1998 Syracuse Orangemen Football Team
The 1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.
The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
| 1998 Syracuse Orangemen football | |
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Big East champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy | |
Orange Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| Record | 8–4 (6–1 Big East) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Rogers (2nd as OC, 8th overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | George DeLeone (1st as DC, 13th overall season) |
| Captain | Scott Kiernan, Rob Konrad, Donovan McNabb, Jason Poles |
| Home stadium | Carrier Dome |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 12:30 pm | No. 10 Tennessee* | No. 17 | ESPN | L 33–34 | 49,550 | |
| September 12 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 Michigan* | No. 19 | ABC | W 38–28 | 111,012 | |
| September 19 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 70–14 | 42,716 |
| October 1 | 8:00 pm | at NC State* | No. 11 | ESPN | L 17–38 | 51,200 | |
| October 10 | 5:30 pm | Cincinnati* | No. 24 |
| ESPN2 | W 63–21 | 47,251 |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | at Boston College | No. 23 | CBS | W 42–25 | 43,413 | |
| October 31 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 17 |
| ESPN+ | W 45–28 | 49,012 |
| November 7 | 7:30 pm | at West Virginia | No. 15 | ESPN | L 28–35 | 54,655 | |
| November 14 | 8:00 pm | No. 16 Virginia Tech |
| ESPN2 | W 28–26 | 49,336 | |
| November 21 | 4:00 pm | at Temple | No. 24 | W 38–7 | 12,483 | ||
| November 28 | 3:30 pm | No. 19 Miami (FL) | No. 21 |
| CBS | W 66–13 | 49,521 |
| January 2 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 7 Florida* | No. 18 | ABC | L 10–31 | 67,919 | |
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Syracuse University collected the largest share of the $141.2-million pot that was split among bowl games participating universities. Syracuse received nearly $4.7-million, through its affiliation with the Big East Conference.
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 17 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15T | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 25 |
| Coaches Poll | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 25T | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 24 |
| BCS | Not released | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | Not released | |||||||
Roster
| 1998 Syracuse Orange football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Game summaries
At Michigan
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Syracuse | Passing | Donovan McNabb | 21/27, 233 Yds, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Donovan McNabb | 19 Rush, 60 Yds, TD | |
| Receiving | Kevin Johnson | 6 Rec, 78 Yds, TD | |
| Michigan | Passing | Tom Brady | 13/24, 104 Yds, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Walter Cross | 10 Rush, 104 Yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tai Streets | 5 Rec, 53 Yds, TD |
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References
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