1998 MicronPC Bowl

The 1998 MicronPC Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 29, 1998, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The game matched the Miami Hurricanes against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. The game began at 7:35 p.m. EST and aired on TBS. It was the final contest of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 46–23 victory for Miami. This was the ninth edition of what was originally the Blockbuster Bowl, and first edition (of three) sponsored by MicronPC.

1998 MicronPC Bowl
Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack (8–3) (7–4) Big East ACC 46 23 Head coach:  Butch Davis Head coach:  Mike O'Cain AP Coaches BCS 24 21 NR
1 2 3 4 Total Miami 14 13 3 16 46 NC State 7 3 7 6 23
Date	December 29, 1998
Season	1998
Stadium	Pro Player Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP	QB Scott Covington (Miami)
Referee	Randy Sims (C-USA)
Attendance	44,387
United States TV coverage
Network	TBS
Announcers	TV: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Mark May (analyst)
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Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Miami NC State 1 11:34 9 71 3:26 Miami Andre King 4-yard touchdown reception from Scott Covington, Andy Crosland kick good 7 0 1 5:58 12 84 5:36 NC State Jamie Barnette 1-yard touchdown run, Danny Deskevich kick good 7 7 1 3:15 7 71 2:43 Miami Edgerrin James 5-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good 14 7 2 12:49 1 80 0:11 Miami Santana Moss 80-yard touchdown reception from Covington, Crosland kick no good (blocked) 20 7 2 1:37 15 69 6:49 NC State 28-yard field goal by Deskevich 20 10 2 0:43 6 77 0:54 Miami James 2-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good 27 10 3 10:05 7 47 2:39 Miami 31-yard field goal by Crosland 30 10 3 5:03 3 71 0:24 NC State Rahshon Spikes 30-yard touchdown run, Deskevich kick good 30 17 4 14:33 6 83 2:35 Miami James Jackson 13-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 36 17 4 12:08 3 45 0:47 Miami Jackson 25-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good 43 17 4 7:03 12 79 5:05 NC State Chris Coleman 7-yard touchdown reception from Barnette, 2-point run failed 43 23 4 2:05 4 2 3:35 Miami 29-yard field goal by Jorge Gaitan 46 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Miami NC State

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Statistics

Statistics[1]	MIA	NCSU
First downs	27	31
Plays–yards	65-594	84–498
Rushes–yards	38-269	40–297
Passing yards	325	201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18-27-0	22–44–5
Time of possession	29:07	30:53