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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1927  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
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
  Record9-3
  Points Scored448
  Scoring Average37.3
  Points Allowed298
  Defense Average24.8
  Opponents Record68-60
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-1
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 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 8-4478300Lost  10-316-1317148  Paul Pasqualoni
Miami 9-3448298Won  46-235-2235175  Butch Davis
Virginia Tech 9-3381149Won  38-75-2195103  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 8-4410267Lost  31-345-2231134  Don Nehlen
Boston College 4-7273311 3-4147165  Tom OBrien
Rutgers 5-6206376 2-5112270  Terry Shea
Temple 2-9198360 2-5100226  Bobby Wallace
Pittsburgh 2-9234334 0-7128244  Walt Harris

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.


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