1998 Arizona Wildcats football team

1998 Arizona Wildcats football

Holiday Bowl Champions
Holiday Bowl, W 23–20 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#4
1998 record	12–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dick Tomey
Offensive coordinator	Dino Babers
Defensive coordinator	Rich Ellerson
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 57,803)

1998 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#8 UCLA $		8	–	0		10	–	2
#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

The 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team represented University of Arizona during the 1998 NCAA college football season. It was the first 11-win season in school history and the best conference record to date.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 PM	at Hawaii*	#24	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN2	W 27–6	38,745
September 12	12:30 PM	at Stanford	#21	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	KTTU	W 31–14	30,096
September 19	7:00 PM	Iowa*	#16	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 35–11	52,634
September 24	5:00 PM	at San Diego State*	#16	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 35–16	23,811
October 3	7:00 PM	at #20 Washington	#14	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN	W 31–28	71,469
October 10	7:15 PM	#3 UCLA	#10	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FSN	L 28–52	58,738
October 17	1:00 PM	at Oregon State	#16	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 38–15	30,231
October 24	7:00 PM	Northeast Louisiana*	#14	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	KTTU	W 45–7	39,218
October 31	4:30 PM	#12 Oregon	#13	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 38–3	44,931
November 7	7:00 PM	Washington State	#10	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FSNAZ	W 37–27	47,761
November 14	4:30 PM	at California	#9	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	KTTU	W 27–23	36,500
November 27	4:30 PM	Arizona State	#7	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup)	FSN	W 50–42	57,953
December 30	6:00 PM	vs. #14 Nebraska*	#5	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–20	65,354
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

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Game notes

Arizona State

Arizona State at #7 Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona St	15	7	6	14	42
• Arizona	7	19	17	7	50

Date: November 27
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Game attendance: 57,953

Source: USA Today

Scoring summary

1	11:14	ASU	Stephen Baker 26-yard field goal	ASU 3-0

1	10:56	ARIZ	Brad Brennan 72-yard pass from Keith Smith (Mark McDonald kick)	ARIZ 7-3

1	6:59	ASU	Jeff Paulk 1-yard run (kick failed)	ASU 9-7

1	3:22	ASU	Craig Spann 14-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (two-point failed)	ASU 15-7

2	10:47	ARIZ	Jim Wendler 1-yard run (two-point failed)	ASU 15-13

2	4:11	ARIZ	Scooter Sprotte 12-yard fumble return (two-point failed)	ARIZ 19-15

2	1:50	ASU	J.R. Redmond 2-yard run (Stephen Baker kick)	ASU 22-19

2	1:37	ARIZ	Trung Canidate 80-yard run (Mark McDonald kick)	ARIZ 26-22

3	11:38	ARIZ	Ortege Jenkins 13-yard run (Mark McDonald kick)	ARIZ 33-22

3	9:23	ASU	Todd Heap 23-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (two-point failed)	ARIZ 33-28

3	4:58	ARIZ	Mark McDonald 21-yard field goal	ARIZ 36-28

3	1:35	ARIZ	Trung Canidate 66-yard run (Mark McDonald kick)	ARIZ 43-28

4	5:55	ASU	Todd Heap 17-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Stephen Baker kick)	ARIZ 43-35

4	4:02	ARIZ	Trung Canidate 48-yard run (Mark McDonald kick)	ARIZ 50-35

4	1:52	ASU	Lenzie Jackson 23-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Stephen Baker kick)	ARIZ 50-42

Arizona's Trung Canidate rushes for a school record 288 yards.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Chris McAlister	Cornerback	1	10	Baltimore Ravens
Edwin Mulitalo	Guard	4	129	Baltimore Ravens
Ronnie Smith	Defensive Back	5	168	Arizona Cardinals
Mike Lucky	Tight End	7	229	Dallas Cowboys

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References

External links

Arizona Wildcats website

Arizona Wildcats football

Venues	Arizona Stadium (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona State (Territorial Cup) New Mexico: (Kit Carson Rifle, 1938–1990)

Culture & lore	Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma The Pride of Arizona "A" Mountain "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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