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1998 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1998 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Bob Toledo. It was Toledo's third season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 10–2 overall and were Pacific-10 Conference champions with an 8–0 record. The Bruins played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1999, losing to the Wisconsin Badgers.[1] The team was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll and #8 in the final Coaches Poll.

1998 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, L 31–38 vs. Wisconsin
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (8–0 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Borges (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti (1st season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity: 98,636)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season edit

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings § Preseason polls

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1212:30 pmNo. 23 Texas*No. 6
ABCW 49–3173,070[2]
September 1912:30 pmat Houston*No. 4
FXW 42–2419,540[3]
October 312:30 pmWashington StateNo. 4
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 49–1767,210[4]
October 107:15 pmat No. 10 ArizonaNo. 3
FSNW 52–2858,738[5]
October 1712:30 pmNo. 11 OregonNo. 2
ABCW 41–38 OT75,367[6]
October 2412:30 pmat CaliforniaNo. 2
ABCW 28–1655,000[7]
October 313:30 pmStanfordNo. 2
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FXW 28–2464,820[8]
November 73:30 pmat Oregon StateNo. 3
FSNW 41–3426,017[9]
November 1412:30 pmat WashingtonNo. 3
ABCW 36–2472,391[10]
November 2112:30 pmUSCNo. 3
ABCW 34–1788,080[11]
December 511:00 amat Miami (FL)*No. 3
ESPNL 45–4946,819[12]
January 11:30 pmvs. No. 9 Wisconsin*No. 6
ABCL 31–3893,872[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings edit

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP7 (1)6 (1)4 (1)3 (1)4 (1)3 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)3 (1)3 (4)3 (4)3 (4)3 (3)68
Coaches Poll7 (3)6 (1)5 (1)5 (1)4 (1)3 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)4 (1)3 (7)3 (7)3 (7)358
BCSNot released1322225Not released

Roster edit

1998 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Drew Bennett So
WR 87 Danny Farmer Jr
OT 71 Kris Farris Sr
RB 26 DeShaun Foster Fr
QB 18 Cade McNown Sr
WR 3 Freddie Mitchell Fr
TE 40 Ryan Neufeld Sr
FB 39 Craig Walendy Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 48 Ali Abdul Azziz Jr
CB 20 Damian Allen So
S 7 Marques Anderson Fr
CB 35 Larry Atkins Sr
LB 50 Brendon Ayanbadejo Sr
CB 12 Jason Bell So
DT 99 Kenyon Coleman Sr
FS 27 Tod McBride Sr
LB 47 Ryan Nece Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 58 Jeff Grau Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1998-09-28

Game summaries edit

Texas edit

See also: 1998 Texas Longhorns football team
Texas vs. UCLA
1 234Total
#23 Texas 3 0721 31
• #6 UCLA 21 1477 49

Houston edit

See also: 1998 Houston Cougars football team
UCLA vs. Houston
1 234Total
• #4 UCLA 0 21147 42
Houston 6 873 24

Washington State edit

See also: 1998 Washington State Cougars football team
Washington State vs. UCLA
1 234Total
Washington State 0 1007 17
• #4 UCLA 21 1477 49

Arizona edit

See also: 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team
UCLA vs. Arizona
1 234Total
• #3 UCLA 7 141021 52
#10 Arizona 14 770 28

Oregon edit

See also: 1998 Oregon Ducks football team
Oregon vs. UCLA
1 234OTTotal
#11 Oregon 7 710140 38
• #2 UCLA 14 100143 41
Scoring summary
Q1UCLADeShaun Foster 51 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick)UCLA 7–0
Q1UCLADeShaun Foster 4 yard run (Chris Sailer kick)UCLA 14–0
Q1OREJed Weaver 20 yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick)UCLA 14–7
Q2UCLAChris Sailer 25 yard field goalUCLA 17–7
Q2UCLADanny Farmer 6 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick)UCLA 24–7
Q2OREAkili Smith 2 yard run (Nathan Villegas kick)UCLA 24–14
Q3OREReuben Droughns 8 yard run (Nathan Villegas kick)UCLA 24–21
Q3ORENathan Villegas 27 yard field goalTie 24–24
Q4ORETony Hartley 36 yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick)ORE 31–24
Q4UCLAJermaine Lewis 2 yard run (Chris Sailer kick)Tie 31–31
Q4UCLADanny Farmer 60 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick)UCLA 38–31
Q4OREDamon Griffin 2 yard pass from Akili SMith (Nathan Villegas kick)Tie 38–38
OTUCLAChris Sailer 24 yard field goalUCLA 41–38

