| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Team: | California Golden Bears |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Record: | 5 - 6 |
| Conf Record: | 3 - 5 |
| Head Coach: | Tom Holmoe |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Doug Cosbie |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Lyle Setencich |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Matt Beck |
| Captain2: | Dameane Douglas |
| Captain3: | Sekou Sanyika |
| Captain4: | John Welbourn |
| Stadium: | California Memorial Stadium |
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]