1998 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

1998 California Golden Bears football

Conference	Pacific-10
Record	5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tom Holmoe (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Cosbie (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Setencich (2nd season)
Captains	Matt Beck Dameane Douglas Sekou Sanyika John Welbourn
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1997 1999 →

1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
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

$ – 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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 p.m.	Houston*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 14–10	33,000
September 12	4:00 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 3–24	67,000
September 19	4:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSNBA	W 13–12	74,235
September 26	4:00 p.m.	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 24–14	32,497
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSNBA	W 32–31	65,678
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 13–21	71,215
October 24	12:30 p.m.	No. 2 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 16–28	55,000
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 20–19	23,594
November 7	3:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 22–55	64,973
November 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 9 Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 23–27	36,500
November 21	12:30 p.m.	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (The Big Game)	ABC	L 3–10	69,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1998 California Golden Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`3`	Michael Ainsworth	Fr
WR	`15`	Omar Bennett	Fr
TE	`85`	Eric Brandon
C	`63`	Caleb Brown	Sr
QB	`5`	Samuel Clemons
QB	`18`	Wesley Dalton
QB	`86`	Ronnie Davenport	Fr
FB	`38`	Josh Del Prado
C	`60`	Reed Diehl	So
OT	`71`	Kevin Doherty	Jr
WR	`81`	Dameane Douglas	Sr
TB	`4`	Marcus Fields
OL	`62`	Adam Fisher	Fr
FB	`46`	Mike Freeman
OL	`79`	Brian Gray
RB	`25`	Chris Hanks
TE	`47`	Marcus Helfman
TE	`45`	A.J. Kunkle
G	`79`	Brandon Ludwig
WR	`82`	Eddie Macha	Fr
OL	`74`	Joe Major	Fr
OT	`70`	Jeff Martin
G	`76`	Tate McCallister
WR	`91`	Scott McMorris
FB	`37`	Saleem Muhammad
RB	`35`	Marcus Oliver
QB	`16`	David Page
FB	`93`	Matt Peters
WR	`83`	Bruce Pierre
WR	`88`	Phillip Pipersburg
OT	`72`	Warren Rick
C, G	`73`	John Romero
FB	`48`	Rashad Slocumb
TE	`32`	Corey Smith
FB	`41`	Ryan Stanger
WR	`80`	Brian Stumpf	Jr
OL	`77`	Doug Styles
TE	`87`	Brian Surgener
OT	`75`	Kevin Swillis
QB	`17`	Ryan Tollner
QB	`10`	Justin Vedder
OL	`66`	Langston Walker	Fr
G	`64`	John Welbourn	Sr
WR	`4`	Brian White
FB	`40`	Joshua White
TB	`2`	Brandon Willis	Sr
WR	`6`	Joel Young	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`46`	Tully Banta-Cain	Fr
ILB	`59`	Matt Beck	Jr
DE	`97`	Andre Carter	So
LB	`43`	Jamal Cherry	Fr
CB	`29`	Anthony Coffey	Jr
DE	`98`	Jerry DeLoach	Jr
S	`20`	Peter Destefano	Jr
LB	`44`	Albert Dorsey	Sr
LB	`50`	Fa'avae Fa'avae	Jr
ILB	`42`	Justin Flagg	Sr
S, LB	`49`	Scott Fujita	Fr
DB	`31`	Derrick Gardner	Sr
ILB	`99`	Nate Gelderman	So
NT	`92`	James Gibson	Sr
S	`36`	Dewey Hale	Fr
CB	`11`	Drae Harris	Jr
DB	`25`	Chidi Iwuoma	So
DT	`55`	Kasey Jackson	Jr
DE	`30`	Roy Jackson
LB	`17`	Juan Jimenez	Jr
S	`24`	Damian Marzett
DE	`33`	John McLaughlin	Sr
ILB	`53`	Keith Miller	Jr
LB	`45`	Matt Nixon	Fr
CB	`8`	Deltha O'Neal	Jr
DB	`22`	Mark Orr	Sr
DL	`95`	Jeremiah Parker	Jr
DB	`28`	Harold Pearson
CB	`21`	Jemeel Powell	Fr
OLB	`13`	Sekou Sanyika	Jr
S	`19`	Don Smith
LB	`51`	Jason Smith
S	`9`	Marquis Smith
DB	`23`	Demetrius Stampley
LB	`47`	Josh Trowbridge
DE	`58`	Mawuko Tugbenyoh	Jr
LB	`34`	Paul Urgenti
DT	`94`	Jacob Waasdorp	So
DB	`14`	LaShaun Ward	Fr
S	`37`	Bert Watts
DB	`39`	David Watts
DE	`78`	Zech Whittington

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`27`	Ignacio Brache
P	`89`	Nick Harris	So
PK	`29`	Tim Wolleck

Head coach

Tom Holmoe

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Doug Cosbie
Offensive coordinator
Lyle Setencich
Defensive coordinator
Bobby Fresques
Offensive assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2017-Sep-11

References

"1998 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
"California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
"1998 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 25, 1998). "UCLA Is Still Standing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
2011 California football information guide

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