1998_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season

1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season

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.[1]

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Conference champions

See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
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Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

First Round
November 28
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 4–5
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 12
Campus sites 		National Championship Game
December 19
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
            
1 Georgia Southern* 49
16 Colgate 28
1 Georgia Southern* 52
8 Connecticut 30
8 Connecticut* 42
9 Hampton 34
1 Georgia Southern* 42
4 Western Illinois 14
5 Florida A&M* 27
12 Troy State 17
5 Florida A&M 21
4 Western Illinois* 24
4 Western Illinois* 52
13 Montana 9
1 Georgia Southern 43
11 UMass 55
3 Richmond* 23
14 Lehigh 24
14 Lehigh 21
11 UMass* 27
6 McNeese State* 19
11 UMass 21
11 UMass 41
2 Northwestern State* 31
7 Appalachian State* 45
10 Tennessee State 31
7 Appalachian State 20
2 Northwestern State* 31
2 Northwestern State* 48
15 Illinois State 28

* Denotes host institution
Source:[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "1998 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Division I-AA playoffs". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 23, 1998. p. D5. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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