The 1998 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Riley, the Beavers compiled a 5–6 record (2–6 in Pac-10, eighth), their first five-win season in 27 years.[1]
1998 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 5–6 (2–6 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Paul Chryst (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Greg Newhouse (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Parker Stadium (Capacity: 35,362) |
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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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Riley left after the season in January for the NFL's San Diego Chargers,[2][3] and was succeeded by Dennis Erickson, previously the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for four years, preceded by six seasons at the University of Miami.[4][5][6] Four years later in February 2003, Erickson left for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, and Riley returned to Corvallis as head coach.[7][8]
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 1:00 pm | Nevada* | W 48–6 | 27,426 | ||
September 12 | 1:00 pm | Baylor* |
| W 27–17 | 26,243 | |
September 19 | 7:00 pm | at No. 18 USC | FSN | L 20–40 | 45,629 | |
September 26 | 7:00 pm | at Arizona State | FSN | L 3–24 | 59,630 | |
October 3 | 7:00 pm | at Utah State* | W 20–16 | 11,682 | ||
October 10 | 2:00 pm | at Stanford | W 30–23 | 34,298 | ||
October 17 | 1:00 pm | No. 16 Arizona |
| L 7–28 | 30,231 | |
October 24 | 12:30 pm | at Washington | L 34–35 | 71,552 | ||
October 31 | 1:00 pm | California |
| L 19–20 | 23,594 | |
November 7 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 UCLA |
| FSN | L 34–41 | 26,017 |
November 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 15 Oregon |
| FSN | W 44–41 2OT | 37,777 |
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References
edit- ^ Clark, Bob (November 22, 1998). "Ducks casualty of OSU's war". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1G.
- ^ Rodman, Bob (January 8, 1999). "OSU ponders future without Riley". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Beavers' Riley inks 5-year deal with San Diego". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 8, 1999. p. 4C.
- ^ Rodman, Bob (January 12, 1999). "Oregon State lures Erickson". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ Rodman, Bob (January 13, 1999). "Eager Beavers usher in Erickson era". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Oregon State tabs Erickson". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 13, 1999. p. 2C.
- ^ Rodman, Bob (February 20, 2003). "Beavers give Riley second homecoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. E1.
- ^ "Riley returns to his roots, takes over at Oregon State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire service reports. February 20, 2003. p. C2.
- ^ "OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.