The 1998 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 115th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) champions after posting a 7âÂÂ1 record in conference play. The Spiders earned a berth as the No. 3 seed into the 16-team NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, but were upset in the first round to 14-seed Lehigh. Richmond was led by fourth-year head coach Jim Reid.
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Awards and honors
- First Team All-America â Marc Megna (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, Associated Press)
- Second Team All-America â Winston October (The Sports Network)
- First Team All-Atlantic 10 â Eric King, Marc Megna, Paris Lenon, Winston October
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 â Chris Anderson, Joe Douglas
- Third Team All-Atlantic 10 â Eric Beatty, Mac Jahney, Jasper Pendergrass
- Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year â Marc Megna
- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year â Jim Reid
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