1998 Oregon State
5–6 (2–6 Pac-10), coached by Mike Riley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 15 Oregon 44–41Nov 21
Oregon was ranked No. 15, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Nevada | W 48–6 | 43% |
| Sep 12 | vs Baylor | W 27–17 | 63% |
| Sep 19 | at 18USC | L 20–40 | 25% |
| Sep 26 | at Arizona State | L 3–24 | 24% |
| Oct 3 | at Utah State | W 20–16 | 38% |
| Oct 10 | at Stanford | W 30–23 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | vs 16Arizona | L 7–28 | 37% |
| Oct 24 | at Washington | L 34–35 | 19% |
| Oct 31 | vs California | L 19–20 | 53% |
| Nov 7 | vs 3UCLA | L 34–41 | 18% |
| Nov 21 | vs 15Oregon | W 44–41 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oregon 44–41; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 8th in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 286–291
- Coach
- Mike Riley
- Elo
- 1456 +62 this season
- SP+ rating
- 2.2 No. 54 of 112; offense No. 47, defense No. 60
- SRS
- 2.0 No. 48 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Paul Chryst
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg Newhouse
Drafted in 1999
The 1999 draft| Rd 5 | Bryan Jones LB | Miami Dolphins |
| Rd 6 | Armon Hatcher DB | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 7 | Tim Alexander WR | Washington Redskins |
1998 Pac-10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 8–0 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Arizona | 7–1 | 12–1 | 4 |
| 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 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.