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.
Pre-season
Schedule
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] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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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 |
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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 |
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BCS | Not released | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Not released |
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Roster
1998 UCLA Bruins football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1998-09-28
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Game summaries
Texas
Texas vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#23 Texas |
3 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
31 |
• #6 UCLA |
21 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
49 |
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Houston
UCLA vs. Houston
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #4 UCLA |
0 |
21 | 14 | 7 |
42 |
Houston |
6 |
8 | 7 | 3 |
24 |
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Washington State
Washington State vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Washington State |
0 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
• #4 UCLA |
21 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
49 |
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Arizona
UCLA vs. Arizona
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #3 UCLA |
7 |
14 | 10 | 21 |
52 |
#10 Arizona |
14 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
28 |
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Oregon
Oregon vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
#11 Oregon |
7 |
7 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
38 |
• #2 UCLA |
14 |
10 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
41 |
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California
UCLA vs. California
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #2 UCLA |
14 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
28 |
California |
7 |
2 | 7 | 0 |
16 |
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Stanford
Stanford vs. UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Stanford |
7 |
7 | 10 | 0 |
24 |
• #2 UCLA |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
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Oregon State
UCLA vs. Oregon State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #3 UCLA |
0 |
17 | 7 | 17 |
41 |
Oregon State |
0 |
10 | 14 | 10 |
34 |
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Washington
UCLA vs. Washington
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #3 UCLA |
13 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
36 |
Washington |
3 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
24 |
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USC
USC vs. UCLA
(Victory Bell)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
USC |
3 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
17 |
• #3 UCLA |
14 |
13 | 0 | 7 |
34 |
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Eight straight wins against the Trojans.
Miami (FL)
UCLA vs. Miami
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#3 UCLA |
7 |
10 | 21 | 7 |
45 |
• Miami |
14 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
49 |
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Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)
Wisconsin vs. UCLA
(Rose Bowl)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #9 Badgers |
7 |
17 | 7 | 7 |
38 |
#6 UCLA |
7 |
14 | 7 | 3 |
31 |
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1999 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Nov-23.
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