80,032
September 26	12:30 p.m.	No. 18 USC*	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 30–10	79,815
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 9	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	PPV	W 24–10	33,134
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)*	No. 8	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 26–14	63,617
October 17	6:00 p.m.	Clemson	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 48–0	80,310
October 27	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Georgia Tech^‡	No. 5	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 34–7	46,362
October 31	7:45 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 39–13	80,050
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
November 14	5:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 5	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN2	W 24–7	19,193
November 21	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 Florida*	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 23–12	81,614
January 4	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Tennessee^‡*	No. 2	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	L 16–23	80,470
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2007-01-01). 50 Years of College Football. Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 9781602390904.
2. "Florida State Football - 1998 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved 2016-04-29.