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1998 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
The 1998 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Bob Toledo. It was Toledo's third season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 10–2 overall and were Pacific-10 Conference champions with an 8–0 record. The Bruins played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1999, losing to the Wisconsin Badgers.[1] The team was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll and #8 in the final Coaches Poll.
Quick Facts UCLA Bruins football, Pac-10 champion ...
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Pac-10 champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 10–2 (8–0 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Al Borges (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Nick Aliotti (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Rose Bowl (Capacity: 98,636) |
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| No. 8 UCLA $ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Arizona | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | 12:30 pm | No. 23 Texas* | No. 6 | ABC | W 49–31 | 73,070 | [2] | |
| September 19 | 12:30 pm | at Houston* | No. 4 | FX | W 42–24 | 19,540 | [3] | |
| October 3 | 12:30 pm | Washington State | No. 4 |
| ABC | W 49–17 | 67,210 | [4] |
| October 10 | 7:15 pm | at No. 10 Arizona | No. 3 | FSN | W 52–28 | 58,738 | [5] | |
| October 17 | 12:30 pm | No. 11 Oregon | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 41–38 OT | 75,367 | [6] |
| October 24 | 12:30 pm | at California | No. 2 | ABC | W 28–16 | 55,000 | [7] | |
| October 31 | 3:30 pm | Stanford | No. 2 |
| FX | W 28–24 | 64,820 | [8] |
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | at Oregon State | No. 3 | FSN | W 41–34 | 26,017 | [9] | |
| November 14 | 12:30 pm | at Washington | No. 3 | ABC | W 36–24 | 72,391 | [10] | |
| November 21 | 12:30 pm | USC | No. 3 |
| ABC | W 34–17 | 88,080 | [11] |
| December 5 | 11:00 am | at Miami (FL)* | No. 3 |
| ESPN | L 45–49 | 46,819 | [12] |
| January 1 | 1:30 pm | vs. No. 9 Wisconsin* | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 31–38 | 93,872 | [13] |
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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 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 | 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 | Not released | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Not released | |||||||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Texas
See also: 1998 Texas Longhorns football team
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Houston
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Washington State
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Arizona
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Oregon
See also: 1998 Oregon Ducks football team
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California
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Stanford
See also: 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team
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Oregon State
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Washington
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USC
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See also: 1998 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
Eight straight wins against the Trojans.
Miami (FL)
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Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)
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Main article: 1999 Rose Bowl
See also: 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.
| 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 |
- "Rose Bowl 1999". Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (September 13, 1998). "A Texas Two-Stomp". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Plaschke, Bill (September 20, 1998). "Houston, It Was a Real Problem". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 4, 1998). "UCLA Defends Itself". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 12, 1998). "It's a Family Thing for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 18, 1998). "UCLA Uses Finishing Kick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 25, 1998). "UCLA Is Still Standing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 1, 1998). "Bruins Teeter but Hang On". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 8, 1998). "Bruins Use Escape Claws". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (November 14, 1998). "Rose in Hand, Fiesta on Mind". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Kawakami, Tim (November 22, 1998). "Bruin Defense Has a Ball Playing Take-Away". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (December 6, 1998). "Bruins Make Rose Bed : Tennessee Secures Fiesta Bowl Berth, With a Hopeful Florida State Waiting in the Wings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Howard–Cooper, Scott (January 2, 1999). "After Dayne Runs Them Over, They Beat Themselves Up: UCLA Conquered and Divided After Rose Bowl Defeat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- "Oregon vs. Ucla". USA Today. October 17, 1998. Retrieved January 13, 2014.