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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 Dome in Syracuse, New York .
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 12:30 pm No. 10 Tennessee * No. 17 ESPN L 33–3449,550
September 12 3:30 pm at No. 13 Michigan * No. 19 ABC W 38–28111,012
September 19 12:00 pm Rutgers No. 13 ESPN+ W 70–1442,716
October 1 8:00 pm at NC State * No. 11 ESPN L 17–3851,200
October 10 5:30 pm Cincinnati * No. 24 ESPN2 W 63–2147,251
October 17 3:30 pm at Boston College No. 23 CBS W 42–2543,413
October 31 12:00 pm Pittsburgh No. 17 ESPN+ W 45–2849,012
November 7 7:30 pm at West Virginia No. 15 ESPN L 28–3554,655
November 14 8:00 pm No. 16 Virginia Tech ESPN2 W 28–2649,336
November 21 4:00 pm at Temple No. 24 W 38–712,483
November 28 3:30 pm No. 19 Miami (FL) No. 21 CBS W 66–1349,521
January 2 8:00 pm vs. No. 7 Florida * No. 18 ABC L 10–3167,919
*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 movementsLegend: ██ 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
1998 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Nathan Trout
Head coach
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 ]
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
References [ edit ]
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