1998 Washington Huskies football team

1998
Pacific-10
1998 Pacific-10
Record	6–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Lambright (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Scott Linehan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Hart (4th season)
MVP	Joe Jarzynka
Captains	Lester Towns; Brock Huard; Nigel Burton; Reggie Davis;
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e
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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:15 p.m.	at No. 8 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 42–38	72,118
September 19	12:30 p.m.	ABC	W 20–10	71,297
September 26	12:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Nebraska*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (College GameDay)	ABC	L 7–55	76,372
October 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 14 Arizona	No. 20	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 28–31	71,469
October 10	12:30 p.m.	Utah State*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 53–12	70,210
October 17	3:30 p.m.	California		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 21–13	71,215
October 24	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 35–34	71,552
October 31	12:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 10–33	62,276
November 7	12:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ABC	L 22–27	46,031
November 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 3 UCLA		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 24–36	72,391
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	W 16–9	37,251
December 25	5:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Air Force*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Oahu Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–45	46,451
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	18	11	9	9	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	17	10	9	8	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not 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

Jim Lambright (6th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Randy Hart (AHC, DC, DL)
Scott Linehan (OC, QB)
Dick Baird (LB)
Cary Conklin (WR)
Rick Mallory (TE)
Ron Milus (DB)
Steve Morton (OL)
Wayne Moses (RB)
Scott Pelluer (Rov, Wh LB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[9]^[10]

Season summary

At Arizona State

Washington Huskies (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	14	14	7	42
Arizona State	14	14	0	10	38

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

First quarter

ASU – Kendrick Bates 13-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 12:15. Arizona State 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:45.
WASH – Reggie Davis 3-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 8:29. Tie 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 3:46.
ASU – Todd Heap 15-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 2:19. Arizona State 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:10.

Second quarter

WASH – Pat Conniff 16-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 9:05. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:11.
ASU – Davaren Hightower 2-yard run (Mike Gauthier kick), 7:03. Arizona State 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:02.
ASU – J.R. Redmond 22-yard run (Mike Gauthier kick), 5:30. Arizona State 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:33.
WASH – Dane Looker 3-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 3:04. Arizona State 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:26.

Third quarter

WASH – Dane Looker 9-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 8:42. Tie 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 2:47.
WASH – Jason Harris 5-yard run (Jim Skurski kick), 4:45. Washington 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:53.

Fourth quarter

ASU – Mike Gauthier 42-yard field goal, 12:21. Washington 35–31. Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 7:24.
ASU – Tariq McDonald 8-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Mike Gauthier kick), 2:00. Arizona State 38–35. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:33.
WASH – Reggie Davis 63-yard pass from Brock Huard (Jim Skurski kick), 0:28. Washington 42–38. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:32.

Top passers

WASH – Brock Huard – 27/47, 318 yards, 4 TD
ASU – Ryan Kealy – 20/35, 302 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

WASH – Maurice Shaw – 16 rushes, 51 yards
ASU – J.R. Redmond – 22 rushes, 108 yards, TD

Top receivers

WASH – Dane Looker – 11 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
ASU – Creig Spann – 4 receptions, 71 yards

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

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

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[1] "Washington Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

[afrphu-2] "Air Force runs past Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 26, 1998. p. C1.

[frdupaf-3] Sakamoto, Gordon (December 26, 1998). "Fired-up Air Force humbles Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.

[hdism-4] Cour, Jim (December 31, 1998). "Huskies dismiss Lambright as head coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.

[lamax-5] Strickland, Carter (December 31, 1998). "UW drops ax on Lambright era". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[enuffl-6] "UW has had enough of Lambright". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 31, 1998. p. 4B.

[nsnkin-7] "Neuheisel sneaks in at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 10, 1999. p. 1B.

[ergneu-8] Mossman, John (January 10, 1999). "Neuheisel takes job at Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 1G.

[erggmdy-9] "Game Day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 7, 1998. p. 4D.

[lmtatws-10] "Washington at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 21, 1998. p. 4B.

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