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1998 Miami

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Butch Davis, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1998, game by game: won vs. East Tennessee State 66–17; won at Cincinnati 38–12; lost vs. Virginia Tech 20–27; won at Rutgers 53–17; lost vs. No. 8 Florida State 14–26; won at No. 13 West Virginia 34–31; won vs. Boston College 35–17; won at Temple 42–7; won vs. Pittsburgh 38–10; lost at No. 21 Syracuse 13–66; won vs. No. 3 UCLA 49–45; won vs. NC State 46–23+49−53Won 66–17 vs. East Tennessee State+49East Tennessee …Won 38–12 at Cincinnati+26CincinnatiLost 20–27 vs. Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechWon 53–17 at Rutgers+36RutgersLost 14–26 vs. No. 8 Florida State-12No. 8 Florida StateWon 34–31 at No. 13 West Virginia+3No. 13 West VirginiaWon 35–17 vs. Boston College+18Boston CollegeWon 42–7 at Temple+35TempleWon 38–10 vs. Pittsburgh+28PittsburghLost 13–66 at No. 21 Syracuse-53No. 21 SyracuseWon 49–45 vs. No. 3 UCLA+4No. 3 UCLAWon 46–23 vs. NC State+23NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsEast Tennessee StateW 66–⁠1785%
Sep 12atCincinnatiW 38–⁠1247%
Sep 19vsVirginia TechL 20–⁠2752%
Oct 3atRutgersW 53–⁠1771%
Oct 10vs8Florida StateL 14–⁠2636%
Oct 24at13West VirginiaW 34–⁠3137%
Oct 31vsBoston CollegeW 35–⁠1777%
Nov 14atTempleW 42–⁠778%
Nov 19vsPittsburghW 38–⁠1081%
Nov 28at21SyracuseL 13–⁠6636%
Dec 5vs3UCLAW 49–⁠4529%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsNC StateMicronPC BowlW 46–⁠2355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 46–⁠23 in the MicronPC Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big East.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 25
  2. Wk 10: 24
  3. Wk 11: 24
  4. Wk 12: 22
  5. Wk 13: 19
  6. Wk 15: 24
  7. Final: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big East
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 19
Points
448–⁠298
Coach
Butch Davis
Elo
1635 +107 this season
SP+ rating
17.3 No. 20 of 112; offense No. 10, defense No. 50
SRS
14.8 No. 20 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator
Bill Miller
Most valuable player
Scott Covington

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 1Edgerrin James RBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Nick Williams RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Scott Covington QBCincinnati Bengals

All-Big East

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1998 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1998 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse6–⁠18–⁠425
Miami5–⁠29–⁠320
Virginia Tech5–⁠29–⁠323
West Virginia5–⁠28–⁠4
Boston College3–⁠44–⁠7
Rutgers2–⁠55–⁠6
Temple2–⁠52–⁠9
Pittsburgh0–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.