# 1998 Washington Huskies football team

The 1998 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Jim Lambright, the team compiled a 6–5 record in the regular season, tied for fifth (4–4) in the Pacific-10 Conference, and was outscored 343 to 303. Joe Jarzynka was selected as the team's most valuable player. Nigel Burton, Reggie Davis, Brock Huard, and Lester Towns were the team captains.
For the second straight year, the Huskies played in Honolulu on Christmas Day. They lost 25–43 to Air Force in the Oahu Bowl, resulting in the program's first non-winning season in 22 years. Five days later, Lambright was relieved of his duties as head coach by athletic director Barbara Hedges. His successor was Rick Neuheisel, the head coach at Colorado in the Big 12 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 8 Arizona State | No. 18 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FSN | W 42–38 | 72,118 |
| September 19 | 12:30 p.m. | BYU* | No. 9 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | W 20–10 | 71,297 |
| September 26 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Nebraska* | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (College GameDay) | ABC | L 7–55 | 76,372 |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 Arizona | No. 20 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FSN | L 28–31 | 71,469 |
| October 10 | 12:30 p.m. | Utah State* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | W 53–12 | 70,210 |
| October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | California | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FSN | W 21–13 | 71,215 |
| October 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | W 35–34 | 71,552 |
| October 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at USC | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | ABC | L 10–33 | 62,276 |
| November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Oregon | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | ABC | L 22–27 | 46,031 |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 3 UCLA | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | L 24–36 | 72,391 |
| November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at Washington State | | Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) | ABC | W 16–9 | 37,251 |
| December 25 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Air Force* | | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (Oahu Bowl) | ESPN | L 25–45 | 46,451 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll.All times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Roster

    Source:

## Season summary
### At Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Arizona State | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: September 5
* Game time: 7:22 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 86 °F (30 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,118
* Referee: Gordon Riese
* TV: FSN
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ASU – Kendrick Bates 13-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 12:15. Arizona State 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:45.
WASH – Reggie Davis 3-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 8:29. Tie 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 3:46.
ASU – Todd Heap 15-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 2:19. Arizona State 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:10.
Second quarter
WASH – Pat Conniff 16-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 9:05. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:11.
ASU – Davaren Hightower 2-yard run (Mike Gauthier kick), 7:03. Arizona State 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:02.
ASU – J.R. Redmond 22-yard run (Mike Gauthier kick), 5:30. Arizona State 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:33.
WASH – Dane Looker 3-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 3:04. Arizona State 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:26.
Third quarter
WASH – Dane Looker 9-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 8:42. Tie 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 2:47.
WASH – Jason Harris 5-yard run (Jim Skurski kick), 4:45. Washington 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:53.
Fourth quarter
ASU – Mike Gauthier 42-yard field goal, 12:21. Washington 35–31. Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 7:24.
ASU – Tariq McDonald 8-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 2:00. Arizona State 38–35. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:33.
WASH – Reggie Davis 63-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 0:28. Washington 42–38. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:32.
Top passers
WASH – Brock Huard – 27/47, 318 yards, 4 TD
ASU – Ryan Kealy – 20/35, 302 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
WASH – Maurice Shaw – 16 rushes, 51 yards
ASU – J.R. Redmond – 22 rushes, 108 yards, TD
Top receivers
WASH – Dane Looker – 11 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
ASU – Creig Spann – 4 receptions, 71 yards :

## NFL draft

Two Huskies were selected in the 1999 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (253 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Brock Huard | QB | 3rd | 77 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Tony Coats | T | 7th | 209 | Cincinnati Bengals |