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1998 UCLA

10–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Pac-10), coached by Bob Toledo, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1998, game by game: won vs. No. 23 Texas 49–31; won at Houston 42–24; won vs. Washington State 49–17; won at No. 10 Arizona 52–28; won vs. No. 11 Oregon 41–38; won at California 28–16; won vs. Stanford 28–24; won at Oregon State 41–34; won at Washington 36–24; won vs. USC 34–17; lost at Miami 45–49; lost vs. No. 9 Wisconsin 31–38+32−7Won 49–31 vs. No. 23 Texas+18No. 23 TexasWon 42–24 at Houston+18HoustonWon 49–17 vs. Washington State+32Washington StateWon 52–28 at No. 10 Arizona+24No. 10 ArizonaWon 41–38 vs. No. 11 Oregon+3No. 11 OregonWon 28–16 at California+12CaliforniaWon 28–24 vs. Stanford+4StanfordWon 41–34 at Oregon State+7Oregon StateWon 36–24 at Washington+12WashingtonWon 34–17 vs. USC+17USCLost 45–49 at Miami-4MiamiLost 31–38 vs. No. 9 Wisconsin-7No. 9 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vs23TexasW 49–⁠3177%
Sep 19atHoustonW 42–⁠2480%
Oct 3vsWashington StateW 49–⁠1771%
Oct 10at10ArizonaW 52–⁠2849%
Oct 17vs11OregonW 41–⁠3868%
Oct 24atCaliforniaW 28–⁠1675%
Oct 31vsStanfordW 28–⁠2492%
Nov 7atOregon StateW 41–⁠3482%
Nov 14atWashingtonW 36–⁠2464%
Nov 21vsUSCW 34–⁠1773%
Dec 5atMiamiL 45–⁠4971%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9WisconsinRose BowlL 31–⁠3862%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 38–⁠31 in the Rose Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 6
  16. Final: 8

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.

Pac-10 champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteCade McNown, third

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardCade McNown, QB

Outland TrophyKris Farris, OT

2 consensus All-AmericansCade McNown, QB; Kris Farris, OT

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 2
Points
476–⁠340
Coach
Bob Toledo
Elo
1744 +85 this season
SP+ rating
23.0 No. 8 of 112; offense No. 1, defense No. 60
SRS
17.9 No. 11 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 1Cade McNown QBChicago Bears
Rd 3Kris Farris OTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 3Larry Atkins DBKansas City Chiefs

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.