1998 Richmond Spiders football team

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]

1998 Richmond Spiders football
A-10 Conference Champions
Division I-AA First Round, L 23–24, vs. #13 Lehigh
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
1998 record9–3 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumUR Stadium
1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
New England
No. 9 Connecticut x^  6 2     10 3  
No. 1 UMass x^  6 2     12 3  
Maine  3 5     6 5  
New Hampshire  3 5     4 7  
Rhode Island  2 6     3 8  
Mid-Atlantic
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Rutgers*L 6–7
September 121:00 p.m.UMassL 17–2210,219
September 19at Rhode IslandW 20–17 OT
September 26at Penn*W 34–18
October 3James Madison
W 28–7
October 10at New HampshireW 22–13
October 17at MaineW 35–10
October 24at NortheasternNo. 23W 21–20
November 7at VillanovaNo. 16W 28–14
November 14No. 11 DelawareNo. 12
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 45–6
November 21No. 12 William & MaryNo. 8
W 42–1718,914
November 28No. 13 Lehigh*No. 5
L 23–24

Awards and honors

  • First Team All-AmericaMarc Megna (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, Associated Press)
  • Second Team All-AmericaWinston 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 YearJim Reid

References

  1. "1998 Richmond Spiders football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
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