1998 Florida State Seminoles football team


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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.

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 Seminoles were the runner up in the first BCS Championship game at the Fiesta Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Texas A&M*No. 2ABCW 23–1459,232[2]
September 123:30 p.m.at NC StateNo. 2ABCL 7–2450,800[3]
September 197:00 p.m.DukeNo. 11PPVW 62–1380,032[4]
September 263:30 p.m.No. 18 USC*No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 30–1079,815[5]
October 31:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 9PPVW 24–1033,134[6]
October 103:30 p.m.at Miami (FL)*No. 8CBSW 26–1463,617[7]
October 176:00 p.m.Clemson No. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPN2W 48–080,310[8]
October 247:00 p.m.at No. 20 Georgia TechNo. 6ESPNW 34–746,362[9]
October 317:45 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 39–1380,050[10]
November 73:30 p.m.No. 12 VirginiaNo. 6
ABCW 45–1481,120[11]
November 145:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 5ESPN2W 24–719,193[12]
November 213:30 p.m.No. 4 Florida*No. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 23–1281,614[13]
January 48:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Tennessee*No. 2ABCL 16–2380,470[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[15]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2 (22)2 (22)11109866565 (1)54423
Coaches Poll2 (10)2 (12)1111109766655442 (1)3
BCSNot released5644442Not released
  1. ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (January 1, 2007). 50 Years of College Football. Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 9781602390904.
  2. ^ "Florida State rallies past Texas A&M". The Courier-News. September 1, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Picked off; N.C. State intercepts 6 passes, stuns No. 2 Florida State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Seminoles rebound with big home win a week after loss". Pensacola News Journal. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "USC learns the hard way". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kicker sets Seminoles apart". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Noles leave UM behind". News-Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers tripped in Tallahassee". The Herald. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Noles take control at Tech". The News and Observer. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Noles pour it on Heels". The Herald-Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Seminoles assume ACC control". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "FSU fights off scrappy Wake Forest". Pensacola News Journal. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Seminoles pound rival Gators, 23–12". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "National champs". The Tennessean. January 5, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Florida State Football - 1998 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.