Miami Football Team History
Miami Hurricanes
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925 Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Capacity: 76,500 Colors: Orange, Green & White Coach: Butch Davis Conference: Big East-
1998 Season Highlights
Butch Davis enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Miami.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. East Tennessee State
66
17
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Cincinnati
38
12
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Virginia Tech
20
27
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Rutgers
53
17
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Florida State
14
26
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
West Virginia
34
31
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Boston College
35
17
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Temple
42
7
W
Thu., Nov. 19 vs.
Pittsburgh
38
10
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Syracuse
13
66
L
Sat., Dec. 5 vs.
UCLA
49
45
W
Tue., Dec. 29
North Carolina State
46
23
W
@ Miami, FL
Micron PC Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 448
Scoring Average 37.3
Points Allowed 298
Defense Average 24.8
Opponents Record 68-60
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 9-3-0
AP
21 9-3-0
Coaches
21 9-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Big East Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.