1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record4–7 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Sean McDonnell (5th season)
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
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 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 19 East 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 10 Richmond *
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 13–22
October 17 Northeastern
  • 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 14 Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 9–73,335

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References

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