1998 Florida Gators football team















































1998 Florida Gators football
Orange Bowl champion

Orange Bowl, W 31–10 vs. Syracuse
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 5
1998 record 10–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Steve Spurrier (9th season)
Offensive coordinator Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator
Bob Stoops (3rd season)
Home stadium
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]

Seasons


← 1997


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1998 SEC football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#
   8
 – 0
         13
 – 0
  
No. 5 Florida %
   7
 – 1
         10
 – 2
  
No. 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
  
No. 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 NCAA Division I-A 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.[2]



Schedule

























































































































Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 5
The Citadel*
 No. 3

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 PPV
W 49–10		 85,061
September 12
Northeast Louisiana*
 No. 3

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 PPV
W 42–10		 85,228
September 19 at No. 6 Tennessee
 No. 2

  • Neyland Stadium

  • Knoxville, Tennessee

 CBS
L 17–20 OT
 107,653
September 26 No. 25 Kentucky
 No. 8

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 CBS
W 51–35		 85,011
October 3 at Alabama
 No. 8

  • Bryant–Denny Stadium

  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

 JPS
W 16–10		 83,818
October 10 No. 11 LSU
 No. 6

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 ESPN
W 22–10		 85,404
October 17 Auburn No. 5

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 CBS
W 24–3		 85,557
October 31 vs. No. 11 Georgia
 No. 5

  • Alltel Stadium

  • Jacksonville, Florida

 CBS
W 38–7		 84,321
November 7 at Vanderbilt
 No. 5

  • Vanderbilt Stadium

  • Nashville, Tennessee
W 45–13		 33,576
November 14
South Carolinadagger
 No. 4

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 JPS
W 33–14		 85,528
November 21 at No. 5 Florida State*
 No. 4

  • Doak Campbell Stadium

  • Tallahassee, Florida

 ABC
L 12–23		 81,614
January 2 vs. No. 18 Syracuse*
 No. 7

  • Orange Bowl Stadium


  • Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl)

 ABC
W 31–10		 67,919

  • *Non-conference game


  • daggerHomecoming

  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]



References





  1. ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1998 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.










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