- 1998 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1998 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1998
Year=1997
Visitor School=Ohio State University
Visitor Name Short=Ohio State
Visitor Nickname=Buckeyes
Visitor Record=10-2
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=10
Visitor Coach=John Cooper
Visitor1=3
Visitor2=0
Visitor3=5
Visitor4=6
Visitor5=
Visitor Total=14
Home School=Florida State University
Home Name Short=Florida State
Home Nickname=Seminoles
Home Record=10-1
Home
Home Coaches=4
Home Coach=Bobby Bowden
Home1=7
Home2=14
Home3=0
Home4=10
Home5=
Home Total=31
Type=Sugar Bowl
Stadium=Louisiana Superdome
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1998 Sugar Bowl was played on
January 1 ,1998 . This 64th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured theOhio State Buckeyes , and theFlorida State Seminoles . Ohio State entered the game ranked number 10 in the nation at 10-2, whereas Florida State was ranked at 4th in the nation with a 10-1 mark.Ohio State scored the first points of the contest with a 40 yard field goal from kicker
Dan Stultz , giving OSU the early 3-0 lead. Later in the first quarter, quarterbackThad Busby threw a 27 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver E.G. Green, giving the Seminoles a 7-3 lead. In the second quarter, Thad Busby scored on a 9 yard touchdown run increasing the Seminole lead to 14-3.William McCray also scored for the Seminoles, pounding it in from 1 yard out, to increase FSU's lead to 21-3 at halftime. Dan Stultz kicked his second field goal of the game, cutting the margin to 21-6. OSU later got a safety on Florida State pulling them within 21-8. Early in the fourth quarter,
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 35 yard field goal, increasing FSU's lead to 24-8. QuarterbackJoe Germaine threw a 50 yard touchdown pass to John Lumpkin. The ensuing 2 point conversion failed, and the score was 24-14. FSU capped the scoring with a 1 yard touchdown run from Willie McCray, making the final margin 31-14.External links
*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98001/98001309.htm
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