1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record4–7 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSean McDonnell (5th season)
Home stadiumCowell 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 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 27th and final year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the New England Division.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Northeastern
L 3–104,160
September 12at Maine
L 28–52
September 19East Stroudsburg*
W 70–10
September 26at No. 9 Delaware
L 7–31
October 3 No. 18 Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 34–20
October 10Richmond*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 13–22
October 17Northeastern
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 28–35
October 24at No. 6 William & Mary
W 31–1910,553
October 31 No. 16 UMass
L 26–273,578
November 7at No. 25 Hofstra*
L 38–41
November 14Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 9–73,335

References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.