1998 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 73rd season of football and eighth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 5–2 in the Big East to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were invited to the MicronPC Bowl where they defeated NC State, 46–23.

1998 Miami Hurricanes football
Micron PC Bowl champion
Micron PC Bowl, W 46–23 vs. NC State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 20
Record9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Miller (4th season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
1998 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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