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.
Quick Facts Oregon Ducks football, Aloha Bowl, L 43–51 vs. Colorado ...
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 12:30 pm | No. 23 Michigan State* | | | ABC | W 48–14 | 43,634 |
September 12 | 5:30 pm | at UTEP* | No. 24 | | OSN | W 33–26 | 25,906 |
September 19 | 2:00 pm | San Jose State* | No. 22 | | | W 58–3 | 41,868 |
September 26 | 1:00 pm | Stanford | No. 20 | | FSNNW | W 63–28 | 43,948 |
October 10 | 2:00 pm | at Washington State | No. 15 | | | W 51–29 | 37,196 |
October 17 | 12:30 pm | at No. 2 UCLA | No. 11 | | ABC | L 38–41 OT | 75,367 |
October 24 | 3:30 pm | USC | No. 12 | | FSN | W 17–13 | 45,807 |
October 31 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 Arizona | No. 12 | | FSN | L 3–38 | 44,931 |
November 7 | 12:30 pm | Washington | No. 21 | | ABC | W 27–22 | 46,031 |
November 14 | 1:00 pm | Arizona State | No. 20 | | | W 51–19 | 43,723 |
November 21 | 3:30 pm | at Oregon State | No. 15 | | FSN | L 41–44 2OT | 37,777 |
December 25 | 12:30 pm | vs. Colorado* | No. 21 | | ABC | L 43–51 | 38,803 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | RV |
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Coaches Poll | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 17T | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 21 | RV |
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BCS | Not released | 11 | — | 14 | 11 | 18 | — | — | Not released |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1998 Oregon Ducks football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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USC
More information Total, Scoring summary ...
USC at #14 Oregon
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
USC |
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10 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
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3 | 7 | 7 |
17 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | 14:15 | ORE | Nathan Villegas 23-yard field goal | ORE 3-0 |
| 2 | 12:41 | USC | Chad Morton 70-yard pass from Mike Van Raaphorst (Adam Abrams kick) | USC 7-3 |
| 2 | 1:40 | USC | Adam Abrams 49-yard field goal | USC 10-3 |
| 3 | 10:24 | ORE | Tony Hartley 55-yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick) | Tied 10-10 |
| 4 | 10:43 | ORE | Akili Smith 62-yard run (Nathan Villegas kick) | ORE 17-10 |
| 4 | 4:14 | USC | Adam Abrams 25-yard field goal | ORE 17-13 |
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Oregon snapped a three-game losing streak to USC.