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1998 California

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Tom Holmoe.

Schedule and results

California in 1998, game by game: won vs. Houston 14–10; lost vs. No. 4 Nebraska 3–24; won at Oklahoma 13–12; won vs. Washington State 24–14; won at No. 19 USC 32–31; lost at Washington 13–21; lost vs. No. 2 UCLA 16–28; won at Oregon State 20–19; lost at Arizona State 22–55; lost vs. No. 9 Arizona 23–27; lost vs. Stanford 3–10+10−33Won 14–10 vs. Houston+4HoustonLost 3–24 vs. No. 4 Nebraska-21No. 4 NebraskaWon 13–12 at Oklahoma+1OklahomaWon 24–14 vs. Washington State+10Washington StateWon 32–31 at No. 19 USC+1No. 19 USCLost 13–21 at Washington-8WashingtonLost 16–28 vs. No. 2 UCLA-12No. 2 UCLAWon 20–19 at Oregon State+1Oregon StateLost 22–55 at Arizona State-33Arizona StateLost 23–27 vs. No. 9 Arizona-4No. 9 ArizonaLost 3–10 vs. Stanford-7Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsHoustonW 14–⁠1063%
Sep 12vs4NebraskaL 3–⁠2419%
Sep 19atOklahomaW 13–⁠1238%
Sep 26vsWashington StateW 24–⁠1437%
Oct 10at19USCW 32–⁠3127%
Oct 17atWashingtonL 13–⁠2126%
Oct 24vs2UCLAL 16–⁠2825%
Oct 31atOregon StateW 20–⁠1947%
Nov 7atArizona StateL 22–⁠5530%
Nov 14vs9ArizonaL 23–⁠2727%
Nov 21vsStanfordL 3–⁠1066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

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
3–⁠5 7th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠251
Coach
Tom Holmoe
Elo
1433 −19 this season
SP+ rating
-2.5 No. 66 of 112; offense No. 97, defense No. 33
SRS
−1.3 No. 61 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Cosbie
Defensive coordinator
Lyle Setencich
Captains
Matt Beck, Dameane Douglas, Sekou Sanyika and John Welbourn

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 3Marquis Smith DBCleveland Browns
Rd 4John WeLBourn OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Dameane Douglas WROakland Raiders
Rd 5John McLaughlin DETampa Bay Buccaneers

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.