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The 1998 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their second year under head coach Tom Holmoe , the Golden Bears compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 251 to 183.[ 1] [ 2]
The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,322 passing yards, Marcus Fields with 734 rushing yards, and Dameane Douglas with 1,150 receiving yards.[ 3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 12:30 p.m. Houston * W 14–1033,000
September 12 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Nebraska * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FSN L 3–2467,000
September 19 4:00 p.m. at Oklahoma * FSNBA W 13–1274,235
September 26 4:00 p.m. Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ABC W 24–1432,497
October 10 3:30 p.m. at No. 19 USC FSNBA W 32–3165,678
October 17 3:30 p.m. at Washington FSN L 13–2171,215
October 24 12:30 p.m. No. 2 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) ABC L 16–2855,000 [ 4]
October 31 1:00 p.m. at Oregon State W 20–1923,594
November 7 3:00 p.m. at Arizona State L 22–5564,973
November 14 12:30 p.m. No. 9 Arizona California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FSN L 23–2736,500
November 21 12:30 p.m. Stanford ABC L 3–1069,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1998 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
3
Michael Ainsworth
Fr
WR
15
Omar Bennett
Fr
TE
85
Eric Brandon
C
63
Caleb Brown
Sr
QB
5
Samuel Clemons
QB
18
Wesley Dalton
QB
86
Ronnie Davenport
Fr
FB
38
Josh Del Prado
C
60
Reed Diehl
So
OT
71
Kevin Doherty
Jr
WR
81
Dameane Douglas
Sr
TB
4
Marcus Fields
OL
62
Adam Fisher
Fr
FB
46
Mike Freeman
OL
79
Brian Gray
RB
25
Chris Hanks
TE
47
Marcus Helfman
TE
45
A.J. Kunkle
G
79
Brandon Ludwig
WR
82
Eddie Macha
Fr
OL
74
Joe Major
Fr
OT
70
Jeff Martin
G
76
Tate McCallister
WR
91
Scott McMorris
FB
37
Saleem Muhammad
RB
35
Marcus Oliver
QB
16
David Page
FB
93
Matt Peters
WR
83
Bruce Pierre
WR
88
Phillip Pipersburg
OT
72
Warren Rick
C , G
73
John Romero
FB
48
Rashad Slocumb
TE
32
Corey Smith
FB
41
Ryan Stanger
WR
80
Brian Stumpf
Jr
OL
77
Doug Styles
TE
87
Brian Surgener
OT
75
Kevin Swillis
QB
17
Ryan Tollner
QB
10
Justin Vedder
OL
66
Langston Walker
Fr
G
64
John Welbourn
Sr
WR
4
Brian White
FB
40
Joshua White
TB
2
Brandon Willis
Sr
WR
6
Joel Young
Jr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2017-Sep-11
References
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