1998 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1998 Mount Union Purple Raiders football Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 14–0 9–0 Larry Kehres 13th Mount Union Stadium NCAA Division III championOAC champion Stagg Bowl W 44–24 vs. 1998 Rowan Profs Rowan The 1998 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division III football season. In their 13th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 523 to 227. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, defeating 1998 Rowan Profs Rowan, 44–24.1998 Football University of Mount Union https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/schedule/1998 October 21, 2021 Mount Union's 1997 season was part of a record 54-game winning streak that spanned four seasons, commencing on September 14, 1996 and continuing through December 6, 1998. The national championship was the third in three years and the fourth in six years.Stagg Bowl Eludes Rowan Herald & News December 13, 1998 E7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87481500/stagg-bowl/ Newspapers.com Quarterback Gary Smeck and receiver Adam Marino led the team on offense. The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio. Schedule y y September 12 at 1998 Albion Britons Albion<ncg> Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium Albion, MI W 38-24 3,419 Mount Union blasts Britons, 38-24 Battle Creek Enquirer September 13, 1998 4D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87481162/mount-union-blasts-britons-38-24/ Newspapers.com September 19 1998 Hiram Terriers Hiram Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 58-0 September 26 at 1998 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern Ada, OH W 42-37 3,313 October 3 1998 John Carroll Blue Streaks John Carroll Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 21-14 Purple Raiders double-cross Blue Streaks The Akron Beacon Journal October 4, 1998 D9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87481252/purple-raiders/ Newspapers.com October 10 1998 Heidelberg Student Princes Heidelberg Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 40-17 3,626 October 17 at 1998 Otterbein Cardinals Otterbein Westerville, OH W 38-7 October 24 1998 Marietta Pioneers Marietta Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 41-6 2,963 October 31 1998 Capital Crusaders Capital Bemlohr Stadium Bexley, OH W 58-7 1,031 November 7 1998 Muskingum Fighting Muskies Muskingum Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 37-3 2,236 November 14 at 1998 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace Finnie Stadium Berea, OH W 30-21 10,000 November 21 Albion<ncg> Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round) W 21-19 2,416 November 28 1998 Wittenberg Tigers Wittenberg<ncg> Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal) W 21-19 5,069 December 5 1998 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX)<ncg> Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal) W 34-29 5,013 December 12 vs 1998 Rowan Profs Rowan<ncg> Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl) W 44-24 5,145 References Mount Union Category:Mount Union Purple Raiders football seasons Category:NCAA Division III Football Champions Category:Ohio Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Mount Union Purple Raiders football