1998 MicronPC Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 MicronPC Bowl December 29 1998 1998 Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida Miami Hurricanes 8–3 Big East 24 21 NR Butch Davis 14 13 3 16 QB Scott Covington (Miami) North Carolina State University NC State Wolfpack 7–4 ACC Mike O'Cain 7 3 7 6 Randy Sims (C-USA) 44,387 TBS TV: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Mark May (analyst) 1997 1999 The 1998 MicronPC Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 29, 1998, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The game matched the Miami Hurricanes against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. The game began at 7:35 p.m. EST and aired on TBS. It was the final contest of the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 46–23 victory for Miami. This was the ninth edition of what was originally the Blockbuster Bowl, and first edition (of three) sponsored by MicronPC. Game summary Scoring summary Miami NC State 1 11:34 Miami 9 71 3:26 4 RecTD Andre King Scott Covington good Andy Crosland 7 0 1 5:58 NC State 12 84 5:36 1 RushTD Jamie Barnette good Danny Deskevich 7 7 1 3:15 Miami 7 71 2:43 5 RushTD Edgerrin James good Crosland 14 7 2 12:49 Miami 1 80 0:11 80 RecTD Santana Moss Covington no good (blocked) Crosland 20 7 2 1:37 NC State 15 69 6:49 FG 28 Deskevich 20 10 2 0:43 Miami 6 77 0:54 RushTD James 2 good Crosland 27 10 3 10:05 Miami 7 47 2:39 FG 31 Crosland 30 10 3 5:03 NC State 3 71 0:24 RushTD Rahshon Spikes 30 good Deskevich 30 17 4 14:33 Miami 6 83 2:35 RushTD James Jackson 13 pass failed 36 17 4 12:08 Miami 3 45 0:47 RushTD Jackson 25 good Crosland 43 17 4 7:03 NC State 12 79 5:05 RecTD Chris Coleman Barnette 7 run failed 43 23 4 2:05 Miami 4 2 3:35 FG 29 Jorge Gaitan 46 23 Miami NC State Source:Scoring Summary (Final) http://www.hurricanesports.com/fls/28700/football/stats/1998/98_GameBookBowl-NCSU.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=28700 University of Miami December 28, 2014 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20141228052433/http://www.hurricanesports.com/fls/28700/football/stats/1998/98_GameBookBowl-NCSU.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=28700 December 28, 2014 dead Statistics Statistics MIA NCSU First downs 27 31 Plays–yards 65-594 84–498 Rushes–yards 38-269 40–297 Passing yards 325 201 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-27-0 22–44–5 Time of possession 29:07 30:53 References MicronPC Bowl Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl Category:Miami Hurricanes football bowl games Category:NC State Wolfpack football bowl games Category:American football competitions in Miami Gardens, Florida Category:December 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in Florida