1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Cozzetto (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow (4th season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:15 pm	No. 18 Washington	No. 8	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 38–42	72,118
September 12	6:00 pm	at BYU*	No. 14	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 6–26	65,096
September 19	7:00 pm	North Texas*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 34–15	61,158
September 26	7:00 pm	Oregon State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 24–3	59,630
October 3	3:30 pm	at No. 21 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 24–35	56,093
October 10	12:30 pm	No. 22 Notre Dame*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 9–28	73,501
October 22	7:00 pm	Stanford		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 44–38 OT	58,155
October 31	3:00 pm	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 38–28	34,039
November 7	4:00 pm	California		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 55–22	64,973
November 14	2:00 pm	at No. 20 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 19–51	43,723
November 27	4:30 pm	at No. 8 Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	FSN	L 42–50	57,953
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

^[1]

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	8 (2)	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	9	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Washington

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	14	14	7	42
Arizona State	14	14	0	10	38

Game information

First quarter ASU – Kendrick Bates 13-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 12:15. Arizona State 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:45. WASH – Reggie Davis 3-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 8:29. Tie 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 3:46. ASU – Todd Heap 15-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 2:19. Arizona State 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:10. Second quarter WASH – Pat Conniff 16-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 9:05. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:11. ASU – Davaren Hightower 2-yard run (Mike Gauthier kick), 7:03. Arizona State 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:02. ASU – J.R. Redmond 22-yard run (Mike Gauthier kick), 5:30. Arizona State 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:33. WASH – Dane Looker 3-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 3:04. Arizona State 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:26. Third quarter WASH – Dane Looker 9-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 8:42. Tie 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 2:47. WASH – Jason Harris 5-yard run (Jim Skurski kick), 4:45. Washington 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:53. Fourth quarter ASU – Mike Gauthier 42-yard field goal, 12:21. Washington 35–31. Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 7:24. ASU – Tariq McDonald 8-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 2:00. Arizona State 38–35. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:33. WASH – Reggie Davis 63-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 0:28. Washington 42–38. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:32. Top passers WASH – Brock Huard – 27/47, 318 yards, 4 TD ASU – Ryan Kealy – 20/35, 302 yards, 3 TD Top rushers WASH – Maurice Shaw – 16 rushes, 51 yards ASU – J.R. Redmond – 22 rushes, 108 yards, TD Top receivers WASH – Dane Looker – 11 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD ASU – Creig Spann – 4 receptions, 71 yards

Washington Huskies (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 7:22 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,118
• Referee: Gordon Riese
• TV: FSN

Roster

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Todd Heap RB Davaren Hightower QB Ryan Kealy WR Tariq McDonald RB J.R. Redmond WR Creig Spann	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Adam Archuleta DL Erik Flowers	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mike Gauthier	Head coach Bruce Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Phil Snow Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt