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1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1998 |
| image | File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg |
| number_of_teams | 121 |
| regular_season | August–November |
| playoffs | November 28–December 19 |
| nc_date | December 19, 1998 |
| championship | Finley Stadium |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| champions | UMass |
| payton | Jerry Azumah (RB, New Hampshire) |
| buchanan | James Milton (LB, Western Illinois) |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1998, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 19, 1998, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The UMass Minutemen won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles by a score of 55−43.
Conference changes and new programs
| 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 standings
Conference champions
| Conference Champions |
|---|
Postseason
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket
November 28 Campus sites December 4–5 Campus sites December 12 Campus sites December 19 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
|RD1-team01=Georgia Southern* |RD1-score01=49 |RD1-seed01=1 |RD1-seed02=16 |RD1-team02=Colgate |RD1-score02=28
|RD1-team03=Connecticut* |RD1-score03=42 |RD1-seed03=8 |RD1-seed04=9 |RD1-team04=Hampton |RD1-score04=34
|RD1-team05=Florida A&M* |RD1-score05=27 |RD1-seed05=5 |RD1-seed06=12 |RD1-team06=Troy State |RD1-score06=17
|RD1-team07=Western Illinois* |RD1-score07=52 |RD1-seed07=4 |RD1-seed08=13 |RD1-team08=Montana |RD1-score08=9
|RD1-team09=Richmond* |RD1-score09=23 |RD1-seed09=3 |RD1-seed10=14 |RD1-team10=Lehigh |RD1-score10=24
|RD1-team11=McNeese State* |RD1-score11=19 |RD1-seed11=6 |RD1-seed12=11 |RD1-team12=UMass |RD1-score12=21
|RD1-team13=Appalachian State* |RD1-score13=45 |RD1-seed13=7 |RD1-seed14=10 |RD1-team14=Tennessee State |RD1-score14=31
|RD1-team15=Northwestern State* |RD1-score15=48 |RD1-seed15=2 |RD1-seed16=15 |RD1-team16=Illinois State |RD1-score16=28
|RD2-team01=Georgia Southern* |RD2-score01=52 |RD2-seed01=1 |RD2-seed02=8 |RD2-team02=Connecticut |RD2-score02=30
|RD2-team03=Florida A&M |RD2-score03=21 |RD2-seed03=5 |RD2-seed04=4 |RD2-team04=Western Illinois* |RD2-score04=24
|RD2-team05=Lehigh |RD2-score05=21 |RD2-seed05=14 |RD2-seed06=11 |RD2-team06=UMass* |RD2-score06=27
|RD2-team07=Appalachian State |RD2-score07=20 |RD2-seed07=7 |RD2-seed08=2 |RD2-team08=Northwestern State* |RD2-score08=31
|RD3-team01=Georgia Southern* |RD3-score01=42 |RD3-seed01=1 |RD3-seed02=4 |RD3-team02=Western Illinois |RD3-score02=14
|RD3-team03=UMass |RD3-score03=41 |RD3-seed03=11 |RD3-seed04=2 |RD3-team04=Northwestern State* |RD3-score04=31
|RD4-team01=Georgia Southern |RD4-score01=43 |RD4-seed01=1 |RD4-seed02=11 |RD4-team02=UMass |RD4-score02=55
- Denotes host institution Source:
References
References
- "1998 NCAA Division I Football Championship".
- (November 23, 1998). "Division I-AA playoffs". [[Missoulian]].
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