1998 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1998 UCLA Bruins football UCLA Bruins logo.svg 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 8 8 10–2 8–0 Bob Toledo 3rd Al Borges 3rd Pro-style Nick Aliotti 1st 3–4 Rose Bowl Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl L 31–38 vs. Wisconsin The 1998 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bob Toledo, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the Pac-10 title. UCLA earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, where the Bruins lost to Wisconsin. UCLA was ranked No. 8 in both the final AP poll and the final Coaches Poll. The team played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Schedule 1998 AP Pacific September 12 12:30 pm w y 6 Texas 23 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 49–31 73,070 A Texas Two-Stomp Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-13-sp-22483-story.html Los Angeles Times September 13, 1998 October 24, 2014 September 19 12:30 pm w y y 4 Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX FX 42–24 19,540 Houston, It Was a Real Problem Bill Plaschke Bill Plaschke https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-20-sp-24782-story.html Los Angeles Times September 20, 1998 October 24, 2014 October 3 12:30 pm w 4 Washington State Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 49–17 67,210 UCLA Defends Itself Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-04-sp-29293-story.html Los Angeles Times October 4, 1998 October 24, 2014 October 10 7:15 pm w y 3 Arizona 10 Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ FSN 52–28 58,738 It's a Family Thing for UCLA Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-12-sp-31856-story.html Los Angeles Times October 12, 1998 October 24, 2014 October 17 12:30 pm w 2 Oregon 11 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA College GameDay ABC 41–38 OT 75,367 UCLA Uses Finishing Kick Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-18-sp-33874-story.html Los Angeles Times October 18, 1998 October 24, 2014 October 24 12:30 pm w y 2 California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA rivalry ABC 28–16 55,000 UCLA Is Still Standing Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-25-sp-36150-story.html Los Angeles Times October 25, 1998 October 24, 2014 October 31 3:30 pm w y 2 Stanford Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA rivalry FX 28–24 64,820 Bruins Teeter but Hang On Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-01-sp-38361-story.html Los Angeles Times November 1, 1998 October 24, 2014 November 7 3:30 pm w y 3 Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR FSN 41–34 26,017 Bruins Use Escape Claws Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-08-sp-40682-story.html Los Angeles Times November 8, 1998 October 24, 2014 November 14 12:30 pm w y 3 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ABC 36–24 72,391 Rose in Hand, Fiesta on Mind Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-15-sp-43148-story.html Los Angeles Times November 14, 1998 October 24, 2014 November 21 12:30 pm w 3 USC Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Victory Bell ABC 34–17 88,080 Bruin Defense Has a Ball Playing Take-Away Tim Kawakami https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-22-sp-46723-story.html Los Angeles Times November 22, 1998 October 24, 2014 December 5 11:00 am l y y 3 Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL College GameDay ESPN 45–49 46,819 Bruins Make Rose Bed : Tennessee Secures Fiesta Bowl Berth, With a Hopeful Florida State Waiting in the Wings Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-06-sp-51286-story.html Los Angeles Times December 6, 1998 October 24, 2014 January 1 1:30 pm l y y 6 Wisconsin 9 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl ABC 31–38 93,872 After Dayne Runs Them Over, They Beat Themselves Up: UCLA Conquered and Divided After Rose Bowl Defeat Scott Howard–Cooper https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-02-sp-59800-story.html Los Angeles Times January 2, 1999 October 24, 2014 Rankings 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 7 (1) 6 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) 3 (4) 3 (4) 3 (4) 3 (3) 6 8 Coaches Poll 0 15 7 (3) 6 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 4 (1) 3 (7) 3 (7) 3 (7) 3 5 8 BCS 8 14 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 Game summaries Texas 1998 Texas Longhorns football team Texas vs. UCLA #23 Texas #6 UCLA 3 0 7 21 21 14 7 7 September 12, 1998 Rose BowlPasadena, California PST 12:30 PM 73,070 ABC Houston 1998 Houston Cougars football team UCLA vs. Houston #4 UCLA Houston 0 21 14 7 6 8 7 3 September 19, 1998 Robertson StadiumHouston, Texas PST 19,540 Washington State 1998 Washington State Cougars football team Washington State vs. UCLA Washington State #4 UCLA 0 10 0 7 21 14 7 7 October 3, 1998 Rose BowlPasadena, California PST 67,210 Arizona 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team UCLA vs. Arizona #3 UCLA #10 Arizona 7 14 10 