1998 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1998 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 19th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–4 in A-10 play, tying for second place the Mid-Atlantic Division. They were ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

1998 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 17
Record	7–4 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (6th season)
Captain	Sean Reid, Mike Cook, Greg Whirley, Tim Engel
Home stadium	Zable 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	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Rhode Island	No. 14	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–13	3,713
September 12	VMI*	No. 13	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 49–0	9,598
September 19	Northeastern	No. 8	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 24–21	6,005
September 26	at No. 4 Villanova	No. 7	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 28–45	12,008
October 3	at Temple*	No. 13	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 45–38	16,281
October 10	No. 6 Delaware	No. 12	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 52–45	7,443
October 17	at James Madison	No. 7	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 24–12	14,000
October 24	New Hampshire	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 19–31	10,553
October 31	at No. 2 Hampton*	No. 12	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 41–34	10,704
November 14	No. 13 Connecticut	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 26–34	6,529
November 21	at No. 8 Richmond	No. 12	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	L 17–42	18,914
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game