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1998 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1998 Connecticut Huskies football
Atlantic 10 New England Division champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record10–3 (6–2 A10)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial 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 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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Colgate*W 45–35
September 19MaineW 35–27
September 26at Yale*W 63–21
October 3at New HampshireL 20–34
October 10Hofstra*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 40–18
October 17UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 44–418,581
October 24Rhode Island
W 31–17
October 31NortheasternW 32–22
November 7Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 17–59
November 14at William & MaryW 34–266,529
November 21at UMassW 28–2716,392
November 28Hampton*
W 42–34
December 5at Georgia Southern*
L 30–52
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 20 February 2016.