1998 Richmond Spiders football team

Richmond Spiders football
	1998 Richmond Spiders football
A-10 Conference Champions
Division I-AA First Round, L 23–24, vs. #13 Lehigh
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
1998 record	9–3 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Reid (4th season)
Captain	Eric King
Captain	Marc Megna
Captain	Winston October
Home stadium	UR Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

Template:1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings 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]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5		at Rutgers*		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–7
September 12	1:00 p.m.	UMass		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–22	10,219
September 19		at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 20–17 ^OT
September 26		at Penn*		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–18
October 3		James Madison		UR Stadium Richmond, VA (Rivalry)	W 28–7
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
November 14		No. 11 Delaware	No. 12	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 45–6
November 21		No. 12 William & Mary	No. 8	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 42–17	18,914
November 28		No. 13 Lehigh*	No. 5	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (Division I-AA First Round)	L 23–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game 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[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "1998 Richmond Spiders football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1952&year=1998. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
↑ "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/richmond.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/4/3/Richmond_FB_Record_Book.pdf. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[cfbdw-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "1998 Richmond Spiders football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1952&year=1998. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[mediaguide-2] "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/richmond.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/4/3/Richmond_FB_Record_Book.pdf. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

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