1998 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham.

1998 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Diedrick (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorBill Harris (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:30 p.m.San Jose State*L 23–3536,396
September 1212:30 p.m.No. 21 Arizona
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 14–3130,096
September 193:30 p.m.North Carolina*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FSNW 37–3434,198[1]
September 261:00 p.m.at No. 20 OregonFSNBAL 28–6343,948
October 311:30 a.m.at No. 23 Notre Dame*NBCL 17–3580,012
October 102:00 p.m.Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 23–3034,298
October 227:00 p.m.at Arizona StateFSNL 38–44 OT58,155
October 313:30 p.m.at No. 2 UCLAFXL 24–2864,820
November 73:30 p.m.USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
FSNBAL 9–3443,250
November 1412:30 p.m.Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 38–2830,418
November 2112:30 p.m.at CaliforniaABCW 10–369,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

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1998 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Randy Fasani Fr
OT 75 Eric Heitmann Fr
QB 7 Todd Husak Jr
WR 5 Troy Walters Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 77 Willie Howard So
LB 97 Riall Johnson So
DE 74 Jim Telesmanich So
FS 13 Tank Williams Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

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  • Tyrone WillinghamHead coach
  • Bill Diedrick – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
  • Earle MosleyRunning backs
  • Mose Risonwide receivers
  • Pat ShurmurOffensive line
  • Chuck MollerTight ends and offensive line (tackles)
  • Bill Harris – Defensive coordinator and defensive backs
  • Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator
  • Kent BaerInside and outside linebacker
  • Dave TiptonRecruiting coordinator

Game summaries

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San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Cardinal 0

No. 21 Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Wildcats 0
Cardinal 0

North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0
Cardinal 0

At No. 20 Oregon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
No. 20 Ducks 0

at No. 23 Notre Dame

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 0 0 14 17
No. 23 Fighting Irish 21 7 7 0 35

Oregon State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0
Cardinal 0

at Arizona State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
Sun Devils 0

at No. 2 UCLA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 7 7 10 0 24
No. 2 Bruins 7 7 0 14 28
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 10 7 3 14 34
Cardinal 7 0 0 2 9

Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Cardinal 0

at California

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 0 7 3 10
Golden Bears 0 3 0 0 3

References

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  1. ^ "Stanford win worth the wait". The San Francisco Examiner. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
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