1998 Richmond Spiders football team
American college football season
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 | | - University of Richmond Stadium
- Richmond, VA (rivalry)
| 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 | - University of Richmond Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| W 45–6 | | |
November 21 | | No. 12 William & Mary | No. 8 | - University of Richmond Stadium
- Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)
| 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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| Champion – Massachusetts Minutemen |
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