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California Football Team History

California Golden Bears

University of California
Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 75,662
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Tom Holmoe
Conference: Pac 10-

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1882 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Tom Holmoe enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Houston	14	10	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Nebraska	3	24	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Oklahoma	13	12	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Washington State	24	14	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Southern California	32	31	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Washington	13	21	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. UCLA	16	28	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Oregon State	20	19	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Arizona State	22	55	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Arizona	23	27	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Stanford	3	10	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	183
Scoring Average	16.6
Points Allowed	251
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	69-60
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	3-2

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
UCLA	10-2	476	340	Lost 31-38	8-0	309	198	Bob Toledo
Arizona	12-1	439	236	Won 23-20	7-1	274	176	Dick Tomey
Oregon	8-4	473	328	Lost 43-51	5-3	291	234	Mike Bellotti
Southern California	8-5	346	241	Lost 19-28	5-3	245	160	Paul Hackett
Washington	6-6	303	343	Lost 25-45	4-4	198	221	Jim Lambright
Arizona State	5-6	333	338		4-4	284	269	Bruce Snyder
California	5-6	183	251		3-5	153	205	Tom Holmoe
Oregon State	5-6	286	291		2-6	191	252	Mike Riley
Stanford	3-8	261	365		2-6	184	261	Tyrone Ty Willingham
Washington State	3-8	223	349		0-8	146	299	Mike Price

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.