1998 Florida Gators football team

1998 Florida Gators football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 31–10 vs. Syracuse
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 5
1998 record 10–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Steve Spurrier (9th season)
Offensive coordinator Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops (3rd season)
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]
1998 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#  8 –0     13 –0  
No. 5 Florida %  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 14 Georgia  6 –2     9 –3  
Kentucky  4 –4     7 –5  
Vanderbilt  1 –7     2 –9  
South Carolina  0 –8     1 –10  
Western Division
Mississippi State xy  6 –2     8 –5  
No. 16 Arkansas x  6 –2     9 –3  
Alabama  4 –4     7 –5  
Ole Miss  3 –5     7 –5  
LSU  2 –6     4 –7  
Auburn  1 –7     3 –8  
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the Florida Gators football team's ninth under head coach Steve Spurrier. Spurrier's 1998 Florida Gators compiled an overall record of 10–2 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 7–1, placing second among the six teams of the SEC Eastern Division.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 The Citadel* No. 3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida PPV W 49–10   85,061
September 12 Northeast Louisiana* No. 3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida PPV W 42–10   85,228
September 19 at No. 6 Tennessee No. 2 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS L 17–20 OT  107,653
September 26 No. 25 Kentucky No. 8 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 51–35   85,011
October 3 at Alabama No. 8 Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama JPS W 16–10   83,818
October 10 No. 11 LSU No. 6 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 22–10   85,404
October 17 Auburn No. 5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 24–3   85,557
October 31 vs. No. 11 Georgia No. 5 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida CBS W 38–7   84,321
November 7 at Vanderbilt No. 5 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee W 45–13   33,576
November 14 South Carolinadagger No. 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JPS W 33–14   85,528
November 21 at No. 5 Florida State* No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC L 12–23   81,614
January 2 vs. No. 18 Syracuse* No. 7 Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl) ABC W 31–10   67,919
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]

References

  1. ↑ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1998 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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