Conference Pacific-10 Conference AP No. 8 Head coach Bob Toledo (3rd year) | Coaches No. 8 1998 record 10–2 (8–0 Pac-10) Offensive coordinator Al Borges (3rd year) | |
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The 1998 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Bob Toledo. It was Toledo's third season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 10–2 overall and were Pacific-10 Conference champions with an 8–0 record. The Bruins played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1999, losing to the Wisconsin Badgers. The team was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll and #8 in the final Coaches Poll.
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USC
Eight straight wins against the Trojans.
Rose Bowl
First quarter scoring: Wisconsin - Ron Dayne 54-yard run (Matt Davenport kick); UCLA - Jermaine Lewis 38-yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick)
Second quarter scoring: Wisconsin - Dayne seven-yard run (Davenport kick); UCLA - Durell Price 61-yard pass from Freddie Mitchell (Sailer kick); UCLA - Danny Farmer 41-yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick); Wisconsin - Dayne 10-yard run(Davenport kick); Wisconsin - Davenport 40-yard field goal
Third quarter scoring: Wisconsin - Dayne 22-yard run (Davenport kick); UCLA - Lewis 10-yard run (Sailer kick);
Fourth quarter scoring: Wisconsin - Jamar Fletcher 46-yard interception return (Davenport kick); UCLA - Sailer 30-yard field goal
1999 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.