Florida State Football Team History
Florida State Seminoles
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium Capacity: 80,000 Colors: Garnet & Gold Coach: Bobby Bowden Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1998 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 23rd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Aug. 31 @
Texas A&M
23
14
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 12 @
North Carolina State
7
24
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Duke
62
13
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Southern California
30
10
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Maryland
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Miami
26
14
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Clemson
48
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Georgia Tech
34
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
North Carolina
39
13
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Virginia
45
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Wake Forest
24
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Florida
23
12
W
Mon., Jan. 4
Tennessee
16
23
L
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 401
Scoring Average 30.8
Points Allowed 161
Defense Average 12.4
Opponents Record 97-59
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 11-2-0
AP
3 11-2-0
Coaches
3 11-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).