1998 California Golden Bears football team

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.

1998 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tom Holmoe (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Cosbie (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Setencich (2nd season)
Captains	Matt Beck Dameane Douglas Sekou Sanyika John Welbourn
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:30 p.m.	Houston*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 14–10	33,000
September 12	4:00 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 3–24	67,000
September 19	4:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSNBA	W 13–12	74,235
September 26	4:00 p.m.	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 24–14	32,497
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSNBA	W 32–31	65,678
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 13–21	71,215
October 24	12:30 p.m.	No. 2 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 16–28	55,000
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 20–19	23,863
November 7	3:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 22–55	64,973
November 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 9 Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 23–27	36,500
November 21	12:30 p.m.	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (The Big Game)	ABC	L 3–10	69,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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 Pos. # Name Class LB 46 Tully Banta-Cain Fr ILB 59 Matt Beck Jr DE 97 Andre Carter So LB 43 Jamal Cherry Fr CB 29 Anthony Coffey Jr DE 98 Jerry DeLoach Jr S 20 Peter Destefano Jr LB 44 Albert Dorsey Sr LB 50 Fa'avae Fa'avae Jr ILB 42 Justin Flagg Sr S, LB 49 Scott Fujita Fr DB 31 Derrick Gardner Sr ILB 99 Nate Gelderman So NT 92 James Gibson Sr S 36 Dewey Hale Fr CB 11 Drae Harris Jr DB 25 Chidi Iwuoma So DT 55 Kasey Jackson Jr DE 30 Roy Jackson LB 17 Juan Jimenez Jr S 24 Damian Marzett DE 33 John McLaughlin Sr ILB 53 Keith Miller Jr LB 45 Matt Nixon Fr CB 8 Deltha O'Neal Jr DB 22 Mark Orr Sr DL 95 Jeremiah Parker Jr DB 28 Harold Pearson CB 21 Jemeel Powell Fr OLB 13 Sekou Sanyika Jr S 19 Don Smith LB 51 Jason Smith S 9 Marquis Smith DB 23 Demetrius Stampley LB 47 Josh Trowbridge DE 58 Mawuko Tugbenyoh Jr LB 34 Paul Urgenti DT 94 Jacob Waasdorp So DB 14 LaShaun Ward Fr S 37 Bert Watts DB 39 David Watts DE 78 Zech Whittington	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 27 Ignacio Brache P 89 Nick Harris So PK 29 Tim Wolleck	Head coach Tom Holmoe Coordinators/assistant coaches Doug Cosbie Offensive coordinator Lyle Setencich Defensive coordinator Bobby Fresques Offensive assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2017-Sep-11