1998 UCLA Bruins football team explained

Year:1998
Team:UCLA Bruins
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Coachrank:8
Aprank:8
Record:10–2
Conf Record:8–0
Hc Year:3rd
Oc Year:3rd
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Rose Bowl
(Capacity: 98,636)
Champion:Pac-10 champion

The 1998 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Bob Toledo. It was Toledo's third season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 10–2 overall and were Pacific-10 Conference champions with an 8–0 record. The Bruins played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1999, losing to the Wisconsin Badgers.[1] The team was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll and #8 in the final Coaches Poll.

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.

Game summaries

Texas

See also: 1998 Texas Longhorns football team.

Houston

See also: 1998 Houston Cougars football team.

Washington State

Arizona

See also: 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team.

Oregon

See also: 1998 Oregon Ducks football team. [2]

California

See also: 1998 California Golden Bears football team.

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Stanford

See also: 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team.

Oregon State

See also: 1998 Oregon State Beavers football team.

Washington

See also: 1998 Washington Huskies football team.

USC

See also: 1998 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC). Eight straight wins against the Trojans.

Miami (FL)

See also: 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team.

Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)

See main article: 1999 Rose Bowl.

See also: 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team.

1999 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.

Player Round Pick Position NFL Team
1 12 Quarterback Chicago Bears
3 74 Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers
3 84 Outside Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rose Bowl 1999 . 2011-12-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111212030837/http://www.rosebowlhistory.org/rose-bowl-1999.php . 2011-12-12 .
  2. News: Oregon vs. Ucla. USA Today. October 17, 1998. January 13, 2014.
  3. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98297/98297379.htm USA Today