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1998 Washington

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Jim Lambright.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1998, game by game: won at No. 8 Arizona State 42–38; won vs. BYU 20–10; lost at No. 2 Nebraska 7–55; lost vs. No. 14 Arizona 28–31; won vs. Utah State 53–12; won vs. California 21–13; won vs. Oregon State 35–34; lost at USC 10–33; lost at No. 21 Oregon 22–27; lost vs. No. 3 UCLA 24–36; won at Washington State 16–9; lost vs. No. 16 Air Force 25–45+41−48Won 42–38 at No. 8 Arizona State+4No. 8 Arizona StateWon 20–10 vs. BYU+10BYULost 7–55 at No. 2 Nebraska-48No. 2 NebraskaLost 28–31 vs. No. 14 Arizona-3No. 14 ArizonaWon 53–12 vs. Utah State+41Utah StateWon 21–13 vs. California+8CaliforniaWon 35–34 vs. Oregon State+1Oregon StateLost 10–33 at USC-23USCLost 22–27 at No. 21 Oregon-5No. 21 OregonLost 24–36 vs. No. 3 UCLA-12No. 3 UCLAWon 16–9 at Washington State+7Washington StateLost 25–45 vs. No. 16 Air Force-20No. 16 Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at8Arizona StateW 42–⁠3841%
Sep 19vsBYUW 20–⁠1071%
Sep 26at2NebraskaL 7–⁠5526%
Oct 3vs14ArizonaL 28–⁠3158%
Oct 10vsUtah StateW 53–⁠1280%
Oct 17vsCaliforniaW 21–⁠1374%
Oct 24vsOregon StateW 35–⁠3481%
Oct 31atUSCL 10–⁠3346%
Nov 7at21OregonL 22–⁠2740%
Nov 14vs3UCLAL 24–⁠3636%
Nov 21atWashington StateW 16–⁠963%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvs16Air ForceOahu BowlL 25–⁠4534%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 45–⁠25 in the Oahu Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 20

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
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
303–⁠343
Coach
Jim Lambright
Elo
1583 −41 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 42 of 112; offense No. 33, defense No. 52
SRS
3.3 No. 40 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Scott Linehan
Defensive coordinator
Randy Hart
Captains
Lester Towns, Brock Huard, Nigel Burton and Reggie Davis
Most valuable player
Joe Jarzynka

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 3Brock Huard QBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Tony Coats OGCincinnati Bengals

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.