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1998 Richmond Spiders football
1998 Richmond Spiders football
A-10 champion; A-10 Mid-Atlantic Division champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 23–24 vs. Lehigh
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
Record	9–3 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Reid (4th season);
Captains	Eric King; Marc Megna; Winston October;
Home stadium	UR Stadium
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1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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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 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]

Zeitplan

Date	Zeit	Opponent	Rank	Website	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		at Rutgers*		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–7
September 12	1:00 p.m.	UMass		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–22	10,219
September 19		at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 20–17 ^OT	2,519
September 26		at Penn*		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	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		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	W 22–13
October 17		at Maine		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 35–10
October 24		at Northeastern	No. 23	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 21–20
November 7		at Villanova	No. 16	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	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	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (Division I-AA First Round)	L 23–24	10,254	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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[cfbdw-1] "1998 Richmond Spiders football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[mediaguide-2] "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[3] 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.

[4] "Spiders stomp injury-riddled James Madison". Daily Press. October 4, 1998. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Richmond rallies to upend Villanova". The News Journal. November 8, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] 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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+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.<ref name=cfbdw>{{cite web| title =1998 Richmond Spiders football results| work =[[College Football Data Warehouse]]| publisher =William Goodyear| date =| url =https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1952&year=1998| accessdate =May 9, 2019| archive-date =March 24, 2016| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160324051301/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1952&year=1998| url-status =dead}}</ref><ref name=mediaguide>{{cite web| title =Richmond Spiders Football Record Book| work =richmond.edu| publisher =University of Richmond| date =| url =https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/richmond.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/4/3/Richmond_FB_Record_Book.pdf| format =PDF| accessdate = May 9, 2019}}</ref> The Spiders earned a berth as the #3 seed into the 16-team [[1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|Division I-AA playoffs]], but were upset in the first round to 14-seed [[1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team|Lehigh]], 23–24.<ref name=cfbdw/> Richmond was led by fourth-year head coach [[Jim Reid (American football)|Jim Reid]].<ref name=cfbdw/>
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