1998 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1998
Parker Stadium
(Capacity: 35,362)
Seasons
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 Oregon State Beavers football team represented

Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Riley, the Beavers compiled a 5–6 record (2–6 in Pac-10, eighth), their first five-win season in 27 years.[1]

Riley left after the season in January for the NFL's

NFL's Seattle Seahawks for four years, preceded by six seasons at the University of Miami.[4][5][6] Four years later in February 2003, Erickson left for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, and Riley returned to Corvallis as head coach.[7][8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:00 pm
Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, Oregon
  • W 48–627,426
    September 121:00 pmBaylor*
    • Parker Stadium
    • Corvallis, Oregon
    W 27–1726,243
    September 197:00 pmat No. 18
    FSN
    L 20–4045,629
    September 267:00 pmat
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
  • FSNL 3–2459,630
    October 37:00 pmat
    Romney Stadium
  • Logan, Utah
  • W 20–1611,682
    October 102:00 pmat StanfordW 30–2334,298
    October 171:00 pmNo. 16 Arizona
    • Parker Stadium
    • Corvallis, Oregon
    L 7–2830,231
    October 2412:30 pmat WashingtonL 34–3571,552
    October 311:00 pmCalifornia
    • Parker Stadium
    • Corvallis, Oregon
    L 19–2023,594
    November 73:30 pmNo. 3 UCLA
    • Parker Stadium
    • Corvallis, Oregon
    FSNL 34–4126,017
    November 213:30 pmNo. 15 Oregon
    FSNW 44–41 2OT37,777
    Source:[9]

    References

    1. ^ Clark, Bob (November 22, 1998). "Ducks casualty of OSU's war". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1G.
    2. ^ Rodman, Bob (January 8, 1999). "OSU ponders future without Riley". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
    3. ^ "Beavers' Riley inks 5-year deal with San Diego". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 8, 1999. p. 4C.
    4. ^ Rodman, Bob (January 12, 1999). "Oregon State lures Erickson". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
    5. ^ Rodman, Bob (January 13, 1999). "Eager Beavers usher in Erickson era". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
    6. ^ "Oregon State tabs Erickson". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 13, 1999. p. 2C.
    7. ^ Rodman, Bob (February 20, 2003). "Beavers give Riley second homecoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. E1.
    8. ^ "Riley returns to his roots, takes over at Oregon State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire service reports. February 20, 2003. p. C2.
    9. ^ "OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.