1998 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

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
Division| 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

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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-Mansfield, Connecticut.

## Schedule

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September 5| at Colgate*| |

* Andy Kerr Stadium
* Hamilton, NY

| W 45–35| 5,000| [2]
September 19| Maine| No. 21|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs-Mansfield, 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-Mansfield, CT

| W 40–18| |
October 17| No. 18 UMass| No. 15|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs-Mansfield, CT (rivalry)

| W 44–41| 8,581|
October 24| Rhode Island| No. 10|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs-Mansfield, 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-Mansfield, 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-Mansfield, 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

## References

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1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121\. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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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UConn Huskies football

Venues|

* Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952)
* Memorial Stadium (1953–2002)
* Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (2003–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
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* Syracuse
* UMass

Culture & lore|

* Civil Conflict
* Gambling Scandal
* Jonathan the Husky
* University of Connecticut Marching Band

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1998 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Appalachian State
* Colgate
* Connecticut
* Florida A&M
* Georgia Southern
* Hampton
* Illinois State
* Lehigh
* UMass
* McNeese State
* Montana
* Northwestern State
* Richmond
* Tennessee State
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* Western Illinois

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