1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 27th and final year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the New England Division.

1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (27th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean McDonnell (5th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
New England Division
No. 1 UMass x^		6	–	2					12	–	3
No. 9 Connecticut x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Maine		3	–	5					6	–	5
New Hampshire		3	–	5					4	–	7
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Mid-Atlantic Division
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 3–10	4,160
September 12	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 28–52
September 19	East Stroudsburg*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 70–10
September 26	at No. 9 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–31
October 3	No. 18 Connecticut	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 34–20
October 10	Richmond*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 13–22
October 17	Northeastern	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 28–35
October 24	at No. 6 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 31–19	10,553
October 31	No. 16 UMass	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 26–27	3,578
November 7	at No. 25 Hofstra*	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 38–41
November 14	Rhode Island	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 9–7	3,335
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game