1998 Richmond Spiders football team
American college football season
1998 Richmond Spiders football | |
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A-10 champion A-10 Mid-Atlantic Division champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 23–24 vs. Lehigh | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 10 |
Record | 9–3 (7–1 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | UR Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at Rutgers* | L 6–7 | |||||
September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | UMass |
| L 17–22 | 10,219 | ||
September 19 | at Rhode Island | W 20–17 OT | 2,519 | ||||
September 26 | at Penn* | W 34–18 | 5,309 | [3] | |||
October 3 | James Madison |
| W 28–7 | 14,874 | [4] | ||
October 10 | at New Hampshire |
| W 22–13 | ||||
October 17 | at Maine |
| W 35–10 | ||||
October 24 | at Northeastern | No. 23 | W 21–20 | ||||
November 7 | at Villanova | No. 16 | W 28–14 | 7,380 | [5] | ||
November 14 | No. 11 Delaware | No. 12 |
| W 45–6 | |||
November 21 | No. 12 William & Mary | No. 8 |
| W 42–17 | 18,914 | ||
November 28 | No. 13 Lehigh* | No. 5 |
| L 23–24 | 10,254 | [6] | |
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Awards and honors
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Spiders stomp injury-riddled James Madison". Daily Press. October 4, 1998. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond rallies to upend Villanova". The News Journal. November 8, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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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