1998 California Golden Bears football team

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1998 California Golden Bears football
Script California.svg
Conference Pacific-10
Record56 (35 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Doug Cosbie (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Lyle Setencich (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium California Memorial 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 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]

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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:30 p.m. Houston *W 14–1033,000
September 124:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
FSN L 3–2467,000
September 194:00 p.m.at Oklahoma * FSNBA W 13–1274,235
September 264:00 p.m. Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABC W 24–1432,497
October 103:30 p.m.at No. 19 USC FSNBAW 32–3165,678
October 173:30 p.m.at Washington FSNL 13–2171,215
October 2412:30 p.m.No. 2 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
ABCL 16–2855,000 [4]
October 311:00 p.m.at Oregon State W 20–1923,594
November 73:00 p.m.at Arizona State L 22–5564,973
November 1412:30 p.m.No. 9 Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
FSNL 23–2736,500
November 2112:30 p.m. Stanford
ABCL 3–1069,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[5]

Roster

1998 California Golden Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3Michael AinsworthFr
WR 15Omar BennettFr
TE 85Eric Brandon
C 63Caleb BrownSr
QB 5Samuel Clemons
QB 18Wesley Dalton
QB 86Ronnie DavenportFr
FB 38Josh Del Prado
C 60Reed DiehlSo
OT 71Kevin DohertyJr
WR 81 Dameane Douglas Sr
TB 4Marcus Fields
OL 62Adam FisherFr
FB 46Mike Freeman
OL 79Brian Gray
RB 25Chris Hanks
TE 47Marcus Helfman
TE 45A.J. Kunkle
G 79Brandon Ludwig
WR 82Eddie MachaFr
OL 74Joe MajorFr
OT 70Jeff Martin
G 76Tate McCallister
WR 91Scott McMorris
FB 37Saleem Muhammad
RB 35Marcus Oliver
QB 16David Page
FB 93Matt Peters
WR 83Bruce Pierre
WR 88Phillip Pipersburg
OT 72Warren Rick
C, G 73John Romero
FB 48Rashad Slocumb
TE 32Corey Smith
FB 41Ryan Stanger
WR 80Brian StumpfJr
OL 77Doug Styles
TE 87 Brian Surgener
OT 75Kevin Swillis
QB 17Ryan Tollner
QB 10Justin Vedder
OL 66Langston WalkerFr
G 64 John Welbourn Sr
WR 4Brian White
FB 40Joshua White
TB 2Brandon WillisSr
WR 6Joel YoungJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46 Tully Banta-Cain Fr
ILB 59Matt BeckJr
DE 97 Andre Carter So
LB 43Jamal CherryFr
CB 29Anthony CoffeyJr
DE 98 Jerry DeLoach Jr
S 20Peter DestefanoJr
LB 44Albert DorseySr
LB 50Fa'avae Fa'avaeJr
ILB 42Justin FlaggSr
S, LB 49 Scott Fujita Fr
DB 31 Derrick Gardner Sr
ILB 99Nate GeldermanSo
NT 92James GibsonSr
S 36Dewey HaleFr
CB 11Drae HarrisJr
DB 25 Chidi Iwuoma So
DT 55Kasey JacksonJr
DE 30Roy Jackson
LB 17Juan JimenezJr
S 24Damian Marzett
DE 33 John McLaughlin Sr
ILB 53Keith MillerJr
LB 45Matt NixonFr
CB 8 Deltha O'Neal Jr
DB 22Mark OrrSr
DL 95 Jeremiah Parker Jr
DB 28Harold Pearson
CB 21Jemeel PowellFr
OLB 13 Sekou Sanyika Jr
S 19Don Smith
LB 51Jason Smith
S 9Marquis Smith
DB 23Demetrius Stampley
LB 47Josh Trowbridge
DE 58Mawuko TugbenyohJr
LB 34Paul Urgenti
DT 94 Jacob Waasdorp So
DB 14LaShaun WardFr
S 37Bert Watts
DB 39David Watts
DE 78Zech Whittington
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 27Ignacio Brache
P 89 Nick Harris So
PK 29Tim Wolleck
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2017-Sep-11

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. "1998 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. Howard–Cooper, Scott (October 25, 1998). "UCLA Is Still Standing". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  5. 2011 California football information guide