American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 12:30 pm | No. 23 Texas* | No. 6 | | ABC | W 49–31 | 73,070 | [2] |
September 19 | 12:30 pm | at Houston* | No. 4 | | FX | W 42–24 | 19,540 | [3] |
October 3 | 12:30 pm | Washington State | No. 4 | | ABC | W 49–17 | 67,210 | [4] |
October 10 | 7:15 pm | at No. 10 Arizona | No. 3 | | FSN | W 52–28 | 58,738 | [5] |
October 17 | 12:30 pm | No. 11 Oregon | No. 2 | | ABC | W 41–38 OT | 75,367 | [6] |
October 24 | 12:30 pm | at California | No. 2 | | ABC | W 28–16 | 55,000 | [7] |
October 31 | 3:30 pm | Stanford | No. 2 | | FX | W 28–24 | 64,820 | [8] |
November 7 | 3:30 pm | at Oregon State | No. 3 | | FSN | W 41–34 | 26,017 | [9] |
November 14 | 12:30 pm | at Washington | No. 3 | | ABC | W 36–24 | 72,391 | [10] |
November 21 | 12:30 pm | USC | No. 3 | | ABC | W 34–17 | 88,080 | [11] |
December 5 | 11:00 am | at Miami (FL)* | No. 3 | | ESPN | L 45–49 | 46,819 | [12] |
January 1 | 1:30 pm | vs. No. 9 Wisconsin* | No. 6 | | ABC | L 31–38 | 93,872 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 7 (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) | 6 | 8 |
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Coaches Poll | 7 (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) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
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BCS | Not released | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Not released |
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1998 UCLA Bruins football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1998-09-28
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Texas vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#23 Texas |
3 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
31 |
• #6 UCLA |
21 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
49 |
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UCLA vs. Houston
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #4 UCLA |
0 |
21 | 14 | 7 |
42 |
Houston |
6 |
8 | 7 | 3 |
24 |
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Washington State vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Washington State |
0 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
• #4 UCLA |
21 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
49 |
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UCLA vs. Arizona
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #3 UCLA |
7 |
14 | 10 | 21 |
52 |
#10 Arizona |
14 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
28 |
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Oregon vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
#11 Oregon |
7 |
7 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
38 |
• #2 UCLA |
14 |
10 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
41 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | UCLA | DeShaun Foster 51 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
| Q1 | | UCLA | DeShaun Foster 4 yard run (Chris Sailer kick) | UCLA 14–0 |
| Q1 | | ORE | Jed Weaver 20 yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick) | UCLA 14–7 |
| Q2 | | UCLA | Chris Sailer 25 yard field goal | UCLA 17–7 |
| Q2 | | UCLA | Danny Farmer 6 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick) | UCLA 24–7 |
| Q2 | | ORE | Akili Smith 2 yard run (Nathan Villegas kick) | UCLA 24–14 |
| Q3 | | ORE | Reuben Droughns 8 yard run (Nathan Villegas kick) | UCLA 24–21 |
| Q3 | | ORE | Nathan Villegas 27 yard field goal | Tie 24–24 |
| Q4 | | ORE | Tony Hartley 36 yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick) | ORE 31–24 |
| Q4 | | UCLA | Jermaine Lewis 2 yard run (Chris Sailer kick) | Tie 31–31 |
| Q4 | | UCLA | Danny Farmer 60 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick) | UCLA 38–31 |
| Q4 | | ORE | Damon Griffin 2 yard pass from Akili SMith (Nathan Villegas kick) | Tie 38–38 |
| OT | | UCLA | Chris Sailer 24 yard field goal | UCLA 41–38 |
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UCLA vs. California
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #2 UCLA |
14 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
28 |
California |
7 |
2 | 7 | 0 |
16 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 12:52 | CAL | Muhammad 2 yard run (Brache kick) | CAL 7–0 |
| Q1 | 6:36 | UCLA | Poli-Dixon 17 yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q1 | 3:26 | UCLA | Poli-Dixon 35 yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick) | UCLA 14–7 |
| Q2 | 11:45 | CAL | Safety, Sanyika tackled Price in end zone | UCLA 14–9 |
| Q2 | 3:22 | UCLA | Lewis 13 yard run (Sailer kick) | UCLA 21–9 |
| Q3 | :36 | CAL | Young 2 yard pass from Vedder (Brache kick) | UCLA 21–16 |
| Q4 | 13:53 | UCLA | Dubravac 30 yard pass from Lewis (Sailer kick) | UCLA 28–16 |
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Stanford vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Stanford |
7 |
7 | 10 | 0 |
24 |
• #2 UCLA |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
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UCLA vs. Oregon State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #3 UCLA |
0 |
17 | 7 | 17 |
41 |
Oregon State |
0 |
10 | 14 | 10 |
34 |
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UCLA vs. Washington
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #3 UCLA |
13 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
36 |
Washington |
3 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
24 |
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USC vs. UCLA
(Victory Bell)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
USC |
3 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
17 |
• #3 UCLA |
14 |
13 | 0 | 7 |
34 |
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Eight straight wins against the Trojans.
UCLA vs. Miami
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#3 UCLA |
7 |
10 | 21 | 7 |
45 |
• Miami |
14 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
49 |
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Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)
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Wisconsin vs. UCLA
(Rose Bowl)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #9 Badgers |
7 |
17 | 7 | 7 |
38 |
#6 UCLA |
7 |
14 | 7 | 3 |
31 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | WIS | Ron Dayne 54-yard run (Matt Davenport kick) | WIS 7–0 |
| 1 | | UCLA | Jermaine Lewis 38-yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 2 | | WIS | Dayne 7-yard run (Davenport kick) | WIS 14–7 |
| 2 | | UCLA | Durell Price 61-yard pass from Freddie Mitchell (Sailer kick) | Tied 14–14 |
| 2 | | UCLA | Danny Farmer 41-yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick) | UCLA 21–14 |
| 2 | | WIS | Dayne 10-yard run (Davenport kick) | Tied 21–21 |
| 2 | | WIS | Davenport 40-yard field goal | Tied 24–21 |
| 3 | | WIS | Dayne 22-yard run (Davenport kick) | WIS 31–21 |
| 3 | | UCLA | Lewis 10-yard run (Sailer kick) | WIS 31–28 |
| 4 | | WIS | Jamar Fletcher 46-yard interception return (Davenport kick) | WIS 38–28 |
| 4 | | UCLA | UCLA – Sailer 30-yard field goal | WIS 38–31 |
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The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.
- ^ "Rose Bowl 1999". Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (September 13, 1998). "A Texas Two-Stomp". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Plaschke, Bill (September 20, 1998). "Houston, It Was a Real Problem". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 4, 1998). "UCLA Defends Itself". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 12, 1998). "It's a Family Thing for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 18, 1998). "UCLA Uses Finishing Kick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 25, 1998). "UCLA Is Still Standing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 1, 1998). "Bruins Teeter but Hang On". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 8, 1998). "Bruins Use Escape Claws". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 14, 1998). "Rose in Hand, Fiesta on Mind". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Kawakami, Tim (November 22, 1998). "Bruin Defense Has a Ball Playing Take-Away". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Oregon vs. Ucla". USA Today. October 17, 1998. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Nov-23.
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