1998 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1998 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fifth year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 10–3.[1][2]

1998 Connecticut Huskies football
Atlantic 10 New England Division co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England
Record10–3 (6–2 A10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (4th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Colgate*W 45–355,000[3]
September 19MaineNo. 21W 35–27
September 26at Yale*No. 18W 63–2117,827[4]
October 3at New HampshireNo. 18L 20–34
October 10No. 14 Hofstra*No. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 40–18
October 17No. 18 UMassNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 44–418,581
October 24Rhode IslandNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 31–1712,572
October 31NortheasternNo. 9W 32–22
November 7No. 15 DelawareNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 17–59
November 14at No. 6 William & MaryNo. 13W 34–266,529
November 21at No. 7 UMassNo. 9W 28–2716,392
November 28No. 9 Hampton*No. 8
W 42–34
December 5at No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 8
L 30–529,762

References

  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. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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