| 1998 Pacific-10 Conference football season | |
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| Color Text: | white |
| League: | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport: | Football |
| Pixels: | 125px |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | UCLA Bruins |
| Season Champ Name: | Champion |
| League Champ Name: | Runners-Up |
| Seasonslistnames: | Football |
| Prevseason Year: | 1997 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1999 |
The Pacific-10 Conference football season in 1998 ended with the UCLA Bruins winning the conference with an undefeated 8–0 conference record.[1] [2]
Pac-10 teams played in the following bowl games. Pac-10 teams are bolded. Rankings from BCS.
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Time (PST) | Team | Score | Team | Score | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloha Bowl | December 25 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | ABC | 12:30 PM | Colorado | 51 | Oregon | 43 | 46,451 | |
| Oahu Bowl | December 25 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | ESPN | 5:30 PM | Air Force | 43 | Washington | 25 | 34,083 | |
| Holiday Bowl | December 30 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, California | ESPN | 5:00 PM |
| 23 |
| 20 | 65,354 | |
| Sun Bowl | December 31 | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | CBS | 11:00 AM | USC | 19 | TCU | 28 | 46,612 | |
| Rose Bowl | January 1 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | ABC | 2:00 PM | 38 |
| 31 | 93,872 |
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:[3]
The following players earned All-Pac-10 honors:[4] [5]
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Sr. | UCLA | Arizona | ||||
| QB | Sr. | Oregon | |||||
| RB | Jr. | Arizona State | Oregon | ||||
| RB | Jr. | Arizona | Kevin Brown | Washington State | |||
| WR | Sr. | California | Arizona | ||||
| FL | Jr. | UCLA | Stanford | ||||
| FL | USC | ||||||
| TE | Mike Grieb | Sr. | UCLA | Oregon | |||
| OL | Jr. | UCLA | Tony Coats | Washington | |||
| OL | Jr. | Arizona | Arizona | ||||
| OL | Andy Meyers | Sr. | UCLA | Shawn Stuart | UCLA | ||
| OL | Jr. | USC | Mike McLaughlin | Stanford | |||
| OL | Sr. | Arizona State | |||||
| OL | Sr. | California | |||||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | Sr. | Oregon State | California | ||||
| DL | Jr. | Washington | California | ||||
| DL | Daniel Greer | Arizona | Sultan Abdul-Malik | USC | |||
| DL | Ennis Davis | So. | USC | Mac Tuiaea | Washington | ||
| LB | Jr. | USC | Bryan Jones | Oregon State | |||
| LB | Sr. | UCLA | Matt Beck | California | |||
| LB | Jr. | California | Stanford | ||||
| LB | Jr. | Arizona | Arizona | ||||
| CB | Sr. | Arizona | Dee Moronkola | Washington State | |||
| CB | Sr. | USC | USC | ||||
| S | Sr. | UCLA | California | ||||
| S | Sr. | USC | Washington State | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | Nathan Villegas | Jr. | Oregon | Oregon State | |||
| P | Sr. | Oregon | Stephen Baker | Arizona State | |||
| RS | Jr. | Arizona State | Tim Alexander | Oregon State | |||
| ST | Sr. | California | Jamil Braithwaite | Oregon | |||
| AP | Joe Jarzynka | Jr. | Washington | ||||