21 14 7 7 0 October 10, 1998 Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona PST 58,738 ABC Oregon 1998 Oregon Ducks football team Oregon vs. UCLA #11 Oregon #2 UCLA 7 7 10 14 0 14 10 0 14 3 October 17, 1998 Rose BowlPasadena, California PST 75,967 yes Q1 UCLA DeShaun Foster 51 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick) UCLA 7–0 Q1 UCLA DeShaun Foster 4 yard run (Chris Sailer kick) UCLA 14–0 Q1 ORE Jed Weaver 20 yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick) UCLA 14–7 Q2 UCLA Chris Sailer 25 yard field goal UCLA 17–7 Q2 UCLA Danny Farmer 6 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick) UCLA 24–7 Q2 ORE Akili Smith 2 yard run (Nathan Villegas kick) UCLA 24–14 Q3 ORE Reuben Droughns 8 yard run (Nathan Villegas kick) UCLA 24–21 Q3 ORE Nathan Villegas 27 yard field goal Tie 24–24 Q4 ORE Tony Hartley 36 yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick) ORE 31–24 Q4 UCLA Jermaine Lewis 2 yard run (Chris Sailer kick) Tie 31–31 Q4 UCLA Danny Farmer 60 yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick) UCLA 38–31 Q4 ORE Damon Griffin 2 yard pass from Akili SMith (Nathan Villegas kick) Tie 38–38 OT UCLA Chris Sailer 24 yard field goal UCLA 41–38 yes Oregon vs. Ucla http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98290/98290398.htm USA Today October 17, 1998 January 13, 2014 California 1998 California Golden Bears football team California–UCLA football rivalry UCLA vs. California #2 UCLA California 14 7 0 7 7 2 7 0 October 24, 1998 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, California PST 55,000 yes Q1 12:52 CAL Muhammad 2 yard run (Brache kick) CAL 7–0 Q1 6:36 UCLA Poli-Dixon 17 yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 3:26 UCLA Poli-Dixon 35 yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick) UCLA 14–7 Q2 11:45 CAL Safety, Sanyika tackled Price in end zone UCLA 14–9 Q2 3:22 UCLA Lewis 13 yard run (Sailer kick) UCLA 21–9 Q3 :36 CAL Young 2 yard pass from Vedder (Brache kick) UCLA 21–16 Q4 13:53 UCLA Dubravac 30 yard pass from Lewis (Sailer kick) UCLA 28–16 yes USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Nov-23. Stanford 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team Stanford–UCLA football rivalry Stanford vs. UCLA Stanford #2 UCLA 7 7 10 0 7 7 0 14 October 31, 1998 Rose BowlPasadena, California PST 64,820 Oregon State 1998 Oregon State Beavers football team UCLA vs. Oregon State #3 UCLA Oregon State 0 17 7 17 0 10 14 10 November 7, 1998 Parker StadiumCorvallis, Oregon PST 26,017 Washington 1998 Washington Huskies football team UCLA vs. Washington #3 UCLA Washington 13 7 6 10 3 7 7 7 November 14, 1998 Husky StadiumSeattle PST 72,391 USC USC vs. UCLA(Victory Bell) USC #3 UCLA 3 7 7 0 14 13 0 7 November 21, 1998 Rose BowlPasadena, California PST 88,080 1998 USC Trojans football team Victory Bell (UCLA–USC) Eight straight wins against the Trojans. Miami (FL) 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team UCLA vs. Miami #3 UCLA Miami 7 10 21 7 14 7 7 21 December 5, 1998 Orange BowlMiami PST 46,819 Wisconsin (Rose Bowl) Wisconsin vs. UCLA(Rose Bowl) #9 Badgers #6 UCLA 7 17 7 7 7 14 7 3 January 1, 1999 Rose BowlPasadena, California PST 12:30 93,872 74 F, Sunny Keith Jackson and Bob Griese ABC 1 WIS Ron Dayne 54-yard run (Matt Davenport kick) WIS 7–0 yes 1 UCLA Jermaine Lewis 38-yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick) Tied 7–7 2 WIS Dayne 7-yard run (Davenport kick) WIS 14–7 2 UCLA Durell Price 61-yard pass from Freddie Mitchell (Sailer kick) Tied 14–14 2 UCLA Danny Farmer 41-yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick) UCLA 21–14 2 WIS Dayne 10-yard run (Davenport kick) Tied 21–21 2 WIS Davenport 40-yard field goal Tied 24–21 3 WIS Dayne 22-yard run (Davenport kick) WIS 31–21 3 UCLA Lewis 10-yard run (Sailer kick) WIS 31–28 4 WIS Jamar Fletcher 46-yard interception return (Davenport kick) WIS 38–28 4 UCLA UCLA – Sailer 30-yard field goal WIS 38–31 yes 1999 Rose Bowl 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team Roster 1998 UCLA Bruins f 11 So Drew Bennett QB y 87 Jr Danny Farmer WR y 71 Sr Kris Farris T y 26 Fr DeShaun Foster RB y 18 Sr Cade McNown QB y 3 Fr Freddie Mitchell WR y 40 Sr Ryan Neufeld TE y 39 Sr Craig Walendy FB y 48 Jr Ali Abdul Azziz LB 20 So Damian Allen CB 7 Fr Marques Anderson S y 35 Sr Larry Atkins CB y 50 Sr Brendon Ayanbadejo LB y 12 So Jason Bell Jason Bell (American football) CB y 99 Sr Kenyon Coleman DT y 27 Sr Tod McBride FS y 47 Fr Ryan Nece LB y 58 Fr Jeff Grau LS y https://web.archive.org/web/20000928205610/http://www.bruinfootball.com:80/98season/rosters.html *Bob Toledo 1998-09-28 1999 NFL draft The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft. 2 UCLA Bruins Player Round Pick Position NFL team Cade McNown 1 12 Quarterback Chicago Bears Kris Farris 3 74 Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Atkins 3 84 Outside Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs References UCLA Category:UCLA Bruins football seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons UCLA Bruins football