1998 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 Richmond Spiders football Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 10 9–3 7–1 Jim Reid 4th Eric King Marc Megna Winston October University of Richmond Stadium A-10 championA-10 Mid-Atlantic Division champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 23–24 vs. Lehigh 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.Richmond Spiders Football Record Book richmond.edu University of Richmond https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/richmond.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/4/3/Richmond_FB_Record_Book.pdf PDF May 9, 2019 The Spiders earned a berth as the No. 3 seed into the 16-team NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, but were upset in the first round to 14-seed Lehigh. Richmond was led by fourth-year head coach Jim Reid. Schedule 1998 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern September 5 l y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 6–7 September 12 1:00 p.m. l UMass University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA 17–22 10,219 September 19 w y Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 20–17 OT 2,519 September 26 w y y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 34–18 5,309 Turnovers and Breakdowns Cost Penn in Loss to Richmond Marcia C. Smith September 27, 1998 C11 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59542695/1998-penn-richmond/ October 3 w James Madison University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA rivalry 28–7 14,874 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87669074/spiders-stomp-injury-riddled-james-madis/ Daily Press Spiders stomp injury-riddled James Madison October 4, 1998 October 24, 2021 Newspapers.com October 10 w y New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH 22–13 October 17 w y Maine Alfond Stadium Orono, ME 35–10 October 24 w y 23 1998 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA 21–20 November 7 w y 16 Villanova Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 28–14 7,380 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100309432/richmond-rallies-to-upend-villanova/ Richmond rallies to upend Villanova The News Journal November 8, 1998 April 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 14 w 12 Delaware 11 University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA 45–6 November 21 w 8 William & Mary 12 University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA I-64 Bowl 42–17 18,914 November 28 l y 5 Lehigh 13 University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA Division I-AA First Round 23–24 10,254 Lehigh Kicks Out the Spiders Gary R. Blockus November 29, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59562648/1998-lehigh-richmond/ Roster 1998 Richmond Spiders f 44 Sr Matt Snider FB y 80 Jr Muneer Moore WR 83 Jr Dwaune Jones WR 6 Jr Paris Lenon LB y 54 Sr Marc Megna DL y https://web.archive.org/web/19990427081430/http://www.richmond.edu/%7Eathletic/football/fbrost.htm *Terry Shea 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 Richmond Category:Richmond Spiders football seasons Category:Atlantic 10 Conference football champion seasons Richmond Spiders football Richmond