1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)

1998 Big East Conference football standings

	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 pm	No. 10 Tennessee*	No. 17	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 33–34	49,550
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+	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
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+	W 45–28	49,012
November 7	7:30 pm	at West Virginia	No. 15	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	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
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Source:

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.

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

Roster

1998 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense 73 Kaloyanides, Erik OL Fr. 6-3 276 Reading, MA (Reading) Pos. # Name Class OL 59 Mark Baniewicz Jr RB 6 Dee Brown So WR 12 Kevin Johnson Sr RB 32 Kyle Johnson So 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  Fr	Defense 50 Glisker, Tim LB Jr. 6-3 222 Garden City, NY (Westminster (CT) Prep) Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Will Allen So LB 33 Keith Bulluck Jr DB 37 Charles Burton  Fr DE 54 Dwight Freeney Fr LB 52 Morlon Greenwood So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Paul Pasqualoni Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-02-18