1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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American college football season

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[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
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
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches’ Poll released prior to the game

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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.[3]

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
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
1998 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K Nathan Trout
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-02-18

Season summary[edit]

At Michigan[edit]

Team Category Player Statistics
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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