# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | San Jose State* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | | L 23–35 | 36,396 |
| September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 21 Arizona | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | L 14–31 | 30,096 |
| September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FSN | W 37–34 | 34,198 |
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Oregon | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | FSNBA | L 28–63 | 43,948 |
| October 3 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 23 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | L 17–35 | 80,012 |
| October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | L 23–30 | 34,298 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FSN | L 38–44 $^{OT}$ | 58,155 |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FX | L 24–28 | 64,820 |
| November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | USC | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | FSNBA | L 9–34 | 43,250 |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | W 38–28 | 30,418 |
| November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at California | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (Big Game) | ABC | W 10–3 | 69,000 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

* Tyrone Willingham – Head coach
* Bill Diedrick – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
* Earle Mosley – Running backs
* Mose Rison – wide receivers
* Pat Shurmur – Offensive line
* Chuck Moller – Tight ends and offensive line (tackles)
* Bill Harris – Defensive coordinator and defensive backs
* Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator
* Kent Baer – Inside and outside linebacker
* Dave Tipton – Recruiting coordinator

## Game summaries
### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### No. 21 Arizona

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

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | | | | | 0 |
| Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### At No. 20 Oregon

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

### at No. 23 Notre Dame

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

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | | | | | 0 |
| Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### at Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | | | | | 0 |
| Sun Devils | | | | | 0 |

### at No. 2 UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 2 Bruins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | | | | | 0 |
| Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### at California

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