1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Big East title. Syracuse was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Orangemen lost to Florida. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

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 season)
Defensive coordinator	George DeLeone (1st 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	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Syracuse $		6	–	1					8	–	4
No. 20 Miami (FL)		5	–	2					9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia 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

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.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:30 pm	No. 10 Tennessee*	No. 17	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 33–34	49,550	[3]
September 12	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Michigan*	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 Plus	W 70–14	42,716
October 1	8:00 pm	at NC State*	No. 11	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 17–38	51,200	[4]
October 10	5:30 pm	Cincinnati*	No. 24	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 63–21	47,251
October 17	3:30 pm	at Boston 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 Plus	W 45–28	49,012
November 7	7:30 pm	at West Virginia	No. 15	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN	L 28–35	54,655
November 14	8:00 pm	No. 16 Virginia Tech		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 28–26	49,336
November 21	4:00 pm	at Temple	No. 24	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 38–7	12,483
November 28	3:30 pm	No. 19 Miami (FL)	No. 21	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	CBS	W 66–13	49,521
January 2	8:00 pm	vs. No. 7 Florida*	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	L 10–31	67,919	[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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

Game summaries

At Michigan

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

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

at Michigan 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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Roster

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

References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
2. 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.
3. "Vols thwat Orange's rally". Press & Sun-Bulletin. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Barnette leads N.C. State past 11th-ranked Syracuse". Indiana Gazette. October 2, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Offensive Gators; Despite losing starting QB, Florida clobbers Syracuse". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 3, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.