| 1998 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | |
| Number of teams | 121 |
| Duration | August–November |
| Payton Award | Jerry Azumah (RB, New Hampshire) |
| Buchanan Award | James Milton (LB, Western Illinois) |
| Playoff | |
| Duration | November 28–December 19 |
| Championship date | December 19, 1998 |
| Championship site | Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Champion | UMass |
| NCAA Division I-AA football seasons | |
«1997 1999» | |
The1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part ofcollege football in the United States organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at theDivision I-AA level, began in August 1998, and concluded with the1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 19, 1998, atFinley Stadium inChattanooga, Tennessee. TheUMass Minutemen won their first I-AA championship, defeating theGeorgia Southern Eagles by a score of 55−43.[1]
| School | 1997 Conference | 1998 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | SIAC (D-II) | SWAC |
| Boston University | Atlantic 10 | Dropped Program |
| Evansville | Pioneer | Dropped Program |
| Jacksonville | New Program | I-AA Independent |
| Sacred Heart | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast |
| Conference Champions |
|---|
Atlantic 10 Conference –Richmond |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Southern* | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Colgate | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Southern* | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Connecticut | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Connecticut* | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Hampton | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Southern* | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Illinois | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida A&M* | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Troy State | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida A&M | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Illinois* | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Illinois* | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Montana | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | UMass | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Richmond* | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lehigh | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lehigh | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | UMass* | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | McNeese State* | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | UMass | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | UMass | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State* | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Appalachian State* | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Tennessee State | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Appalachian State | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State* | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State* | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Illinois State | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
*Denotes host institution
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