1998 Oregon Ducks football team

1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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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

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Ducks lost to Colorado. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 pm	No. 23 Michigan State*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 48–14	43,634
September 12	5:30 pm	at UTEP*	No. 24	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	OSN	W 33–26	25,906
September 19	2:00 pm	San Jose State*	No. 22	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 58–3	41,868
September 26	1:00 pm	Stanford	No. 20	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSNNW	W 63–28	43,948
October 10	2:00 pm	at Washington State	No. 15	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 51–29	37,196
October 17	12:30 pm	at No. 2 UCLA	No. 11	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (College GameDay)	ABC	L 38–41 ^OT	75,367
October 24	3:30 pm	USC	No. 12	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSN	W 17–13	45,807
October 31	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Arizona	No. 12	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	L 3–38	44,931
November 7	12:30 pm	Washington	No. 21	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–22	46,031
November 14	1:00 pm	Arizona State	No. 20	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 51–19	43,723
November 21	3:30 pm	at Oregon State	No. 15	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	FSN	L 41–44 ^2OT	37,777
December 25	12:30 pm	vs. Colorado*	No. 21	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 43–51	38,803
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

1998 Oregon Ducks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`3`	Joey Harrington	Fr
QB	`7`	A.J. Feeley	So
QB	`11`	Akili Smith	Sr
QB		Jason Maas	Sr
RB		Reuben Droughns	Jr
WR		Damon Griffin	Sr
TE		Jed Weaver

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL		Saul Patu	So
CB	`17`	Rashad Bauman	So
DB		Michael Fletcher	Jr
DB		Brandon McLemore
S		Justin Wilcox	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Nathan Villegas
P		Josh Bidwell	Sr

USC at #14 Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	10	0	3	13
• Oregon	0	3	7	7	17

Oregon snapped a three-game losing streak to USC.

^ "1998 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "1998 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 43. Retrieved September 5, 2023.