The 1998 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled am overall record of 5–6 record with a mark of 3–5 against conference opponents, placing in seventh in the Pac-10, and were outscored by opponents of 251 to 183. The team played home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,322 passing yards, Marcus Fields with 734 rushing yards, and Dameane Douglas with 1,150 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Houston* | | | W 14–10 | 33,000 | |
September 12 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 4 Nebraska* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| FSN | L 3–24 | 67,000 | |
September 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma* | | FSNBA | W 13–12 | 74,235 | |
September 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Washington State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| ABC | W 24–14 | 32,497 | |
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 USC | | FSNBA | W 32–31 | 65,678 | |
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Washington | | FSN | L 13–21 | 71,215 | |
October 24 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 UCLA | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 16–28 | 55,000 | [2] |
October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | | | W 20–19 | 23,594 | |
November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | | | L 22–55 | 64,973 | |
November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 9 Arizona | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| FSN | L 23–27 | 36,500 | |
November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | Stanford | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| ABC | L 3–10 | 69,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1998 California Golden Bears football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
|
3
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Michael Ainsworth
|
Fr
|
WR
|
15
|
Omar Bennett
|
Fr
|
TE
|
85
|
Eric Brandon
|
C
|
63
|
Caleb Brown
|
Sr
|
QB
|
5
|
Samuel Clemons
|
QB
|
18
|
Wesley Dalton
|
QB
|
86
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Ronnie Davenport
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Fr
|
FB
|
38
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Josh Del Prado
|
C
|
60
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Reed Diehl
|
So
|
OT
|
71
|
Kevin Doherty
|
Jr
|
WR
|
81
|
Dameane Douglas
|
Sr
|
TB
|
4
|
Marcus Fields
|
OL
|
62
|
Adam Fisher
|
Fr
|
FB
|
46
|
Mike Freeman
|
OL
|
79
|
Brian Gray
|
RB
|
25
|
Chris Hanks
|
TE
|
47
|
Marcus Helfman
|
TE
|
45
|
A.J. Kunkle
|
G
|
79
|
Brandon Ludwig
|
WR
|
82
|
Eddie Macha
|
Fr
|
OL
|
74
|
Joe Major
|
Fr
|
OT
|
70
|
Jeff Martin
|
G
|
76
|
Tate McCallister
|
WR
|
91
|
Scott McMorris
|
FB
|
37
|
Saleem Muhammad
|
RB
|
35
|
Marcus Oliver
|
QB
|
16
|
David Page
|
FB
|
93
|
Matt Peters
|
WR
|
83
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Bruce Pierre
|
WR
|
88
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Phillip Pipersburg
|
OT
|
72
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Warren Rick
|
C, G
|
73
|
John Romero
|
FB
|
48
|
Rashad Slocumb
|
TE
|
32
|
Corey Smith
|
FB
|
41
|
Ryan Stanger
|
WR
|
80
|
Brian Stumpf
|
Jr
|
OL
|
77
|
Doug Styles
|
TE
|
87
|
Brian Surgener
|
OT
|
75
|
Kevin Swillis
|
QB
|
17
|
Ryan Tollner
|
QB
|
10
|
Justin Vedder
|
OL
|
66
|
Langston Walker
|
Fr
|
G
|
64
|
John Welbourn
|
Sr
|
WR
|
4
|
Brian White
|
FB
|
40
|
Joshua White
|
TB
|
2
|
Brandon Willis
|
Sr
|
WR
|
6
|
Joel Young
|
Jr
|
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Defense
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Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: 2017-Sep-11
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