1998 Stanford Cardinal football team
American college football season
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The 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tyrone Willingham, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–8 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Headcoach
- Tyrone Willingham (4th season)
OffensivecoordinatorBill Diedrick (1st season)
| 1998 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–6 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Diedrick (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Harris (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | San Jose State* | L 23–35 | 36,396 | |||
| September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 21 Arizona |
| L 14–31 | 30,096 | ||
| September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina* |
| FSN | W 37–34 | 34,198 | [1] |
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Oregon | FSNBA | L 28–63 | 43,948 | ||
| October 3 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 23 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 17–35 | 80,012 | ||
| October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| L 23–30 | 34,298 | ||
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | FSN | L 38–44 OT | 58,155 | ||
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 UCLA | FX | L 24–28 | 64,820 | ||
| November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | USC |
| FSNBA | L 9–34 | 43,250 | |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington State |
| W 38–28 | 30,418 | ||
| November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at California | ABC | W 10–3 | 69,000 | ||
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Game summaries
San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 0 | ||||
| Cardinal | 0 |
Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Wildcats | 0 | ||||
| Cardinal | 0 |
North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tar Heels | 0 | ||||
| Cardinal | 0 |
At Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 0 | ||||
| No. 20 Ducks | 0 |
at Notre Dame
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| No. 23 Fighting Irish | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beavers | 0 | ||||
| Cardinal | 0 |
at Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 0 | ||||
| Sun Devils | 0 |
at UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 2 Bruins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | ||||
| Cardinal | 0 |
at California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Personnel
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
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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