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1998 Washington Huskies football
Oahu Bowl, L 25–45 vs. Air Force
Conference Pacific-10
Record6–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Randy Hart (4th season)
MVPJoe Jarzynka
Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999 →
1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 UCLA $   8 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 4 Arizona   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Oregon   5 – 3     8 – 4  
USC   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Washington   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Arizona State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
California   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Oregon State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Stanford   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Washington State   0 – 8     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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. [1] 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, [2] [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] His successor was Rick Neuheisel, the head coach at Colorado in the Big 12 Conference. [7] [8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:15 p.m.at No. 8 Arizona StateNo. 18
 FSNW 42–3872,118
September 1912:30 p.m. BYU*No. 9
 ABCW 20–1071,297
September 2612:30 p.m.at No. 2 Nebraska*No. 9
ABCL 7–5576,372
October 37:00 p.m.No. 14 ArizonaNo. 20
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNL 28–3171,469
October 1012:30 p.m. Utah State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 53–1270,210
October 173:30 p.m. California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 21–1371,215
October 2412:30 p.m. Oregon Statedagger
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 35–3471,552
October 3112:30 p.m.at USC
ABCL 10–3362,276
November 712:30 p.m.at No. 21 Oregon
ABCL 22–2746,031
November 1412:30 p.m.No. 3 UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCL 24–3672,391
November 2112:30 p.m.at Washington State
ABCW 16–937,251
December 255:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Air Force*
 ESPNL 25–4546,451

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP18119920———————————
Coaches Poll17109820———————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Roster

1998 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 29 Braxton Cleman Fr
G 67 Tony Coats Sr
FB 47 Pat Conniff So
OT 75 Aaron Dalan Sr
TE 5 Reggie Davis (C) Sr
WR 3 Andre DeSaussure Sr
WR 84 Todd Elstrom Fr
WR 9 Gerald Harris So
RB 18 Jason Harris Sr
WR 4 Ja'Warren Hooker So
QB 7 Brock Huard (C) Jr
RB 1 Willie Hurst Fr
C 51 Brad Hutt Sr
RB 21 Joe Jarzynka Jr
WR 89 Chris Juergens Fr
WR 80 Dane Looker Jr
QB 11 Marques Tuiasosopo So
QB 12 J.K. Scott Fr
OT 68 Elliot Silvers So
G 71 Chad Ward So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 9 Hakim Akbar Fr
ROV 8 Nigel Burton (C) Sr
CB 10 Toure Butler So
CB 11 Wondame Davis Fr
LB 27 Marques Hairston Jr
NT 95 Jabari Issa Jr
LB 23 Todd Johnson Sr
FS 13 Brendan Jones Sr
DB 12 Omare Lowe Fr
LB 4 Jeremiah Pharms So
DT 78 Mac Tuiaea Jr
LB 17 Lester Towns (C) Jr
DE 99 Josh Smith Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 16 Ryan Fleming Jr
KR, PK 21 Joe Jarzynka Jr
PK 14 Jim Skurski Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source: [9] [10]

Season summary

At Arizona State

Washington Huskies (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Washington 7 14 14742
Arizona State 14 14 01038

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Air Force runs past Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 26, 1998. p. C1.
  3. ^ Sakamoto, Gordon (December 26, 1998). "Fired-up Air Force humbles Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  4. ^ Cour, Jim (December 31, 1998). "Huskies dismiss Lambright as head coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  5. ^ Strickland, Carter (December 31, 1998). "UW drops ax on Lambright era". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  6. ^ "UW has had enough of Lambright". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 31, 1998. p. 4B.
  7. ^ "Neuheisel sneaks in at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 10, 1999. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Mossman, John (January 10, 1999). "Neuheisel takes job at Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  9. ^ "Game Day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 7, 1998. p. 4D.
  10. ^ "Washington at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 21, 1998. p. 4B.


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