[14]

California edit

See also: 1998 California Golden Bears football team
UCLA vs. California
1 234Total
• #2 UCLA 14 707 28
California 7 270 16
Scoring summary
Q112:52CALMuhammad 2 yard run (Brache kick)CAL 7–0
Q16:36UCLAPoli-Dixon 17 yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick)Tie 7–7
Q13:26UCLAPoli-Dixon 35 yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick)UCLA 14–7
Q211:45CALSafety, Sanyika tackled Price in end zoneUCLA 14–9
Q23:22UCLALewis 13 yard run (Sailer kick)UCLA 21–9
Q3:36CALYoung 2 yard pass from Vedder (Brache kick)UCLA 21–16
Q413:53UCLADubravac 30 yard pass from Lewis (Sailer kick)UCLA 28–16

[15]

Stanford edit

See also: 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team
Stanford vs. UCLA
1 234Total
Stanford 7 7100 24
• #2 UCLA 7 7014 28

Oregon State edit

See also: 1998 Oregon State Beavers football team
UCLA vs. Oregon State
1 234Total
• #3 UCLA 0 17717 41
Oregon State 0 101410 34

Washington edit

See also: 1998 Washington Huskies football team
UCLA vs. Washington
1 234Total
• #3 UCLA 13 7610 36
Washington 3 777 24

USC edit

USC vs. UCLA
(Victory Bell)
1 234Total
USC 3 770 17
• #3 UCLA 14 1307 34
See also: 1998 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

Eight straight wins against the Trojans.

Miami (FL) edit

See also: 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team
UCLA vs. Miami
1 234Total
#3 UCLA 7 10217 45
• Miami 14 7721 49

Wisconsin (Rose Bowl) edit

Wisconsin vs. UCLA
(Rose Bowl)
1 234Total
• #9 Badgers 7 1777 38
#6 UCLA 7 1473 31
Scoring summary
1WISRon Dayne 54-yard run (Matt Davenport kick)WIS 7–0
1UCLAJermaine Lewis 38-yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick)Tied 7–7
2WISDayne 7-yard run (Davenport kick)WIS 14–7
2UCLADurell Price 61-yard pass from Freddie Mitchell (Sailer kick)Tied 14–14
2UCLADanny Farmer 41-yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick)UCLA 21–14
2WISDayne 10-yard run (Davenport kick)Tied 21–21
2WISDavenport 40-yard field goalTied 24–21
3WISDayne 22-yard run (Davenport kick)WIS 31–21
3UCLALewis 10-yard run (Sailer kick)WIS 31–28
4WISJamar Fletcher 46-yard interception return (Davenport kick)WIS 38–28
4UCLAUCLA – Sailer 30-yard field goalWIS 38–31
Main article: 1999 Rose Bowl
See also: 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1999 NFL Draft edit

The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.

Player Round Pick Position NFL Team
Cade McNown 1 12 Quarterback Chicago Bears
Kris Farris 3 74 Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers
Larry Atkins 3 84 Outside Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs

References edit

  1. ^ "Rose Bowl 1999". Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  2. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (September 13, 1998). "A Texas Two-Stomp". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Plaschke, Bill (September 20, 1998). "Houston, It Was a Real Problem". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 4, 1998). "UCLA Defends Itself". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  5. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 12, 1998). "It's a Family Thing for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  6. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 18, 1998). "UCLA Uses Finishing Kick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  7. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 25, 1998). "UCLA Is Still Standing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  8. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 1, 1998). "Bruins Teeter but Hang On". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  9. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 8, 1998). "Bruins Use Escape Claws". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  10. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 14, 1998). "Rose in Hand, Fiesta on Mind". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  11. ^ Kawakami, Tim (November 22, 1998). "Bruin Defense Has a Ball Playing Take-Away". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  12. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (December 6, 1998). "Bruins Make Rose Bed : Tennessee Secures Fiesta Bowl Berth, With a Hopeful Florida State Waiting in the Wings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  13. ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (January 2, 1999). "After Dayne Runs Them Over, They Beat Themselves Up: UCLA Conquered and Divided After Rose Bowl Defeat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
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  15. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Nov-23.
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