1998 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 Connecticut Huskies football Atlantic 10 Conference New England A-10 9 10–3 6–2 Skip Holtz 5th Todd Fitch 3rd Nick Rapone 4th Memorial Stadium A-10 New England Division co-champion NCAA Division I-AA Second Round L 30–52 at Georgia Southern The 1998 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Skip Holtz, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the A-10 New England Division title with UMass. Connecticut advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Huskies defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Georgia Southern, in the quarterfinals.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf UConn Huskies 2015 UConn Football Media Guide 20 February 2016 121 18 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118130900/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf dead Connecticut played home games at Memorial Stadium in Storrs, Connecticut. Schedule 1998 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 5 w y y Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY 45–35 5,000 Good Stop for UConn: Blitzes End Colgate Bid; Stafford Throws 3 TD Passes Woody Anderson September 6, 1998 E3 Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59536799/1998-colgate-uconn/ September 19 w 21 Maine Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT 35–27 September 26 w y y 18 Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 63–21 17,827 UConn Floating on Air After Win Over Yale Jim Greenidge September 27, 1998 E19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59541825/1998-yale-uconn/ October 3 l y 18 New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 20–34 October 10 w y 25 1998 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra 14 Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT 40–18 October 17 w 15 UMass 18 Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT rivalry 44–41 8,581 October 24 w 10 Rhode Island Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT rivalry 31–17 12,572 October 31 w 9 1998 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA 32–22 November 7 l 5 Delaware 15 Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT 17–59 November 14 w y 13 William & Mary 6 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 34–26 6,529 November 21 w y 9 UMass 7 Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA 28–27 16,392 November 28 w y 8 Hampton 9 Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT NCAA Division I-AA First Round 42–34 December 5 l y y 8 Georgia Southern 1 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA NCAA Division I-AA Second Round 30–52 9,762 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-the-huskies-get-steamrolled/176241994/ The Day The Huskies get steamrolled December 6, 1998 July 8, 2025 Newspapers.com References Connecticut Category:UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Huskies football Connecticut