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1998 Arizona State

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Bruce Snyder.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1998, game by game: lost vs. No. 18 Washington 38–42; lost at BYU 6–26; won vs. North Texas 34–15; won vs. Oregon State 24–3; lost at No. 21 USC 24–35; lost vs. No. 22 Notre Dame 9–28; won vs. Stanford 44–38; won at Washington State 38–28; won vs. California 55–22; lost at No. 20 Oregon 19–51; lost at No. 7 Arizona 42–50+33−32Lost 38–42 vs. No. 18 Washington-4No. 18 WashingtonLost 6–26 at BYU-20BYUWon 34–15 vs. North Texas+19North TexasWon 24–3 vs. Oregon State+21Oregon StateLost 24–35 at No. 21 USC-11No. 21 USCLost 9–28 vs. No. 22 Notre Dame-19No. 22 Notre DameWon 44–38 vs. Stanford+6StanfordWon 38–28 at Washington State+10Washington StateWon 55–22 vs. California+33CaliforniaLost 19–51 at No. 20 Oregon-32No. 20 OregonLost 42–50 at No. 7 Arizona-8No. 7 Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs18WashingtonL 38–⁠4259%
Sep 12atBYUL 6–⁠2657%
Sep 19vsNorth TexasW 34–⁠1583%
Sep 26vsOregon StateW 24–⁠376%
Oct 3at21USCL 24–⁠3544%
Oct 10vs22Notre DameL 9–⁠2857%
Oct 22vsStanfordW 44–⁠3876%
Oct 31atWashington StateW 38–⁠2850%
Nov 7vsCaliforniaW 55–⁠2270%
Nov 14at20OregonL 19–⁠5135%
Nov 27at7ArizonaL 42–⁠5026%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 50–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 14

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
333–⁠338
Coach
Bruce Snyder
Elo
1565 −70 this season
SP+ rating
2.5 No. 52 of 112; offense No. 24, defense No. 84
SRS
2.1 No. 47 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dan Cozzetto
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 3Grey Ruegamer CMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Jeff Paulk RBAtlanta Falcons

1998 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA8–⁠010–⁠28
Arizona7–⁠112–⁠14
Oregon5–⁠38–⁠4
USC5–⁠38–⁠5
Washington4–⁠46–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠45–⁠6
California3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon State2–⁠65–⁠6
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠8
Washington State0–⁠83–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.