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The 1998 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Skip Holtz, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the A-10 New England Division title with UMass. Connecticut advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Huskies defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Georgia Southern, in the quarterfinals.[1] Connecticut played home games at Memorial Stadium in Storrs, Connecticut.

DivisionNew England
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–3 (6–2 A-10)
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1998 Connecticut Huskies football
A-10 New England Division co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–3 (6–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (4th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1997
1999 
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1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 1 UMass x^ 62  123 
No. 9 Connecticut x^ 62  103 
Maine 35  65 
New Hampshire 35  47 
Rhode Island 26  38 
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 Richmond x$^ 71  93 
No. 23 Delaware 44  74 
Villanova 44  65 
No. 17 William & Mary 44  74 
Northeastern 35  56 
James Madison 26  38 
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Colgate*W 45–355,000[2]
September 19MaineNo. 21W 35–27
September 26at Yale*No. 18W 63–2117,827[3]
October 3at New HampshireNo. 18L 20–34
October 10No. 14 Hofstra*No. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 40–18
October 17No. 18 UMassNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 44–418,581
October 24Rhode IslandNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 31–1712,572
October 31NortheasternNo. 9W 32–22
November 7No. 15 DelawareNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 17–59
November 14at No. 6 William & MaryNo. 13W 34–266,529
November 21at No. 7 UMassNo. 9W 28–2716,392
November 28No. 9 Hampton*No. 8
W 42–34
December 5at No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 8
L 30–529,762[4]
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