1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1998 Syracuse Orangemen football
Orange Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Florida
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 24
AP No. 25
1998 record 8–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach Paul Pasqualoni (8th season)
Captain Scott Kiernan, Rob Konrad, Donovan McNabb, Jason Poles[1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
1998 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
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 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 12:30 PM No. 10 Tennessee* No. 17 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN L 33–34   49,550
September 12 3:30 PM at No. 13 Michigan* No. 19 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 38–28   111,012
September 19 12:00 PM Rutgers No. 13 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN+ W 70–14   42,716
October 1 8:00 PM at NC State* No. 11 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN L 17–38   51,200
October 10 5:30 PM Cincinnati* No. 24 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN2 W 63–21   47,251
October 17 3:30 PM at Boston College No. 23 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA CBS W 42–25   43,413
October 31 12:00 PM Pittsburgh No. 17 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN+ W 45–28   49,012
November 7 7:30 PM at West Virginia No. 15 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN L 28–35   54,655
November 14 8:00 PM No. 16 Virginia Tech Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN2 W 28–26   49,336
November 21 4:00 PM at Temple No. 24 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 38–7   12,483
November 28 3:30 PM No. 19 Miami (FL) No. 21 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY CBS W 66–13   49,521
January 2 8:00 PM vs. No. 7 Florida* No. 18 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) ABC L 10–31   67,919
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ↑ "1998 Football Schedule". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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