1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1998 Syracuse Orangemen football
Big East champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
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
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons

1998 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#25 Syracuse †		6	–	1					8	–	4
#20 Miami		5	–	2					9	–	3
#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 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 Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1998 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense 73 Kaloyanides, Erik OL Fr. 6-3 276 Reading, MA (Reading) Pos. # Name Class OL 59 Baniewicz, MarkMark Baniewicz 5.0 !Jr RB 6 Brown, DeeDee Brown 3.0 !So WR 12 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson 7.0 !Sr RB 32 Johnson, KyleKyle Johnson 3.0 !So WR 85 Kennedy, SeanSean Kennedy 1.0 !Fr OL 61 Kiernan, ScottScott Kiernan 7.0 !Sr OL 62 Kilgore, EmersonEmerson Kilgore 3.0 !So FB 44 Konrad, RobRob Konrad 7.0 !Sr RB 28 McIntosh, KyleKyle McIntosh 7.0 !Sr QB 5 McNabb, DonovanDonovan McNabb 7.0 !Sr RB 23 Mungro, JamesJames Mungro File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr	Defense 50 Glisker, Tim LB Jr. 6-3 222 Garden City, NY (Westminister (CT) Prep) Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Allen, WillWill Allen 3.0 !So LB 33 Bulluck, KeithKeith Bulluck 5.0 !Jr DB 37 Burton, CharlesCharles Burton File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DE 54 Freeney, DwightDwight Freeney 1.0 !Fr LB 52 Greenwood, MorlonMorlon Greenwood 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Paul Pasqualoni Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-02-18

References

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