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American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 12:30 pm | No. 23 Michigan State* | | | ABC | W 48–14 | 43,634 |
September 12 | 5:30 pm | at UTEP* | No. 24 | | OSN | W 33–26 | 25,906 |
September 19 | 2:00 pm | San Jose State* | No. 22 | | | W 58–3 | 41,868 |
September 26 | 1:00 pm | Stanford | No. 20 | | FSNNW | W 63–28 | 43,948 |
October 10 | 2:00 pm | at Washington State | No. 15 | | | W 51–29 | 37,196 |
October 17 | 12:30 pm | at No. 2 UCLA | No. 11 | | ABC | L 38–41 OT | 75,367 |
October 24 | 3:30 pm | USC | No. 12 | | FSN | W 17–13 | 45,807 |
October 31 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 Arizona | No. 12 | | FSN | L 3–38 | 44,931 |
November 7 | 12:30 pm | Washington | No. 21 | | ABC | W 27–22 | 46,031 |
November 14 | 1:00 pm | Arizona State | No. 20 | | | W 51–19 | 43,723 |
November 21 | 3:30 pm | at Oregon State | No. 15 | | FSN | L 41–44 2OT | 37,777 |
December 25 | 12:30 pm | vs. Colorado* | No. 21 | | ABC | L 43–51 | 38,803 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | RV |
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Coaches Poll | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 17T | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 21 | RV |
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BCS | Not released | 11 | — | 14 | 11 | 18 | — | — | Not released |
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1998 Oregon Ducks football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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USC at #14 Oregon
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
USC |
0 |
10 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
• Oregon |
0 |
3 | 7 | 7 |
17 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | 14:15 | ORE | Nathan Villegas 23-yard field goal | ORE 3-0 |
| 2 | 12:41 | USC | Chad Morton 70-yard pass from Mike Van Raaphorst (Adam Abrams kick) | USC 7-3 |
| 2 | 1:40 | USC | Adam Abrams 49-yard field goal | USC 10-3 |
| 3 | 10:24 | ORE | Tony Hartley 55-yard pass from Akili Smith (Nathan Villegas kick) | Tied 10-10 |
| 4 | 10:43 | ORE | Akili Smith 62-yard run (Nathan Villegas kick) | ORE 17-10 |
| 4 | 4:14 | USC | Adam Abrams 25-yard field goal | ORE 17-13 |
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Oregon snapped a three-game losing streak to USC.