The 1998 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 33rd-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the A-10's Mid-Atlantic Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	UMass*	No. 3	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 33–30	20,744
September 12	at No. 8 Villanova	No. 4	Villanova Stadium Villanova PA (Battle of the Blue)	L 31–34 OT	10,160	[1]
September 19	West Chester*	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 42–21
September 26	New Hampshire	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 31–7
October 3	Northeastern	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 27–20
October 10	at No. 12 William & Mary	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 45–52	7,443
October 17	at No. 6 Youngstown State*	No. 10	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 30–20
October 31	Maine	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 27–39
November 7	at No. 5 Connecticut	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 59–17
November 14	at No. 12 Richmond	No. 11	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 6–45
November 21	James Madison	No. 23	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 28–14	16,371	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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