# 1998 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1998 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Bob Toledo. It was Toledo's third season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 10–2 overall and were Pacific-10 Conference champions with an 8–0 record. The Bruins played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1999, losing to the Wisconsin Badgers. The team was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll and #8 in the final Coaches Poll.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 12:30 pm | No. 23 Texas* | No. 6 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ABC | W 49–31 | 73,070 |
| September 19 | 12:30 pm | at Houston* | No. 4 | Robertson StadiumHouston, TX | FX | W 42–24 | 19,540 |
| October 3 | 12:30 pm | Washington State | No. 4 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ABC | W 49–17 | 67,210 |
| October 10 | 7:15 pm | at No. 10 Arizona | No. 3 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FSN | W 52–28 | 58,738 |
| October 17 | 12:30 pm | No. 11 Oregon | No. 2 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (College GameDay) | ABC | W 41–38 $^{OT}$ | 75,367 |
| October 24 | 12:30 pm | at California | No. 2 | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (rivalry) | ABC | W 28–16 | 55,000 |
| October 31 | 3:30 pm | Stanford | No. 2 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FX | W 28–24 | 64,820 |
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | at Oregon State | No. 3 | Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR | FSN | W 41–34 | 26,017 |
| November 14 | 12:30 pm | at Washington | No. 3 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | W 36–24 | 72,391 |
| November 21 | 12:30 pm | USC | No. 3 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Victory Bell) | ABC | W 34–17 | 88,080 |
| December 5 | 11:00 am | at Miami (FL)* | No. 3 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (College GameDay) | ESPN | L 45–49 | 46,819 |
| January 1 | 1:30 pm | vs. No. 9 Wisconsin* | No. 6 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | ABC | L 31–38 | 93,872 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 7 (1) | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 3 (3) | 6 | 8 |
| Coaches Poll | 7 (3) | 6 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (7) | 3 (7) | 3 (7) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Texas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| • #6 UCLA | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #4 UCLA | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Houston | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • #4 UCLA | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 UCLA | 7 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 52 |
| #10 Arizona | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #11 Oregon | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| • #2 UCLA | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 41 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #2 UCLA | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| California | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 16 |

### Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stanford | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| • #2 UCLA | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 UCLA | 0 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| Oregon State | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |

### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 UCLA | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
| Washington | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| USC | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| • #3 UCLA | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
Eight straight wins against the Trojans.

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 UCLA | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
| • Miami | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |

### Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #9 Badgers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| #6 UCLA | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

## 1999 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
| Cade McNown | 1 | 12 | Quarterback | Chicago Bears |
| Kris Farris | 3 | 74 | Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Larry Atkins | 3 | 84 | Outside Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs |