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1998 NCAA Division I-AA 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 The Georgia Southern Eagles are the athletic team(s) of Georgia Southern University (GS). The Eagles compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A) and are members of the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. Prior to jo ... by a score of 55−43. Conference changes and new programs Conference standings Conference champions Postseason NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket * ''Denotes host institution'' Source: References {{NCAA football season navbox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game
The 1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the UMass Minutemen. The game was played on December 19, 1998, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by UMass, 55–43. Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1998 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket. UMass Minutemen UMass finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (6–2 in conference); two of their losses had been to rival Connecticut, with one considered a non-conference game. Seeded 11th in the playoffs, the Minutemen defeated sixth-seed McNeese State, 14-seed Lehigh, and second-seed Northwestern State to reach the final. This was the second appearance for UMass in a Division I-AA championship game, having lost to Florida A&M in the 1978 inaugural title game. Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I FCS Independent Schools
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions in the United States whose football programs are not part of a football conference. This means that FCS independents are not required to schedule each other for competition as conference schools do. As of the current 2022 FCS football season, no schools play as FCS independents. Current FCS independents There are no current FCS independents. Former FCS independents The following is a complete list of teams which have been Division I-AA/FCS Independents since the formation of Division I-AA in 1978. The "Current Conference" column indicates affiliations for the 2022 college football season. Years listed in this table are football seasons; since football is a fall sport, this means that the final season of independent status, or for membership in a given conference, is the calendar year before a conference change took effect. Teams in ''italics'' are current FBS members; this includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Morris Colonials Football
: ''For information on all Robert Morris University sports, see Robert Morris Colonials'' The Robert Morris Colonials football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Robert Morris University located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Formerly members of the Northeast Conference, the Colonials were originally intended to compete in the 2020 season as an FCS independent before becoming a football-only member of the Big South Conference in July 2021. The Colonials would ultimately join Big South football several months ahead of schedule. After COVID-19 caused the Big South to move its fall 2020 season to spring 2021, with two teams playing in the fall and a third not playing at all in 2020–21, the conference brought RMU into its football league for its spring 2021 season. The school's first football team was fielded in 1994. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouth Hawks Football
The Monmouth Hawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Monmouth University located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the Hawks compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The school's first football team was fielded in 1993. The team plays its home games at the 4,200 seat Kessler Field. They are coached by Kevin Callahan. Championships Conference † Co-champions Division I-AA/FCS playoffs The Hawks have made three appearances in the FCS playoffs. Their record is 1–3. Notable former players To date, six Monmouth Hawks alumni have played in the National Football League (NFL). In addition to the NFL, Monmouth alumni have played professionally for the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL). Former wide receiver Miles Austin was the first player from Monmouth to appear in the NFL and played in the leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton Pirates Football
The Hampton Pirates football team represents Hampton University in college football. The Pirates compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). History Classifications *1950–1972: NCAA College Division *1973–1994: NCAA Division II *1995–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS Conference memberships *1902–1911: Independent *1912–1994: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association *1995–2017: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference *2018: Independent *2019–2021: Big South Conference *2022-Present Colonial Athletic Association Other In 2022, Pirates player Byron Perkins came out as gay, making him the first openly gay football player at any Historically Black College or University. Championships Black College National championships Conference championships Alumni in the NFL Over 25 Hampton alumni have played or coached in the NFL, including: *Jamal Brooks * Chris Baker *Darian Barnes *Travis Colem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida A&M Rattlers Football
The Florida A&M Rattlers football team represents Florida A&M University in the sport of American football. The Rattlers compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Starting with the fall 2021 season, the Rattlers will compete in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), after a long tenure in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They play their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee. The Rattlers have won 15 black college football national championship, 29 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) titles, eight MEAC titles, and one I-AA national title in the history of their football program. During the 2004 season, the Rattlers briefly attempted to move up to Division I-A (now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision, FBS) and become the only Historically black colleges and universities, HBCU at college footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgetown Hoyas Football
The Georgetown Hoyas football team represents Georgetown University in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football. Like other sports teams from Georgetown, the team is named the Hoyas, which derives from the chant, ''Hoya Saxa''. They play their home games at Cooper Field on the Georgetown University campus in Washington, D.C. Their best season in the recent era was produced in 2011 when the team, which was led by the Class of 2012, produced an 8-3 record. History The first football team at Georgetown was formed on November 1, 1874, with the earliest recorded intercollegiate games dating to 1887. By the 1940s, Georgetown played in the Orange Bowl, where they lost 14–7 to Mississippi State. As the college game became more expensive after World War II, Georgetown's program began to lose money rapidly. The Hoyas' last successful season was 1949, when they lost in the Sun Bowl against Texas Western. After a 2–7 season in 1950, Georgetown at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfield Stags Football
: ''For information on all Fairfield University sports, see Fairfield Stags'' The Fairfield Stags football program were the intercollegiate American football team for Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1996. Fairfield participated in football from 1996 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 44–28. The Fairfield football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 2002 season. Notable former players Notable alumni include: Kevin Nealon, Steve Norcini, Alex Warr, Mike "Papa" Erwin, “High School” Bob Hoey and David Strada. Ben McAdoo Benjamin Lee McAdoo (born July 9, 1977) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as a consultant for the Dallas Cowboys in 2021 and quarte ... was an assista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Quakers Football
The Penn Quakers football program is the college football team at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The Penn Quakers have competed in the Ivy League since its inaugural season of 1956, and are a Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Penn has played in 1,413 football games, the most of any school in any division. Penn plays its home games at historic Franklin Field, the oldest football stadium in the US. All Penn games are broadcast on WNTP or WFIL radio. Overall history Penn bills itself as "college football's most historic program". The Quakers have had 63 First Team All-Americans, and the college is the ''alma mater'' of John Heisman (the namesake of college football's most famous trophy). The team has won a share of 7 national championships (7th all-time) and competed in the "granddaddy of them all" (The Rose Bowl) in 1917. Penn's total of 837 wins puts them 11th all-time in colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Illinois Leathernecks Football
The Western Illinois Leathernecks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Western Illinois University located in Macomb, Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1903. The team plays its home games at the 16,368 seat Hanson Field. History Western Illinois had an unofficial football team in 1902, the year the school was established. The team played four games against regional high schools and the Western Illinois Normal & Business Institute. In 1903, the school formed an athletic association for the fall football season, which is considered the official beginning of Western Illinois football by the school. The team adopted its nickname in 1927 when coach Ray Hanson, a decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps, asked the U.S. Navy for permission to use the Corps' Fighting Leathernecks nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Montana Grizzlies Football Team
The 1998 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. Schedule References {{1998 Division I-AA football playoff navbox Montana Grizzlies football seasons[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Spiders Football
Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in California, United States Richmond may also refer to: People * Richmond (surname) * Earl of Richmond * Duke of Richmond * Richmond C. Beatty (1905–1961), American academic, biographer and critic * Richmond Avenal, character in British sitcom The IT Crowd Places Australia * Richmond, New South Wales ** RAAF Base Richmond ** Richmond Woodlands Important Bird Area * Richmond River, New South Wales **Division of Richmond **Electoral district of Richmond (New South Wales) * Richmond, Queensland * Richmond, South Australia * Richmond, Tasmania * Richmond, Victoria ** Electoral district of Richmond (Victoria) ** City of Richmond Canada * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Metro Vancouver ** Richmond (British Columbia provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
