1998 Miami Hurricanes football team

1998 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Syracuse $		6	–	1		8	–	4
#20 Miami (FL)		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 conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by head coach Butch Davis and competed in the Big East Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:30 PM	East Tennessee State*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami		W 66–17	36,617
September 12	3:30 PM	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati	FSN	W 38–12	20,681
September 19	8:00 PM	Virginia Tech		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami	ESPN	L 20–27 ^OT	41,155
October 3	12:00 PM	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 53–17	21,419
October 10	3:30 PM	No. 8 Florida State*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida (Rivalry)	CBS	L 14–26	63,617
October 24	3:30 PM	at No. 13 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	CBS	W 34–31	60,081
October 31	6:00 PM	Boston College	No. 25	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami	ESPN2	W 35–17	32,917
November 14	4:00 PM	at Temple	No. 24	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia		W 42–7	18,734
November 19	8:00 PM	Pittsburgh	No. 24	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami	ESPN	W 38–10	38,084
November 28	3:30 PM	at No. 21 Syracuse	No. 19	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York	CBS	L 13–66	49,521
December 5	2:00 PM	No. 3 UCLA*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami	ESPN	W 49–45	46,819
December 29	7:30 PM	vs. NC State*	No. 24	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida (MicronPC Bowl)	TBS	W 46–23	44,387
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players Statistical leaders

Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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