1998 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham.

1998 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tyrone Willingham (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Diedrick (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Bill Harris (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford 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	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:30 p.m.	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		L 23–35	36,396
September 12	12:30 p.m.	No. 21 Arizona	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 14–31	30,096
September 19	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	W 37–34	34,198	[1]
September 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSNBA	L 28–63	43,948
October 3	11:30 a.m.	at No. 23 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 17–35	80,012
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 23–30	34,298
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 38–44 OT	58,155
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FX	L 24–28	64,820
November 7	3:30 p.m.	USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	FSNBA	L 9–34	43,250
November 14	12:30 p.m.	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 38–28	30,418
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	ABC	W 10–3	69,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

1998 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Randy Fasani Fr OT 75 Eric Heitmann Fr QB 7 Todd Husak Jr WR 5 Troy Walters Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 77 Willie Howard So LB 97 Riall Johnson So DE 74 Jim Telesmanich So FS 13 Tank Williams Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tyrone Willingham Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Coaching staff

• Tyrone Willingham – Head coach
• Bill Diedrick – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
• Earle Mosley – Running backs
• Mose Rison – wide receivers
• Pat Shurmur – Offensive line
• Chuck Moller – Tight ends and offensive line (tackles)
• Bill Harris – Defensive coordinator and defensive backs
• Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator
• Kent Baer – Inside and outside linebacker
• Dave Tipton – Recruiting coordinator

Game summaries

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 1998 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

No. 21 Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Wildcats					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

At No. 20 Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
No. 20 Ducks					0

See also: 1998 Oregon Ducks football team

at No. 23 Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	3	0	0	14	17
No. 23 Fighting Irish	21	7	7	0	35

See also: 1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame – Stanford rivalry

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 1998 Oregon State Beavers football team

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Sun Devils					0

See also: 1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

at No. 2 UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	7	10	0	24
No. 2 Bruins	7	7	0	14	28

See also: 1998 UCLA Bruins football team

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	7	3	14	34
Cardinal	7	0	0	2	9

See also: 1998 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 1998 Washington State Cougars football team

at California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	7	3	10
Golden Bears	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 1998 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (football)

References

1. "Stanford win worth the wait". The San Francisco Examiner. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2012.