1998 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Butch Davis, the Hurricanes compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing a in three-way tie for second in the Big East. Miami was invited to the Micron PC Bowl, where the Hurricanes defeated NC State. The team played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami.

1998 Miami Hurricanes football
Micron PC Bowl champion
Micron PC Bowl, W 46–23 vs. NC State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 20
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Davis (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Miller (4th season)
MVP	Scott Covington
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Syracuse $		6	–	1					8	–	4
No. 20 Miami (FL)		5	–	2					9	–	3
No. 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:30 pm	No. 11 (I-AA) East Tennessee State*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 66–17	36,617	[1]
September 12	3:30 pm	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FSN	W 38–12	20,681
September 19	8:00 pm	Virginia Tech		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–27 OT	41,155
October 3	12:00 pm	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 53–17	21,419
October 10	3:30 pm	No. 8 Florida State*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–26	63,617	[2]
October 24	3:30 pm	at No. 13 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	CBS	W 34–31	60,081
October 31	6:00 pm	Boston College	No. 25	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 35–17	32,917
November 14	4:00 pm	at Temple	No. 24	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 42–7	18,734
November 19	8:00 pm	Pittsburgh	No. 22	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 38–10	38,084
November 28	3:30 pm	at No. 21 Syracuse	No. 19	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	CBS	L 13–66	49,521
December 5	2:00 pm	No. 3 UCLA*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 49–45	46,819
December 29	7:30 pm	vs. NC State*	No. 24	Pro Player Stadium Miami, FL (MicronPC Bowl)	TBS	W 46–23	44,387	[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	24	22	19	RV	24	20
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	24	22	20	RV	RV	21
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	24	20	—	—	Not released