1998 Connecticut Huskies football team

1998 Connecticut Huskies football
1998 Connecticut Huskies football
A-10 New England Division co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Second Round, L 30–52 at Georgia Southern
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
	New England
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
Record	10–3 (6–2 A-10)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
New England Division
No. 1 UMass x^	6	–	2	12	–	3
No. 9 Connecticut x^	6	–	2	10	–	3
Maine	3	–	5	6	–	5
New Hampshire	3	–	5	4	–	7
Rhode Island	2	–	6	3	–	8
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 Richmond x$^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 23 Delaware	4	–	4	7	–	4
Villanova	4	–	4	6	–	5
No. 17 William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	4
Northeastern	3	–	5	5	–	6
James Madison	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Skip Holtz, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the A-10 New England Division title with UMass. Connecticut advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Huskies defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Georgia Southern, in the quarterfinals.^[1] Connecticut played home games at Memorial Stadium in Storrs, Connecticut.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Colgate*		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 45–35	5,000	^[2]
September 19	Maine	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–27
September 26	at Yale*	No. 18	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 63–21	17,827	^[3]
October 3	at New Hampshire	No. 18	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 20–34
October 10	No. 14 Hofstra*	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 40–18
October 17	No. 18 UMass	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 44–41	8,581
October 24	Rhode Island	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 31–17	12,572
October 31	Northeastern	No. 9	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 32–22
November 7	No. 15 Delaware	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 17–59
November 14	at No. 6 William & Mary	No. 13	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 34–26	6,529
November 21	at No. 7 UMass	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	W 28–27	16,392
November 28	No. 9 Hampton*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 42–34
December 5	at No. 1 Georgia Southern*	No. 8	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Second Round)	L 30–52	9,762
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
^ Anderson, Woody (September 6, 1998). "Good Stop for UConn: Blitzes End Colgate Bid; Stafford Throws 3 TD Passes". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Greenidge, Jim (September 27, 1998). "UConn Floating on Air After Win Over Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.

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