October 10, 1998
Florida State 26, Miami 14
Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Scoring by QuartersQuarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalMiami 7 7 10 2 26Florida State 7 0 0 7 14TIME: 3:28
Chris Weinke threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns, hitting Peter Warrick seven times for 190 yards as the eighth-ranked Seminoles beat Miami, 26-14, in the Orange Bowl.Weinke got things going 8:33 into the game when he connected with Peter Warrick on a 62-yard scoring play. Warrick fumbled away the ball on a punt return after Miami’s ensuing possession, leaving the Hurricanes with the ball at the Florida State 18. Scott Covington hit tight end Daniel Franks on 4th-and-1 to tie the score, 7-7, just 2:33 later.
Weinke then connected with Marvin Minnis on a 23-yard scoring pass three minutes before halftime as Florida State took a 14-7 lead into the locker room.Down 24-7 Kenny Kelly replaced Scott Covington to shake things up in the third quarter, but it had little effect as Miami had trouble moving the ball. Covington came in for another series and Kelly came back to throw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss that cut the deficit to 24-14 with 3:08 remaining.
Covington was 15-of-28 for 165 yards, while Kelly added 75 yards on 3-of-9 passing. Reggie Wayne caught six passes for 54 yards and Moss totaled 94 on three catches. James Jackson led Miami
First Quarter
FSU – Warrick 62 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick). Time Left: 6:27. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:54. Key Play: Dugans 16 pass from Weinke to FSU 38 for 1st down. Florida State 7, Miami 0.
UM – Franks 9 pass from Covington (Crosland kick). Time Left: 3:54. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:33. Key Play: Warrick punt return fumble recovered at FSU 9. Florida State 7, Miami 7.
Second Quarter
FSU- Minnis 23 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick). Time Left: 3:00. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:20. Key Play: Chaney 18 rush to Miami 31. Florida State 14, Miami 7.
Third Quarter
FSU – Janikowski 27 field goal. Time Left: 10:31. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:24. Key Play: Dugans 12 pass from Weinke to Miami 7 for 1st and goal. Florida State 17, Miami 7.
FSU – McCray 3 run (Janikowski kick). Time Left: 7:45. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:45. Key Play: Warrick 52 pass from Weinke to Miami 3. Florida State 24, Miami 7
Fourth Quarter
UM – Moss 52 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick). Time Left: 3:08. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:26. Key Play: FSU 15 yard pass interference to Miami 48. Florida State 24, Miami 14.
FSU – TM safety. Time Left: 1:18. Key Play: Kelly fumble in the endzone. Florida State 26, Miami 14.
| Team Statistics |
MIA |
FSU |
| First downs |
18 |
17 |
| Rushes-Yards |
39-69 |
36-95 |
| Passing Yards |
240 |
316 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
18-37-1 |
17-32-0 |
| Total Yards |
309 |
411 |
| Punts-Avg. |
10-39.6 |
8-42.9 |
| Punt Returns |
5-50 |
1-7 |
| Kickoff Returns |
1-39 |
1-9 |
| Interception Returns |
0-0 |
1-3 |
| Penalties-Yards |
12-91 |
11-95 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
3-0 |
3-2 |
| Sacks |
1-1 |
7-46 |
| Third Down Conversions |
2-15 |
5-16 |
| Fourth Down Conversions |
1-3 |
0-0 |
| Time of Possession |
32:20 |
27:40 |
| Miami |
| RUSHING |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
| James Jackson |
17 |
88 |
0 |
24 |
| Edgerrin James |
13 |
24 |
0 |
6 |
| Kenny Kelly |
2 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
| Scott Covington |
7 |
-48 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
39 |
69 |
0 |
24 |
| PASSING |
Att |
Cmp |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Lg |
| Scott Covington |
28 |
15 |
165 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
| Kenny Kelly |
9 |
3 |
75 |
1 |
1 |
52 |
| TOTALS |
37 |
18 |
240 |
2 |
1 |
52 |
| RECEIVING |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
| Reggie Wayne |
6 |
54 |
0 |
14 |
| Santana Moss |
3 |
94 |
1 |
52 |
| Edgerrin James |
2 |
33 |
0 |
25 |
| Andre King |
2 |
23 |
0 |
13 |
| Najeh Davenport |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Daniel Franks |
1 |
9 |
1 |
9 |
| Mondriel Fulcher |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Nick Williams |
1 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
| Will McPartland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| TOTALS |
18 |
240 |
2 |
52 |
| PUNTING |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
| Andy Crosland |
10 |
396 |
39.6 |
56 |
|
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
|
No |
Yds |
Lg |
| Najeh Davenport |
|
1 |
39 |
39 |
| PUNT RETURNS |
|
No |
Yds |
Lg |
| Edward Reed |
|
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Leonard Myers |
|
4 |
46 |
20 |
| TOTALS |
|
5 |
50 |
20 |
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
Tackles: 8-Dan Morgan
Assists: 8-Nate Webster
Total: 12-Dan Morgan
Sacks:1-Michael Smith
| Florida State |
| RUSHING |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
| Jeff Chaney |
22 |
71 |
0 |
18 |
| Raymont Skaggs |
3 |
17 |
0 |
9 |
| Travis Minor |
4 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
| William McCray |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| Lamarr Glenn |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Chris Weinke |
4 |
-8 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
36 |
95 |
1 |
18 |
| PASSING |
Att |
Cmp |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Lg |
| Chris Weinke |
32 |
17 |
316 |
2 |
0 |
62 |
| RECEIVING |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
| Peter Warrick |
7 |
190 |
1 |
62 |
| Marvin Minnis |
4 |
70 |
1 |
25 |
| Ron Dugans |
2 |
28 |
0 |
16 |
| Atrews Bell |
1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| Laverneous Coles |
1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| Nick Franklin |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Travis Minor |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
17 |
316 |
2 |
62 |
|
| PUNTING |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
| Keith Cottrell |
8 |
343 |
42.9 |
69 |
|
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
|
No |
Yds |
Lg |
| Laverneous Coles |
|
1 |
9 |
9 |
| PUNT RETURNS |
|
No |
Yds |
Lg |
| Peter Warrick |
|
1 |
7 |
9 |
| INTERCEPTION RETURNS |
No |
Yds |
Lg |
| Tommy Polley |
|
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
| FIELD GOALS |
|
Att |
Made |
Dist |
| Sebastian Janikowski |
|
1 |
1 |
27g |
|
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
Tackles: 4-Bobby Rhodes
Assists: 4-Brian Allen
Total: 7-Bobby Rhodes
Sacks: 2-Roland Seymour, Tony Bryant
