Year: | 1998 |
Team: | Connecticut Huskies |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Division: | New England |
Short Conf: | A-10 |
Tsnrank: | 9 |
Record: | 10–3 |
Conf Record: | 6–2 |
Head Coach: | Skip Holtz |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Off Coach: | Todd Fitch |
Oc Year: | 3rd |
Def Coach: | Nick Rapone |
Dc Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
Champion: | A-10 New England Division co-champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Second Round |
Bowl Result: | L 30–52 at Georgia Southern |
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.