1998 Washington State

3–⁠8 (0–⁠8 Pac-10), coached by Mike Price.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1998, game by game: won vs. Illinois 20–13; won at Boise State 33–21; won vs. Idaho 24–16; lost at California 14–24; lost at No. 4 UCLA 17–49; lost vs. No. 15 Oregon 29–51; lost vs. USC 14–42; lost vs. Arizona State 28–38; lost at No. 10 Arizona 7–41; lost at Stanford 28–38; lost vs. Washington 9–16+12−34Won 20–13 vs. Illinois+7IllinoisWon 33–21 at Boise State+12Boise StateWon 24–16 vs. Idaho+8IdahoLost 14–24 at California-10CaliforniaLost 17–49 at No. 4 UCLA-32No. 4 UCLALost 29–51 vs. No. 15 Oregon-22No. 15 OregonLost 14–42 vs. USC-28USCLost 28–38 vs. Arizona State-10Arizona StateLost 7–41 at No. 10 Arizona-34No. 10 ArizonaLost 28–38 at Stanford-10StanfordLost 9–16 vs. Washington-7Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 16–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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
3–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠8 10th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠349
Coach
Mike Price
Elo
1423 −160 this season
SP+ rating
-12.1 No. 89 of 112; offense No. 78, defense No. 85
SRS
−9.7 No. 85 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim McDonell
Defensive coordinator
Bill Doba
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 7Dee Moronkola DBJacksonville Jaguars

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.