1998 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1998 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished last in the New England Division of the conference.[1]

1998 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
1998 record3–8 (2–6 Atlantic 10)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England
No. 9 Connecticut x^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 1 UMass x^  6 –2   12 –3  
Maine  3 –5   6 –5  
New Hampshire  3 –5   4 –7  
Rhode Island  2 –6   3 –8  
Mid-Atlantic
No. 10 Richmond x$^  7 –1   9 –3  
No. 23 Delaware  4 –4   7 –4  
Villanova  4 –4   6 –5  
No. 17 William & Mary  4 –4   7 –4  
Northeastern  3 –5   5 –6  
James Madison  2 –6   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5William & Mary
L 13–213,713
September 17Richmond
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 17–20 (OT)2,519
September 26at Northeastern
L 17–244,866
October 3Brown*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 44–167,214[2]
October 10at Maine
W 18–173,271
October 17at Hofstra*
L 30–487,452
October 24at Connecticut
L 17–3112,572
October 31James Madison
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 28–212,389
November 7UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–235,036
November 14at New Hampshire
L 7–93,335
November 21at Villanova
L 15–275,214
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. "URI Ends Jinx, Tops Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 4, 1998. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
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