1998 Florida Gators football team

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]

1998 Florida Gators football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 31–10 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
BCSNo. 8
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
1998 record10–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Spurrier
Defensive coordinatorBob Stoops (3rd season)
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
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
    1. 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5The Citadel*No. 3PPVW 49–1085,061
September 12Northeast Louisiana*No. 3
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
PPVW 42–1085,228
September 19at No. 6 TennesseeNo. 2CBSL 17–20 OT107,653
September 26No. 25 KentuckyNo. 8
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
CBSW 51–3585,011
October 3at AlabamaNo. 8JPSW 16–1083,818
October 10No. 11 LSUNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 22–1085,404
October 17AuburnNo. 5
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 24–385,557
October 31vs. No. 11 GeorgiaNo. 5CBSW 38–784,321
November 7at VanderbiltNo. 5W 45–1333,576
November 14South CarolinaNo. 4
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
JPSW 33–1485,528
November 21at No. 5 Florida State*No. 4ABCL 12–2381,614
January 2, 1999vs. No. 18 Syracuse*No. 7ABCW 31–1067,919
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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.
  2. 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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