1998 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1998 Oregon State Beavers football Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 5–6 2–6 Mike Riley 2nd Paul Chryst 2nd Greg Newhouse 2nd Parker Stadium The 1998 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year-head coach Mike Riley, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 5–6 record with mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Pac-10. It was the program's first five-win season since 1971.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4U9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5683%2C6263130 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Clark Bob Ducks casualty of OSU's war November 22, 1998 1G The team played home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. Riley left Oregon State after the season, in January 1999, to become the head coach for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zFFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6275%2C1703438 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Rodman Bob OSU ponders future without Riley January 8, 1999 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wEYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sOYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4184%2C3711398 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Associated Press Beavers' Riley inks 5-year deal with San Diego January 8, 1999 4C He was succeeded by Dennis Erickson, previously the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for four years, preceded by six seasons at the head football coach at the University of Miami.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0FFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4984%2C3042021 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Rodman Bob Oregon State lures Erickson January 12, 1999 1Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0VFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6202%2C3128417 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Rodman Bob Eager Beavers usher in Erickson era January 13, 1999 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K5MyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=neYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5623%2C424637 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Associated Press Oregon State tabs Erickson January 13, 1999 2C Four years later, in February 2003, Erickson left for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, and Riley returned to Corvallis as head coach for the Beavers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6398%2C4881911 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Rodman Bob Beavers give Riley second homecoming February 20, 2003 E1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qWVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6849%2C6589480 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington wire service reports Riley returns to his roots, takes over at Oregon State February 20, 2003 C2 Schedule 1998 AP Pacific September 5 1:00 pm w y Nevada Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 48–6 27,426 September 12 1:00 pm w y Baylor Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 27–17 26,243 September 19 7:00 pm l y USC 18 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSN 20–40 45,629 September 26 7:00 pm l y Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FSN 3–24 59,630 October 3 7:00 pm w y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT 20–16 11,682 October 10 2:00 pm w y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 30–23 34,298 October 17 1:00 pm l Arizona 16 Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 7–28 30,231 October 24 12:30 pm l y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 34–35 71,552 October 31 1:00 pm l California Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 19–20 23,594 November 7 3:30 pm l UCLA 3 Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR FSN 34–41 26,017 November 21 3:30 pm w Oregon 15 Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR Civil War FSN 44–41 2OT 37,777 References Oregon State Category:Oregon State Beavers football seasons Oregon State Beavers football