1998 Canisius Golden Griffins football team

The 1998 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 120 points while the defense allowed 284 points.

1998 Canisius Golden Griffins football
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (2–6 MAAC)
Head coach	Chuck Williams (4th season)
Home stadium	Demske Field

1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Fairfield +		7	–	1					9	–	2
Georgetown +		7	–	1					9	–	2
Duquesne		6	–	2					8	–	3
Marist		6	–	2					7	–	3
St. John's		4	–	4					6	–	5
Iona		2	–	6					4	–	6
Siena		2	–	6					3	–	6
Canisius		2	–	6					3	–	7
Saint Peter's		0	–	8					0	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Gannon*	Sox Harrison Stadium Edinboro, PA	W 19–0	1,000
September 19	Saint Peter's	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	W 30–2	1,017
September 26	Siena	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	W 22–7	1,067
October 3	at Iona	Mazzella Field New Rochelle, NY	L 14–27	875
October 10	at Georgetown	Kehoe Field Washington, DC	L 0–28	1,010
October 17	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	L 0–47	20,079
October 24	at Fairfield	Alumni Stadium Fairfield, CT	L 0–42	2,179
October 31	St. John's	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	L 14–30	537
November 7	at Marist	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	L 0–60	1,050
November 14	Duquesne	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	L 21–41	537
*Non-conference game