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American college football season

1998 Oregon Ducks football
Aloha Bowl, L 43–51 vs. Colorado
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Tedford (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Foster (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons← 19971999 →
1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Ducks lost to Colorado. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:30 pmNo. 23 Michigan State*ABCW 48–1443,634
September 125:30 pmat UTEP*No. 24OSNW 33–2625,906
September 192:00 pmSan Jose State*No. 22
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 58–341,868
September 261:00 pmStanfordNo. 20
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FSNNWW 63–2843,948
October 102:00 pmat Washington StateNo. 15W 51–2937,196
October 1712:30 pmat No. 2 UCLANo. 11ABCL 38–41 75,367
October 243:30 pmUSCNo. 12
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FSNW 17–1345,807
October 313:30 pmat No. 13 ArizonaNo. 12FSNL 3–3844,931
November 712:30 pmWashingtonNo. 21ABCW 27–2246,031
November 141:00 pmArizona StateNo. 20
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 51–1943,723
November 213:30 pmat Oregon StateNo. 15FSNL 41–44 37,777
December 2512:30 pmvs. Colorado*No. 21ABCL 43–5138,803
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV2422201715111212212015222121RV
Coaches PollRVRV232117T16121413201916232121RV
BCSNot released11141118Not released

Roster

1998 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Joey Harrington Fr
QB 7 A.J. Feeley So
QB 11 Akili Smith Sr
QB Jason Maas Sr
RB Reuben Droughns Jr
WR Damon Griffin Sr
TE Jed Weaver
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Saul Patu So
CB 17 Rashad Bauman So
DB Michael Fletcher Jr
DB Brandon McLemore
S Justin Wilcox  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Nathan Villegas
P Josh Bidwell Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

USC

USC at #14 Oregon
1 234Total
USC 0 1003 13
Oregon 0 377 17
Scoring summary
214:15ORENathan Villegas 23-yard field goalORE 3-0
212:41USCChad Morton 70-yard pass from Mike Van Raaphorst (Adam Abrams kick)USC 7-3
21:40USCAdam Abrams 49-yard field goalUSC 10-3
310:24ORETony Hartley 55-yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick)Tied 10-10
410:43OREAkili Smith 62-yard run (Nathan Villegas kick)ORE 17-10
44:14USCAdam Abrams 25-yard field goalORE 17-13

Oregon snapped a three-game losing streak to USC.

References

  1. "1998 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. "1998 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 43. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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