1998 Washington Huskies football team

1998 Washington Huskies football
Oahu Bowl, L 25–45 vs. Air Force
Conference	Pacific-10
1998 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
Captain	Lester Towns
Captain	Brock Huard
Captain	Nigel Burton
Captain	Reggie Davis
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons

1998 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#8 UCLA †		8	–	0					10	–	2
#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 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 season under head coach Jim Lambright, the team compiled a 6–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 343 to 303. Joe Jarzynka was selected as the team's most valuable player. Nigel Burton, Reggie Davis, Brock Huard, and Lester Towns were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:15 PM	at No. 8 Arizona State	No. 18	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 42–38	72,118
September 19	12:30 PM	BYU*	No. 9	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 20–10	71,297
September 26	12:30 PM	at No. 2 Nebraska*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (College GameDay)	ABC	L 7–55	76,372
October 3	7:00 PM	No. 14 Arizona	No. 20	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 28–31	71,469
October 10	12:30 PM	Utah State*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 53–12	70,210
October 17	3:30 PM	California		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 21–13	71,215
October 24	12:30 PM	Oregon State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 35–34	71,552
October 31	12:30 PM	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 10–33	62,276
November 7	12:30 PM	at No. 21 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	L 22–27	46,031
November 14	12:30 PM	No. 3 UCLA		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 24–36	72,391
November 21	12:30 PM	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	W 16–9	37,251
December 25	5:30 PM	vs. No. 16 Air Force*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Oahu Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–45	46,451
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1998 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Huard, BrockBrock Huard 5.0 !Jr WR 80 Looker, DaneDane Looker 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 95 Issa, JabariJabari Issa 5.0 !Jr LB 17 Towns, LesterLester Towns 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Lambright Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt