Moravian opened the season with a tough game at defending Middle Atlantic Conference Champion Lycoming and was shutout 36-0. The following week, the ‘Hounds hosted Juniata and for the fourth consecutive year, the game in a regulation tie. However, unlike the past two years, Moravian lost 23-20 in overtime.

In the season's third week, the Greyhounds were able to avenge their worst loss of 1997, a 46-0 loss at Albright, by defeating the Lions 17-7. The next game was at Delaware Valley the Greyhounds record dropped to 1-3 with the 28-16 loss. Week five brought undefeated and nationally ranked Widener University to Bethlehem, a team Moravian stunned in overtime in 1997. The Pioneers were ready for the ‘Hounds this year and won 45-13. Moravian travelled to Susquehanna University next and was hoping to duplicate last season 's homecoming victory over the Crusaders, but Susquehanna gained a 17-16 win to drop the Greyhounds to 1-5.

Moravian's offense came on the following week at Lebanon Valley as the Greyhounds defeated the winless Flying Dutchmen, 32-15. The ‘Hounds also gave the Homecoming crowd something to cheer about on October 31st as they defeated FDU-Madison, 35-0. In week nine of the season, Moravian went to Wilkes University in search of a third straight victory but lost 40-21, the team's third consecutive loss to the Colonels. The final week of the 1998 campaign had arch-rival Muhlenberg College making the trip to Bethlehem and when the Greyhounds scored 14 points in the first quarter, it looked like they would role to their 11 straight win over the Mules. However, Muhlenberg rebounded and held the ‘Hounds scoreless for the rest of the contest and won 33-14.

Leading the Moravian offense this season was junior quarterback Rob Petrosky (North Catasauqua/Catasauqua HS). He completed 136 of 280 passes for 1,777 yards and 11 touchdowns but Petrosky was intercepted 15 times.

Petrosky's top targets in 1998 were fullback, junior Kirk Harryn (Bethlehem/Freedom HS) with 23 receptions for 186 yards and two touchdowns and junior tight end Kevin McHale (Dunmore/Dunmore HS) with 21 catches for 191 yards and one score. Sophomore Scott Farkas (Nazareth/Bethlehem Catholic HS) grabbed 20 aerials for 319 yards and two touchdowns while senior Vance Szabo (Nazareth/Northampton HS), who missed three games due to injuries, had 19 receptions for 519 yards and four scores. He became the 11th player in school history to surpass the 1,000-yard career receiving mark.

Sophomore Corey Pickel (Lititz/Warwick HS) also had 19 receptions for 309 yards and two scores while classmate P.J. Jankowicz (Belle Mead, NJ/Hillsborough HS) made 18 catches for 178 yards. Freshman Michael Abbate (South Plainfield, NJ/Bishop Ahr HS) made 17 receptions in his debut season for 180 yards and a score.

For the second straight year, Jankowicz led all Moravian running backs with 652 yards, four yards shy of his total as a freshman. He also scored seven touchdowns. In two seasons, Jankowicz has run for 1,308 yards, which is 13th all-time and is on pace to finish 2nd in school history. Harryn, who made the MAC Commonwealth League All-Star Second Team, gained 447 yards on the ground with two touchdowns. Freshman Jim Scott (Bath/Northampton HS) ran for 182 yards on 39 attempts.

Senior Joe Pollock (Allentown/William Allen HS) anchored the offensive line this season and was named to the MAC Commonwealth League All-Star First Team for the second consecutive year. Playing alongside Pollock were seniors Fran Garvin (Haddon Heights, NJ/Haddon Height HS), John Hobaugh (Warrington/Central Bucks West HS) and Armin Porzig (Warren, NJ/Watchung Hills HS) and junior Eric McNeel (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS).

Senior punter Kevin Rosander (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS) had the best season of his career, averaging 37.8 yards per punt on 56 attempts. He ranked 42nd in the nation at the end of the season. Sophomore placekicker Kevin Smith (Collegeville/Methacton HS) made 10 of 17 extra-points and two of six field goal attempts with a long of 31 yards. Freshman Jim McIntyre (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown HS) connected on four of seven field goal attempts including a 44-yarder, two yards shy of the school record, on his first collegiate kick.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Greyhounds placed five players on the MAC Commonwealth League All-Star Second Team led by junior linebacker Josh Wren (Magna, UT/Cypress HS). Wren was the squad 's leading tackler this season with 85 stops. He led the team with five sacks and made nine other tackles for loss.

Three of Moravian's four down lineman made the All-Star team in seniors Brian Clark (Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood HS) and Geoff Laird (Linwood, NJ/Mainland Regional HS) and junior Chris Buzas (Sinking Spring/Wilson West Lawn HS). Clark had 49 tackles, one sack, four stops for loss, one pass break-up, two fumbles caused and one fumble recovery. Laird made 41 tackles, three and a half sacks, four tackles for loss, four pass break-ups and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown in the victory over Albright. Buzas had four and a half sacks among 40 stops.

Junior Kyle Geiger (Easton/Easton HS) was the other member of the lineman and had 29 tackles, four sacks and five other tackles for loss this season.

Safety Steve DiRenzo (Netcong, NJ/Lenape Valley Regional HS), a junior, was the fifth member of the Greyhound defense to be a MAC All-Star. He made 55 tackles and four interceptions.

Safety Jason Goldan (Neshanic, NJ/Hillsborough HS) was second on the team in tackles with 76. The junior also had nine tackles for loss, 12 pass break-ups and caused two fumbles. Sophomore linebacker J.D. Rhinehart (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) made 65 stops, three sacks and seven tackles for loss in his first season as a linebacker.

Sophomore defensive back Doug Joseph (Allentown/Parkland HS) had 45 tackles and nine pass break-ups this fall while junior defensive back Gordy Frack (Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh HS) made 31 stops and four interceptions, including a school record tying three interceptions against Albright. Senior Todd Korlesky (Milford, NJ/Delaware Valley HS) had 26 tackles, four pass break-ups and one interception in his final season.

Senior linebacker Ken Gluck (Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor Plainsboro HS) was part of 39 tackles and had a pair of interceptions while junior Matt Selverian (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East HS) had 23 tackles and three fumbles caused in five games.

Goldan was named to the MAC Executive Director 's All-Academic Team for football off the field.