1998 Stanford Cardinal football team

1998 Stanford Cardinal football
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

1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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
	2	–	6	3	–	8
Washington State	0	–	8	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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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Game summaries

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cardinal					0

Arizona

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

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Cardinal					0

At Oregon

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

at Notre Dame

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

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers					0
Cardinal					0

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Sun Devils					0

at UCLA

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

USC

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

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Cardinal					0

at California

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

References

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

[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.

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