Date: November 21, 1998
Location: Doak S. Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla.
Opponent: No. 4 Florida Gators
The Florida State Seminoles entered the 1998 season ranked No. 2 in the country and were considered by most to be a legitimate title contender. They opened the season defeating the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies at the Meadowlands, but followed up that performance with an atrocious 24-7 loss to NC State in Raleigh. Just two weeks in, the ‘Noles fell out of the AP Top Ten.
Led by 26-year-old QB Chris Weinke, FSU then ran off a string of seven straight victories over Duke, Southern Cal, Maryland, Miami, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina.