American college football season
1998 NCAA Division II football season Regular season September 5 – November 14, 1998 Playoffs November 21 – December 12, 1998[1] National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Northwest Missouri State Harlon Hill Trophy Brian Shay , Emporia State
The 1998 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 5, 1998, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1998, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , hosted by the University of North Alabama . The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats defeated the Carson–Newman , 24–6, to win their first Division II national title.[2]
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Brian Shay , running back from Emporia State .
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
School
1997 Conference
1998 Conference
Alabama A&M
Southern Intercollegiate
D-II Independent
Findlay
MSFA (NAIA)
MIFC
Mercyhurst
D-II Independent
MIFC
Sacred Heart
Eastern (D-II)
Northeast
Westminster (PA)
MSFA (NAIA)
MIFC
Program changes [ ]
Mankato State University changed its name to Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1998, the Mankato State Mavericks became the Minnesota State Mavericks during the 1998 season.[3]
Conference standings [ ]
1998 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Livingstone +
5
–
2
7
–
3
Winston-Salem State +
5
–
2
5
–
5
Virginia Union
4
–
3
8
–
3
Bowie State
4
–
3
6
–
3
Johnson C. Smith
4
–
3
6
–
4
Fayetteville State
4
–
3
5
–
5
North Carolina Central
3
–
4
4
–
6
Virginia State
2
–
5
3
–
7
Elizabeth City State
1
–
7
2
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions
1998 Eastern Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Atlantic Division
Albany xy$
7
–
1
10
–
1
Southern Connecticut
6
–
2
8
–
2
C. W. Post
6
–
2
7
–
3
Pace
3
–
5
5
–
5
Stony Brook
3
–
5
3
–
6
Bay State Division
Bentley x
7
–
2
8
–
2
American International xy
7
–
2
7
–
4
Merrimack
2
–
6
3
–
6
Stonehill
2
–
6
2
–
8
UMass Lowell
2
–
6
2
–
8
Assumption
0
–
8
0
–
9
Championship: Albany 25 , American International 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1998 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 NW Missouri State $^
9
–
0
15
–
0
No. 10 Emporia State
7
–
2
9
–
2
Central Missouri State
6
–
3
8
–
3
Pittsburg State
6
–
3
7
–
3
Truman State
6
–
3
6
–
5
Missouri Western
3
–
6
5
–
6
Washburn
3
–
6
4
–
6
Missouri Southern
3
–
6
3
–
7
Southwest Baptist
2
–
7
3
–
8
Missouri–Rolla
0
–
9
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1998 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Grand Valley State $^
9
–
1
9
–
3
Saginaw Valley State
8
–
2
9
–
2
Indianapolis
8
–
2
8
–
2
Ashland
7
–
3
7
–
3
Northwood
7
–
3
7
–
3
Findlay
5
–
5
5
–
5
Mercyhurst
5
–
5
5
–
5
Ferris State
5
–
5
5
–
6
Northern Michigan
4
–
5
5
–
5
Michigan Tech
4
–
6
4
–
6
Hillsdale
3
–
7
3
–
8
Westminster (PA)
2
–
7
3
–
7
Wayne State (MI)
2
–
8
2
–
9
St. Francis (IL)
0
–
10
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1998 North Central Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Northern Colorado +^
8
–
1
11
–
2
No. 16 Nebraska–Omaha +^
8
–
1
9
–
3
No. 7 North Dakota ^
7
–
2
8
–
3
North Dakota State
6
–
3
7
–
4
South Dakota State
5
–
4
6
–
5
Minnesota State
4
–
5
5
–
6
St. Cloud State
3
–
6
3
–
8
Augustana (SD)
2
–
7
4
–
7
South Dakota
1
–
8
3
–
8
Morningside
1
–
8
2
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1998 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Chadron State +^
7
–
1
9
–
3
Western State (CO) +
7
–
1
7
–
3
New Mexico Highlands
6
–
2
8
–
3
Nebraska–Kearney
5
–
3
5
–
5
Fort Hays State
4
–
4
6
–
5
Adams State
3
–
5
4
–
6
Mesa State
2
–
6
5
–
6
Colorado Mines
2
–
6
3
–
7
Fort Lewis
0
–
8
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1998 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Carson–Newman $^
7
–
0
12
–
2
Presbyterian
6
–
1
8
–
3
Catawba
4
–
3
6
–
4
Gardner–Webb
4
–
3
6
–
5
Newberry
3
–
4
6
–
5
Wingate
3
–
4
5
–
6
Lenoir–Rhyne
1
–
6
2
–
9
Mars Hill
0
–
7
1
–
10
Tusculum *
0
–
0
5
–
6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – provisional conference member
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1998 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Tuskegee
6
–
0
10
–
2
No. 12 Fort Valley State ^
5
–
1
11
–
2
Albany State
5
–
1
9
–
2
Savannah State
4
–
2
7
–
4
Kentucky State
4
–
2
5
–
6
Lane
2
–
4
4
–
6
Miles
2
–
4
4
–
6
Clark Atlanta
2
–
4
3
–
7
Morehouse
0
–
6
3
–
8
Morris Brown
0
–
6
0
–
11
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1998 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 UC Davis ^
–
10
–
2
Saint Joseph's (IN)
–
7
–
4
New Haven
–
5
–
5
Elon
–
5
–
6
Quincy
–
4
–
6
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
Conference summaries [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Livingstone and Winston-Salem State
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Albany
Gulf South Conference – Delta State and West Georgia
Lone Star Conference – Central Oklahoma
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State
Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Grand Valley State
North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and Northern Colorado
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), Slippery Rock (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and Western State
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd
Postseason [ ]
1998 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 16 Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Northwest Missouri State (1st title, title game) Runner-up Carson–Newman (2nd title game) Semifinalists Winning coach
The 1998 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 25th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , for the 12th time.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First round Campus sites
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Carson–Newman
30
West Georgia
20
Carson–Newman
38
Fort Valley State
31
Fort Valley State
21
Delta State
14
Carson–Newman
47
Slippery Rock
21
Slippery Rock
37
Grand Valley State
14
Slippery Rock
31
Shepherd
20
Shepherd
9
IUP
6
Carson–Newman
6
Northwest Missouri State
24
Northwest Missouri State
28
Nebraska–Omaha
14
Northwest Missouri State
42
Northern Colorado
17
Northern Colorado
52
North Dakota
24
Northwest Missouri State
49
Texas A&M–Kingsville†
34
Central Oklahoma
21
Chadron State
19
Central Oklahoma
21
Texas A&M–Kingsville †
24*
Texas A&M–Kingsville †
54
UC Davis
21
See also [ ]
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