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1998 UMass Minutemen football team

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1998UMass Minutemen football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
A-10 New England Division co-champion
Lambert Cup winner
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
Record12–3 (6–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 1UMass x^ 62  123 
No. 9Connecticut x^ 62  103 
Maine 35  65 
New Hampshire 35  47 
Rhode Island 26  38 
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10Richmond x$^ 71  93 
No. 23Delaware 44  74 
Villanova 44  65 
No. 17William & Mary 44  74 
Northeastern 35  56 
James Madison 26  38 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings fromThe Sports Network poll

The1998 UMass Minutemen football team represented theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst in the1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of theAtlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached byMark Whipple and played its home games atWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium inHadley, Massachusetts. 1998 was the most successful season in Minutemen history, as UMass won their first national championship in the NCAA DI-AA playoffs in Whipple's first year with the team. UMass entered the postseason as champions of the A-10, but were not expected to make a serious run for the title. They reached the final game ranked 12th in the nation, and were matched up with perennial powerhouseGeorgia Southern, the top ranked team in the country. The Minutemen rushed out of the gates, scoring three touchdowns in the opening quarter, and won the shootout by a final score of 55–43. UMass finished the season with a record of 12–3 overall and 6–2 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.at No. 3DelawareL 30–3320,744
September 121:00 p.m.atRichmondW 22–1710,219
September 261:00 p.m.Buffalo*W 51–2711,672
October 312:00 p.m.at No. 5Hofstra*W 40–355,308
October 101:00 p.m.James MadisonNo. 24
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 28–2614,202[1]
October 171:30 p.m.at No. 15ConnecticutNo. 18L 41–448,581
October 241:00 p.m.No. 22VillanovadaggerNo. 19
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 36–2612,135[2]
October 3112:30 p.m.atNew HampshireNo. 16W 27–263,578
November 712:00 p.m.atRhode IslandNo. 12W 23–135,036
November 1412:30 p.m.MaineNo. 10
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 55–3410,355
November 2112:30 p.m.No. 9 Connecticut*No. 7
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 27–2816,392
November 287:00 p.m.at No. 6McNeese State*No. 12W 21–1911,349[3]
December 512:00 p.m.No. 13Lehigh*No. 12
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 27–2112,108[4]
December 122:00 p.m.at No. 2Northwestern State*No. 12
W 41–3110,424[5][6]
December 192:00 p.m.vs. No. 1Georgia Southern*No. 12ESPNW 55–4317,501[7]

Notable team members

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Offense

Defense

References

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  1. ^"Smith tip-top in UMass win".The Boston Globe. October 11, 1998. RetrievedOctober 24, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  2. ^"UMass able to hold on".The Boston Globe. October 25, 1998. RetrievedApril 23, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"UMass holds on for its playoff life".The Boston Globe. November 29, 1998. RetrievedMarch 5, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^Burris, Joe (December 6, 1998)."UMass Is One of Four Still Moving Forward".Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C13 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^"The Town Talk 06 Dec 1998, page Page 16".
  6. ^"Football vs Northwestern State on 12/12/1998 - Box Score".
  7. ^"UMass caps magical season".The Tennessean. December 20, 1998. RetrievedJuly 8, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
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