1998 Richmond Spiders football team

1998 Richmond Spiders football
A-10 champion
A-10 Mid-Atlantic Division champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 23–24 vs. Lehigh
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record9–3 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumUR Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 115th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) champions after posting a 7–1 record in conference play.[1][2] The Spiders earned a berth as the #3 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but were upset in the first round to 14-seed Lehigh, 23–24.[1] Richmond was led by fourth-year head coach Jim Reid.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Rutgers*
L 6–7
September 121:00 p.m.UMass
L 17–2210,219
September 19at Rhode Island
W 20–17 OT2,519
September 26at Penn*
W 34–185,309[3]
October 3James Madison
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
W 28–714,874[4]
October 10at New Hampshire
W 22–13
October 17at Maine
W 35–10
October 24at NortheasternNo. 23
W 21–20
November 7at VillanovaNo. 16
W 28–147,380[5]
November 14No. 11 DelawareNo. 12
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 45–6
November 21No. 12 William & MaryNo. 8
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)
W 42–1718,914
November 28No. 13 Lehigh*No. 5
L 23–2410,254[6]

Awards and honors

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  • First Team All-America – Marc Megna (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, Associated Press)
  • Second Team All-America – Winston October (The Sports Network)
  • First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Eric King, Marc Megna, Paris Lenon, Winston October
  • Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Chris Anderson, Joe Douglas
  • Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Eric Beatty, Mac Jahney, Jasper Pendergrass
  • Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year – Marc Megna
  • Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Jim Reid

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1998 Richmond Spiders football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Smith, Marcia C. (September 27, 1998). "Turnovers and Breakdowns Cost Penn in Loss to Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders stomp injury-riddled James Madison". Daily Press. October 4, 1998. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Richmond rallies to upend Villanova". The News Journal. November 8, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 29, 1998). "Lehigh Kicks Out the Spiders". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.


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