1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1998 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Duration August – November 1998
Playoff
Duration November 28 – December 19, 1998
Championship date December 19, 1998
Championship site Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Champion Massachusetts Minutemen
Payton Award Jerry Azumah – RB (New Hampshire)
Buchanan Award James Milton – LB (Western Illinois)
Division I-AA football season

The 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 1998, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 19, 1998, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Massachusetts Minutemen won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles by a final score of 55−43.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School1997 Conference1998 Conference
Arkansas–Pine BluffIndependent (NAIA)SWAC (I-AA)
Boston UniversityAtlantic 10Dropped Program
EvansvillePioneerDropped Program
JacksonvilleNew ProgramI-AA Independent
Sacred HeartEastern (D-II)Northeast

Conference standings

1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
New England
#9 Connecticut x^  6 –2     10 –3  
#1 UMass x^  6 –2     12 –3  
Maine  3 –5     6 –5  
New Hampshire  3 –5     4 –7  
Rhode Island  2 –6     3 –8  
Mid-Atlantic
#10 Richmond x$^  7 –1     9 –3  
#23 Delaware  4 –4     7 –4  
Villanova  4 –4     6 –5  
#17 William & Mary  4 –4     7 –4  
Northeastern  3 –5     5 –6  
James Madison  2 –6     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I–AA Poll
1998 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#15 Montana $^ 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
#25 Montana State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Weber State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Eastern Washington 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Portland State 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Sacramento State 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Idaho State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
1998 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#4 Western Illinois $^  5 –1     11 –3  
#16 Illinois State ^  4 –2     8 –4  
Northern Iowa  3 –3     7 –4  
Youngstown State  3 –3     6 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –3     5 –6  
Indiana State  2 –4     5 –6  
Southern Illinois  1 –5     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Penn $  6 –1     8 –2  
Brown  5 –2     7 –3  
Yale  5 –2     6 –4  
Princeton  4 –3     5 –5  
Columbia  3 –4     4 –6  
Harvard  3 –4     4 –6  
Cornell  1 –6     4 –6  
Dartmouth  1 –6     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
1998 MAAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Fairfield $  7 –1     9 –2  
Georgetown  7 –1     9 –2  
Duquesne  6 –2     8 –3  
Marist  6 –2     7 –3  
St. John's  4 –4     6 –5  
Iona  2 –6     4 –6  
Siena  2 –6     3 –6  
Canisius  2 –6     3 –7  
Saint Peter's  0 –8     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#5 Florida A&M +^  7 –1     11 –2  
#11 Hampton +^  7 –1     9 –3  
#18 Bethune–Cookman  6 –2     8 –3  
North Carolina A&T  5 –3     8 –3  
Howard  5 –3     7 –4  
South Carolina State  3 –5     5 –6  
Norfolk State  2 –6     2 –9  
Morgan State  1 –7     1 –10  
Delaware State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 NEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Monmouth +  4 –1     5 –5  
Robert Morris +  4 –1     4 –6  
Wagner  3 –2     7 –3  
Central Connecticut  3 –2     4 –6  
Sacred Heart  1 –4     2 –8  
Saint Francis (PA)  0 –5     0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Ohio Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#12 Tennessee State $^  6 –1     9 –3  
#24 Murray State  5 –2     7 –4  
Middle Tennessee State  5 –2     5 –5  
Eastern Illinois  4 –3     6 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  4 –3     6 –5  
Tennessee Tech  2 –5     4 –7  
Southeast Missouri State  2 –5     3 –8  
UT Martin  0 –7     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#7 Lehigh $^  6 –0     12 –1  
#21 Colgate ^  5 –1     8 –4  
Bucknell  3 –3     6 –5  
Lafayette  3 –3     3 –8  
Fordham  2 –4     4 –7  
Towson  1 –5     5 –6  
Holy Cross  1 –5     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll
1998 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Drake $  4 –0     7 –3  
Dayton  3 –1     6 –4  
Valparaiso  2 –2     5 –6  
Butler  1 –3     4 –6  
San Diego  0 –4     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#2 Georgia Southern $^  8 –0     14 –1  
#6 Appalachian State ^  6 –2     10 –3  
Western Carolina  5 –3     6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4     5 –6  
The Citadel  4 –4     5 –6  
East Tennessee State  3 –5     4 –7  
Wofford  3 –5     4 –7  
Furman  3 –5     5 –6  
VMI  0 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
1998 Southland Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#3 Northwestern State $^  6 –1     11 –3  
# 8 McNeese State ^  5 –2     9 –3  
#13 Troy State ^  5 –2     8 –4  
Jacksonville State  4 –3     7 –4  
Nicholls State  3 –4     4 –7  
Southwest Texas State  2 –5     4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 –5     3 –8  
Sam Houston State  1 –6     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
1998 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#14 Southern $  8 –0     9 –3  
Jackson State  7 –1     7 –4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 –2     8 –3  
Texas Southern  4 –4     6 –5  
Grambling State  4 –4     5 –6  
Alabama State  3 –5     5 –6  
Alcorn State  3 –5     5 –6  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –7     1 –10  
Prairie View A&M  0 –8     1 –10  
Alabama A&M   –     5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Morehead State  0 –0     9 –2  
Davidson  0 –0     8 –2  
#20 Hofstra  0 –0     8 –3  
#22 South Florida  0 –0     8 –3  
#19 Western Kentucky  0 –0     7 –4  
Samford  0 –0     6 –5  
St. Johns (NY)  0 –0     6 –5  
Liberty  0 –0     5 –6  
Southern Utah  0 –0     5 –6  
Elon  0 –0     5 –6  
Austin Peay  0 –0     4 –7  
Buffalo  0 –0     4 –7  
Jacksonville  0 –0     4 –5  
La Salle  0 –0     3 –6  
Cal Poly  0 –0     3 –8  
Charleston Southern  0 –0     3 –8  
Saint Mary's  0 –0     2 –8  
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Atlantic 10 Conference – Richmond
Big Sky Conference – Montana
Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois
Ivy League – Penn
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Fairfield and Georgetown
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M and Hampton
Northeast Conference – Monmouth and Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee State
Patriot League – Lehigh
Pioneer Football League – Drake
Southern Conference – Georgia Southern
Southland Football League – Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

First Round
November 28
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
December 4–5
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
December 12
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
December 19
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
        
Georgia Southern* 49
Colgate 28
Georgia Southern* 52
Connecticut 30
Connecticut* 42
Hampton 34
Georgia Southern* 42
Western Illinois 14
Florida A&M* 27
Troy State 17
Florida A&M 21
Western Illinois* 24
Western Illinois* 52
Montana 9
Georgia Southern 43
Massachusetts 55
Richmond* 23
Lehigh 24
Lehigh 21
Massachusetts* 27
McNeese State* 19
Massachusetts 21
Massachusetts 41
Northwestern State* 31
Appalachian State* 45
Tennessee State 31
Appalachian State 20
Northwestern State* 31
Northwestern State* 48
Illinois State 28

* Denotes host institution

References

  1. ↑ "1998 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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