1998 Connecticut Huskies football team

1998 Connecticut Huskies football
Atlantic 10 New England Division champion
NCAA Division I-AA Second Round, L 30–52 at Georgia Southern
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	10–3 (6–2 A10)
Head coach	Skip Holtz
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

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 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 45–35
September 19	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–27
September 26	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 63–21
October 3	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 20–34
October 10	Hofstra*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 40–18
October 17	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 44–41	8,581
October 24	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 31–17
October 31	Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 32–22
November 7	Delaware	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 17–59
November 14	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 34–26	6,529
November 21	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 28–27	16,392
November 28	Hampton*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs First Round)	W 42–34
December 5	at Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs Second Round)	L 30–52
*Non-conference game