College football game
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 1999 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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Miami
NC State
1
11:34
9
71
3:26
Miami
Andre King 4-yard touchdown reception from Scott Covington , Andy Crosland kick good
7
0
1
5:58
12
84
5:36
NC State
Jamie Barnette 1-yard touchdown run, Danny Deskevich kick good
7
7
1
3:15
7
71
2:43
Miami
Edgerrin James 5-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good
14
7
2
12:49
1
80
0:11
Miami
Santana Moss 80-yard touchdown reception from Covington, Crosland kick no good (blocked)
20
7
2
1:37
15
69
6:49
NC State
28-yard field goal by Deskevich
20
10
2
0:43
6
77
0:54
Miami
James 2-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good
27
10
3
10:05
7
47
2:39
Miami
31-yard field goal by Crosland
30
10
3
5:03
3
71
0:24
NC State
Rahshon Spikes 30-yard touchdown run, Deskevich kick good
30
17
4
14:33
6
83
2:35
Miami
James Jackson 13-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed
36
17
4
12:08
3
45
0:47
Miami
Jackson 25-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good
43
17
4
7:03
12
79
5:05
NC State
Chris Coleman 7-yard touchdown reception from Barnette, 2-point run failed
43
23
4
2:05
4
2
3:35
Miami
29-yard field goal by Jorge Gaitan
46
23
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
Miami
NC State
Source: [ 1]
Statistics
Statistics[ 1]
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
Formerly known as the Blockbuster / Carquest / MicronPC / Tangerine / Champs Sports / Russell Athletic / Camping World / Cheez-It Bowl
Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.