| 1998 Pacific-10 Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport | Football |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Champion | UCLA Bruins |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 UCLA $ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Arizona | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Pacific-10 Conference football season in 1998 ended with the UCLA Bruins winning the conference with an undefeated 8–0 conference record.[1][2]
Bowl games
Pac-10 teams played in the following bowl games. Pac-10 teams are bolded. Rankings from BCS.
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Time (PST) | Team | Score | Team | Score | Attendance |
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| Aloha Bowl | December 25 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | ABC | 12:30 PM | Colorado | 51 | Oregon | 43 | 46,451 |
| Oahu Bowl | December 25 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | ESPN | 5:30 PM | Air Force | 43 | Washington | 25 | 34,083 |
| Holiday Bowl | December 30 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, California | ESPN | 5:00 PM | #7 Arizona | 23 | #11 Nebraska | 20 | 65,354 |
| Sun Bowl | December 31 | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | CBS | 11:00 AM | USC | 19 | TCU | 28 | 46,612 |
| Rose Bowl | January 1 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | ABC | 2:00 PM | #9 Wisconsin | 38 | #5 UCLA | 31 | 93,872 |
Awards and honors
Conference awards
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:[3]
- Offensive Player of the Year: Cade McNown, QB, UCLA; Akili Smith, QB, Oregon
- Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Claiborne, ILB, USC
- Coach of the Year: Bob Toledo, UCLA
All-Conference teams
The following players earned All-Pac-10 honors:[4][5]
- Offense:
First Team
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Second Team
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
| QB | Cade McNown | Sr. | UCLA | Keith Smith | Arizona | ||
| QB | Akili Smith | Sr. | Oregon | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| RB | J. R. Redmond | Jr. | Arizona State | Reuben Droughns | Oregon | ||
| RB | Trung Canidate | Jr. | Arizona | Kevin Brown | Washington State | ||
| WR | Dameane Douglas | Sr. | California | Jeremy McDaniel | Arizona | ||
| FL | Danny Farmer | Jr. | UCLA | Troy Walters | Stanford | ||
| FL | R. Jay Soward | Jr. | USC | R. Jay Soward | USC | ||
| TE | Mike Grieb | Sr. | UCLA | Jed Weaver | Oregon | ||
| OL | Kris Farris | Jr. | UCLA | Tony Coats | Washington | ||
| OL | Yusuf Scott | Jr. | Arizona | Edwin Mulitalo | Arizona | ||
| OL | Andy Meyers | Sr. | UCLA | Shawn Stuart | UCLA | ||
| OL | Travis Claridge | Jr. | USC | Mike McLaughlin | Stanford | ||
| OL | Grey Ruegamer | Sr. | Arizona State | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| OL | John Welbourn | Sr. | California | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
- Defense:
First Team
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Second Team
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
| DL | Inoke Breckterfield | Sr. | Oregon State | Jerry DeLoach | California | ||
| DL | Jabari Issa | Jr. | Washington | Andre Carter | California | ||
| DL | Daniel Greer | Arizona | Sultan Abdul-Malik | USC | |||
| DL | Ennis Davis | So. | USC | Mac Tuiaea | Washington | ||
| LB | Chris Claiborne | Jr. | USC | Bryan Jones | Oregon State | ||
| LB | Brendon Ayanbadejo | Sr. | UCLA | Matt Beck | California | ||
| LB | Sekou Sanyika | Jr. | California | Donnie Spragan | Stanford | ||
| LB | Marcus Bell | Jr. | Arizona | DaShon Polk | Arizona | ||
| CB | Chris McAlister | Sr. | Arizona | Dee Moronkola | Washington State | ||
| CB | Daylon McCutcheon | Sr. | USC | Antuan Simmons | USC | ||
| S | Larry Atkins | Sr. | UCLA | Marquis Smith | California | ||
| S | Rashard Cook | Sr. | USC | Lamont Thompson | Washington State | ||
- Specialists:
First Team
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Second Team
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
| PK | Nathan Villegas | Jr. | Oregon | José Cortéz | Oregon State | ||
| P | Josh Bidwell | Sr. | Oregon | Stephen Baker | Arizona State | ||
| RS | J. R. Redmond | Jr. | Arizona State | Tim Alexander | Oregon State | ||
| ST | John McLaughlin | Sr. | California | Jamil Braithwaite | Oregon | ||
| AP | Joe Jarzynka | Jr. | Washington | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
References
- ^ Reid, Scott M. (August 21, 2013). "1998: UCLA's sweet season that went sour". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
- ^ Pac-12 Communications Department (2014). "2014 Pac-12 Football Media Guide". pac-12.org. p. 89. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Pac-12 Communications Department 2014, pp. 120–121.
- ^ Pac-12 Communications Department 2014, p. 126.
- ^ "All-Pac-10 football team". Kitsap Sun. December 1, 1998. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016.
External links
- 1998 Pacific-10 Conference Year Summary at Sports-Reference.com
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