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 in Doak Campbell Stadium. This team was the runner up in the first ever BCS Championship at the Fiesta Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers.[1]
| Date
| Time
| Opponent#
| Rank#
| Site
| TV
| Result
| Attendance
|
| August 31*
| 8:00 PM
| vs. #14 Texas A&M
| #2
| Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)
| ABC
| W 23–14
| 59,232
|
| September 12
| 3:30 PM
| at NC State
| #2
| Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
| ABC
| L 7–24
| 50,800
|
| September 19
| 7:00 PM
| Duke
| #11
| Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
| PPV
| W 62–3
| 80,032
|
| September 26*
| 12:30 PM
| #18 USC
| #10
| Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
| ABC
| W 30–10
| 79,815
|
| October 3
| 1:00 PM
| at Maryland
| #9
| Byrd Stadium • College Park
| PPV
| W 24–10
| 33,134
|
| October 10*
| 3:30 PM
| at Miami
| #8
| Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)
| CBS
| W 26–14
| 63,617
|
| October 17†
| 6:00 PM
| Clemson
| #6
| Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)
| ESPN2
| W 48–0
| 80,310
|
| October 27
| 7:00 PM
| at #23 Georgia Tech
| #5
| Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
| ESPN
| W 34–7
| 46,362
|
| October 31
| 7:45 PM
| North Carolina
| #5
| Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
| ESPN
| W 39–13
| 80,050
|
| November 7
| 3:30 PM
| #12 Virginia
| #6
| Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)
| ABC
| W 45–14
| 81,120
|
| November 14
| 5:00 PM
| at Wake Forest
| #5
| Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
| ESPN2
| W 24–7
| 19,193
|
| November 21*
| 3:30 PM
| #4 Florida
| #5
| Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)
| ABC
| W 23–12
| 81,614
|
| January 4*
| 8:00 PM
| vs. #1 Tennessee
| #2
| Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
| ABC
| L 16–23
| 80,470
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
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Game notes
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Florida at Florida State
| by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Total
|
| Florida
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0
| 12
|
| • Florida St
| 3 | 3 | 7 | 10
| 23
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
9:27 | Florida | Travis McGriff 50 yard pass from Doug Johnson (Jeff Chandler kick) | Florida 7-0 |
|
| 1 |
5:08 | Florida St | Sebastian Janikowski 36 yard field goal | Florida 7-3 |
|
| 2 |
13:37 | Florida St | Sebastian Janikowski 42 yard field goal | Florida 7-6 |
|
| 2 |
9:16 | Florida | Safety, fumble in end zone recovered by Florida State | Florida 9-6 |
|
| 2 |
9:39 | Florida | Jeff Chandler 22 yard field goal | Florida 12-6 |
|
| 3 |
11:31 | Florida St | Peter Warrick 32 yard pass from Marcus Outzen (Sebastian Janikowski kick) | Florida St 13-12 |
|
| 4 |
13:30 | Florida St | Ron Dugans 46 yard pass from Peter Warrick (Sebastian Janikowski kick) | Florida St 20-12 |
|
| 4 |
4:31 | Florida St | Sebastian Janikowski 37 yard field goal | Florida St 23-12 |
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