1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 27th and final year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the New England Division.^[1]

1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (27th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean McDonnell (5th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
New England Division
No. 1 UMass x^		6	–	2					12	–	3
No. 9 Connecticut x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Maine		3	–	5					6	–	5
New Hampshire		3	–	5					4	–	7
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 Richmond x$^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 23 Delaware		4	–	4					7	–	4
Villanova		4	–	4					6	–	5
No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 3–10	4,160
September 12	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 28–52
September 19	East Stroudsburg*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 70–10
September 26	at No. 9 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–31
October 3	No. 18 Connecticut	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 34–20
October 10	Richmond*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 13–22
October 17	Northeastern	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 28–35
October 24	at No. 6 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 31–19	10,553
October 31	No. 16 UMass	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 26–27	3,578
November 7	at No. 25 Hofstra*	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 38–41
November 14	Rhode Island	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 9–7	3,335
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.