1998 Florida Gators football team

1998 Florida Gators football
Orange Bowl, W 31–10 v. Syracuse
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
1998 record	10–2 (7–1 2nd East SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Offensive coordinator	Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator	Bob Stoops
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

1998 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
#5 Florida %		7	–	1					10	–	2
#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
#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 college 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.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9–5–1998	The Citadel*	No. 3	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	PPV	W 49–10	85,061
9–12–1998	Northeast Louisiana*	No. 3	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	PPV	W 42–10	85,228
9–19–1998	No. 6 Tennessee	No. 2	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	CBS	L 17–20 ^OT	107,653
9–26–1998	No. 25 Kentucky	No. 8	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	CBS	W 51–35	85,011
10–3–1998	Alabama	No. 8	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	W 16–10	83,818
10–10–1998	No. 11 LSU	No. 6	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN	W 22–10	85,404
10–17–1998	Auburn	No. 5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	CBS	W 24–3	85,557
10–31–1998	No. 11 Georgia	No. 5	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	CBS	W 38–7	84,321
11–7–1998	Vanderbilt	No. 5	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee		W 45–13	33,576
11–14–1998	South Carolina	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (HC)	JPS	W 33–14	85,528
11–21–1998	No. 5 Florida State*	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	ABC	L 12–23	81,614
1–2–1999	No. 18 Syracuse*	No. 7	Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 31–10	67,919
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.^[1]

References

1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.