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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-

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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
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 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	8-4	478	300	Lost 10-31	6-1	317	148	Paul Pasqualoni
Miami	9-3	448	298	Won 46-23	5-2	235	175	Butch Davis
Virginia Tech	9-3	381	149	Won 38-7	5-2	195	103	Frank Beamer
West Virginia	8-4	410	267	Lost 31-34	5-2	231	134	Don Nehlen
Boston College	4-7	273	311		3-4	147	165	Tom OBrien
Rutgers	5-6	206	376		2-5	112	270	Terry Shea
Temple	2-9	198	360		2-5	100	226	Bobby Wallace
Pittsburgh	2-9	234	334		0-7	128	244	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.