1998 California Golden Bears football team

1998 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-10
1998 record 56 (35 Pac-10)
Head coach Tom Holmoe (2nd year)
Captain Matt Beck
Captain Dameane Douglas
Captain Sekou Sanyika
Captain John Welbourn
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,028)
1998 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#8 UCLA $   8 0         10 2  
#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  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 251 to 183.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,322 passing yards, Marcus Fields with 734 rushing yards, and Dameane Douglas with 1,150 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 12:30 PM Houston* California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 1410   33,000
September 12 4:00 PM No. 4 Nebraska* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA FSN L 324   67,000
September 19 4:00 PM at Oklahoma* Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK FSNBA W 1312   74,235
September 26 4:00 PM Washington State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA ABC W 2414   32,497
October 10 3:30 PM at No. 19 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA FSNBA W 3231   65,678
October 17 3:30 PM at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA FSN L 1321   71,215
October 24 12:30 PM No. 2 UCLA California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley,CA ABC L 1628   55,000
October 31 1:00 PM at Oregon State Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR W 2019   23,594
November 7 3:00 PM at Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 2255   64,973
November 14 12:30 PM No. 9 Arizona California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA FSN L 2327   36,500
November 21 12:30 PM Stanford California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (The Big Game) ABC L 310   69,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. "1998 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. "1998 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. 2011 California football information guide
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