1998 Navy Midshipmen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Navy Midshipmen
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 3–8
| head_coach = Charlie Weatherbie
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Ken Niumatalolo
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = Triple option
| def_coach = Dick Bumpas
| dc_year = 4th
| def_scheme = 4–2–5
| mvp = Jason Snider
| captain = Jason Wolf
| captain2 = Jason Snider
| stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1998 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
The 1998 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 12, 2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|page=195|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Navy Yearly Results (1995-1999)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=July 14, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/navy/1995-1999_yearly_results.php|archive-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716025141/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/navy/1995-1999_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1998
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Groves Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| tv = ESPN
| score = 14–26
| attend = 26,032
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-wake-topples-navy/152160882/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Wake topples Navy|date=September 11, 1998|accessdate=July 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| tv =
| score = 38–24
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| tv =
| score = 24–42
| attend = 19,371
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| tv = FSN
| score = 24–45
| attend = 36,009
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO
| gamename = Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
| tv =
| score = 7–49
| attend = 54,652
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| tv =
| score = 42–35
| attend = 28,504
| source = {{cite news |title=Broadwater Dashes Navy to Finish Line |first=Alan |last=Goldstein |date=October 18, 1998 |page=9E |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Md.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59555584/1998-colgate-navy/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 32–31
| attend = 42,877
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| tv =
| score = 33–36
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
| site_cityst = Landover, MD
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = CBS
| score = 0–30
| attend = 78,844
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 11–24
| attend = 27,487
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Veterans Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Army–Navy Game
| tv =
| score = 30–34
| attend =
}}
}}
Personnel
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{{American football roster/Player|num=35|class=|first=Irv|last=Dingle|pos=RB}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Navy Midshipmen football navbox}}
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