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1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1998 Syracuse Orangemen football

Big East champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Florida
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
Record	8–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Rogers (2nd as OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	George DeLeone (1st as DC, 13th overall season)
Captain	Scott Kiernan, Rob Konrad, Donovan McNabb, Jason Poles^[1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.25Syracuse $	6	–	1	8	–	4
No.20Miami (FL)	5	–	2	9	–	3
No.23Virginia Tech	5	–	2	9	–	3
West Virginia	5	–	2	8	–	4
Boston College	3	–	4	4	–	7
Rutgers	2	–	5	5	–	6
Temple	2	–	5	2	–	9
Pittsburgh	0	–	7	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier DomeinSyracuse, New York.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 pm	No. 10Tennessee*	No. 17	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 33–34	49,550
September 12	3:30 pm	at No. 13Michigan*	No. 19	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 38–28	111,012
September 19	12:00 pm	Rutgers	No. 13	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 70–14	42,716
October 1	8:00 pm	atNC State*	No. 11	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 17–38	51,200
October 10	5:30 pm	Cincinnati*	No. 24	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 63–21	47,251
October 17	3:30 pm	atBoston College	No. 23	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	W 42–25	43,413
October 31	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	No. 17	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 45–28	49,012
November 7	7:30 pm	atWest Virginia	No. 15	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN	L 28–35	54,655
November 14	8:00 pm	No. 16Virginia Tech		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 28–26	49,336
November 21	4:00 pm	atTemple	No. 24	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 38–7	12,483
November 28	3:30 pm	No. 19Miami (FL)	No. 21	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	CBS	W 66–13	49,521
January 2	8:00 pm	vs. No. 7Florida*	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	L 10–31	67,919
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Source:^[2]

Syracuse University collected the largest share of the $141.2-million pot that was split among bowl games participating universities. Syracuse received nearly $4.7-million, through its affiliation with the Big East Conference.^[3]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	17	19	13	12	11	24	23	21	17	15T	RV	24	21	18	18	25
Coaches Poll	14	18	13	13	11	24	22	22	19	17	25T	24	22	18	17	24
BCS	Not released								20	17	—	—	—	15	15	Not released

Roster[edit]

1998 Syracuse Orange football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`59`	Mark Baniewicz	Jr
RB	`6`	Dee Brown	So
WR	`12`	Kevin Johnson	Sr
RB	`32`	Kyle Johnson	So
OL	`73`	Erik Kaloyanides	Fr
WR	`85`	Sean Kennedy	Fr
OL	`61`	Scott Kiernan	Sr
OL	`62`	Emerson Kilgore	So
FB	`44`	Rob Konrad	Sr
RB	`28`	Kyle McIntosh	Sr
QB	`5`	Donovan McNabb	Sr
RB	`23`	James Mungro	RFr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`25`	Will Allen	So
LB	`33`	Keith Bulluck	Jr
DB	`37`	Charles Burton	Fr
DE	`54`	Dwight Freeney	Fr
LB	`50`	Tim Glisker	Jr
LB	`52`	Morlon Greenwood	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Nathan Trout

Head coach

Paul Pasqualoni

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-02-18

Game summaries[edit]

At Michigan[edit]

#19 Syracuse Orangemen (0–1) at #13 Michigan Wolverines (0–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	17	7	14	0	38
Michigan	0	7	0	21	28

atMichigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: September 12, 1998
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Mostly sunny, high 80s
Game attendance: 111,012
TV: ABC
Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Syracuse	Passing	Donovan McNabb	21/27, 233 Yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Donovan McNabb	19 Rush, 60 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Kevin Johnson	6 Rec, 78 Yds, TD
Michigan	Passing	Tom Brady	13/24, 104 Yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Walter Cross	10 Rush, 104 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tai Streets	5 Rec, 53 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	SYR	UM
1	10:04	11	78	4:56	Syracuse	Kevin Johnson 6-yard touchdown run, Nathan Trout kick good	7	0
1	8:28	3	31	0:45	Syracuse	Rob Konrad 26-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb, Nathan Trout kick good	14	0
1	5:19	6	44	1:36	Syracuse	33-yard field goal by Nathan Trout	17	0
2	5:36	14	86	7:06	Syracuse	Donovan McNabb 17-yard touchdown run, Nathan Trout kick good	24	0
2	0:46	5	39	0:28	Michigan	Tai Streets 4-yard touchdown reception from Tom Brady, Jay Feely kick good	24	7
3	5:27	11	59	4:38	Syracuse	Kevin Johnson 9-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb, Nathan Trout kick good	31	7
3	1:47	5	52	2:10	Syracuse	Rob Konrad 9-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb, Nathan Trout kick good	38	7
4	6:56	6	78	2:46	Michigan	Walter Cross 1-yard touchdown run, Jay Feely kick good	38	14
4	0:55	5	50	0:36	Michigan	Walter Cross 5-yard touchdown run, Jay Feely kick good	38	21
4	0:03	9	48	0:52	Michigan	Marcus Knight 16-yard touchdown reception from Drew Henson, Jay Feely kick good	38	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							38	28

References[edit]

^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151

^ "1998 Football Schedule". Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

^ Suggs, Welch (January 8, 1999). "Syracuse U. Will Take Home the Most Money From This Season's Bowl Games". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

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