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
← 1997
1999 →
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. 24
OSNW 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. 15
W 51–2937,196
October 1712:30 pmat No. 2 UCLANo. 11
ABCL 38–41 OT75,367
October 243:30 pmUSCNo. 12
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FSNW 17–1345,807
October 313:30 pmat No. 13 ArizonaNo. 12
FSNL 3–3844,931
November 712:30 pmWashingtonNo. 21
ABCW 27–2246,031
November 141:00 pmArizona StateNo. 20
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 51–1943,723
November 213:30 pmat Oregon StateNo. 15
FSNL 41–44 2OT37,777
December 2512:30 pmvs. Colorado*No. 21
ABCL 43–5138,803
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[1][2][3]

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 released11—141118——Not 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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