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 .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 12:30 pm No. 10 Tennessee * No. 17 ESPN L 33–3449,550 September 12 3:30 pm at No. 13 Michigan * No. 19 ABC W 38–28111,012 September 19 12:00 pm Rutgers No. 13 ESPN+ W 70–1442,716 October 1 8:00 pm at NC State * No. 11 ESPN L 17–3851,200 October 10 5:30 pm Cincinnati * No. 24 ESPN2 W 63–2147,251 October 17 3:30 pm at Boston College No. 23 CBS W 42–2543,413 October 31 12:00 pm Pittsburgh No. 17 ESPN+ W 45–2849,012 November 7 7:30 pm at West Virginia No. 15 ESPN L 28–3554,655 November 14 8:00 pm No. 16 Virginia Tech ESPN2 W 28–2649,336 November 21 4:00 pm at Temple No. 24 W 38–712,483 November 28 3:30 pm No. 19 Miami (FL) No. 21 CBS W 66–1349,521 January 2 8:00 pm vs. No. 7 Florida * No. 18 ABC L 10–3167,919 *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]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-02-18
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
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SYR UM 1 10:04 11 78 4:56 Syracuse Kevin Johnson 6-yard touchdown run, Nathan Trout kick good 7 0 1 8:28 3 31 0:45 Syracuse Rob Konrad 26-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb , Nathan Trout kick good 14 0 1 5:19 6 44 1:36 Syracuse 33-yard field goal by Nathan Trout 17 0 2 5:36 14 86 7:06 Syracuse Donovan McNabb 17-yard touchdown run, Nathan Trout kick good 24 0 2 0:46 5 39 0:28 Michigan Tai Streets 4-yard touchdown reception from Tom Brady , Jay Feely kick good 24 7 3 5:27 11 59 4:38 Syracuse Kevin Johnson 9-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb, Nathan Trout kick good 31 7 3 1:47 5 52 2:10 Syracuse Rob Konrad 9-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb, Nathan Trout kick good 38 7 4 6:56 6 78 2:46 Michigan Walter Cross 1-yard touchdown run, Jay Feely kick good 38 14 4 0:55 5 50 0:36 Michigan Walter Cross 5-yard touchdown run, Jay Feely kick good 38 21 4 0:03 9 48 0:52 Michigan Marcus Knight 16-yard touchdown reception from Drew Henson , Jay Feely kick good 38 28 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 38 28
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