1998 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

1998 Miami Hurricanes football

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)
Head coach|

* Butch Davis (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Larry Coker (4th season)
Defensive coordinator| Bill Miller (4th season)
Home stadium| Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)

Seasons

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1999 ->

1998 Big East Conference football standings

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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  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 73rd season of football and eighth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 5–2 in the Big East to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were invited to the MicronPC Bowl where they defeated NC State, 46–23.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 5| 7:30 pm| East Tennessee State*| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| | W 66–17| 36,617|
September 12| 3:30 pm| at Cincinnati*| |

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| FSN| W 38–12| 20,681|
September 19| 8:00 pm| Virginia Tech| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 20–27 OT| 41,155|
October 3| 12:00 pm| at Rutgers| |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| ESPN Plus| W 53–17| 21,419|
October 10| 3:30 pm| No. 8 Florida State*| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (rivalry)

| CBS| L 14–26| 63,617| [1]
October 24| 3:30 pm| at No. 13 West Virginia| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| CBS| W 34–31| 60,081|
October 31| 6:00 pm| Boston College| No. 25|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| ESPN2| W 35–17| 32,917|
November 14| 4:00 pm| at Temple| No. 24|

* Veterans Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| | W 42–7| 18,734|
November 19| 8:00 pm| Pittsburgh| No. 22|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| ESPN| W 38–10| 38,084|
November 28| 3:30 pm| at No. 21 Syracuse| No. 19|

* Carrier Dome
* Syracuse, NY

| CBS| L 13–66| 49,521|
December 5| 2:00 pm| No. 3 UCLA*| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (College GameDay)

| ESPN| W 49–45| 46,819|
December 29| 7:30 pm| vs. NC State*| No. 24|

* Pro Player Stadium
* Miami, FL (MicronPC Bowl)

| TBS| W 46–23| 44,387| [2]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Rankings

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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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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

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1. ^ "Noles leave UM behind". News-Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "'Canes double their fun". South Florida Sun Sentinel. December 30, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Miami Hurricanes football

Venues|

* Miami Orange Bowl (1937–2007)
* Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Florida Cup
* Florida
* Florida State
* Louisville
* Nebraska
* Virginia Tech

Culture and lore|

* 1998 UCLA game
* 2011 athletics scandal
* Band of the Hour
* Catholics vs. Convicts
* FIU–Miami brawl
* Hail Flutie
* Miami 4–3 defense
* Quarterback U
* Sebastian the Ibis
* Whammy in Miami
* Wide Right I
* Wide Right II
* Confusion Bowl

Documentaries|

* Catholics vs. Convicts
* The U

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Early years (1926 to 1978)|

* Miami Hurricanes football (1926 to 1978)

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