1998 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

American college football team March 2026 August 2023 1998 Jacksonville Dolphins football Independent 4–5 Steve Gilbert 1st Ed Foley 1st D. B. Milne Field none The 1998 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was the first year in which Jacksonville fielded a football team. Led by first-year head coach Steve Gilbert, the Dolphins compiled a record of 4–5. Jacksonville played home games at D. B. Milne Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Schedule Eastern September 12 w Davidson D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL 19–14 4,890 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-florida-times-union-coming-out-party/192396415/ Marlon W. Morgan C1 The Florida Times-Union Coming out party at JU September 13, 1998 February 28, 2026 Newspapers.com September 19 w y 1998 Chowan Hawks Chowan Garrison Stadium Murfreesboro, NC 29–7 1,800 September 26 l y 1998 Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS 14–35 6,837 October 3 l 1998 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL 25–40 2,913 October 10 l 2009 Methodist Monarchs Methodist D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL 26–35 1,782 October 17 w y 1998 Greensboro Pride Greensboro Pride Stadium Greensboro, NC 35–14 479 October 24 l y 1998 Virginia–Wise Cavaliers Virginia–Wise Carl Smith Stadium Wise, VA 21–31 750 November 7 w 1998 La Salle Explorers football La Salle D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL 58–14 2,686 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-la-salle-ends/125104358/ The Philadelphia Inquirer La Salle ends its season with 58–14 loss in Florida November 8, 1998 May 21, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 l 1998 Wagner Seahawks football Wagner D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL 44–62 1,610 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/jacksonvilleuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/7/24/2019_Football_Record_Book.pdf 2019 Football Record Book Jacksonville University Athletic Department January 31, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211231172733/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/jacksonvilleuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/7/24/2019_Football_Record_Book.pdf December 31, 2021 References Jacksonville Category:Jacksonville Dolphins football seasons Jacksonville Dolphins football