The
Pacific-10 Conference football season in
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
ended with the
UCLA Bruins
The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) ...
winning the conference with an undefeated 8–0 conference record.
Bowl games
Pac-10 teams played in the following bowl games. Pac-10 teams are bolded. Rankings from
BCS.
Awards and honors
Conference awards
The following individuals won the
conference's annual player and coach awards:
* Offensive Player of the Year:
Cade McNown, QB, UCLA;
Akili Smith
Kabisa Akili Maradufu Smith (born August 21, 1975) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round (3rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, the third quarterback in the first three choices, beh ...
, QB, Oregon
* Defensive Player of the Year:
Chris Claiborne
Christopher Ashon Claiborne (born July 26, 1978) is an American football coach and former player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Claiborne played college football for the University of Southern Cali ...
, ILB, USC
* Coach of the Year:
Bob Toledo
Robert Anthony Toledo (born March 4, 1946) is an American former college football coach and player. Toledo served as the head coach at University of California, Riverside (1974–1975), the University of the Pacific (1979–1982), the Universit ...
, UCLA
All-Conference teams
The following players earned
All-Pac-10 honors:
[ Pac-12 Communications Department 2014, p. 126.]
;Offense
;Defense
;Specialists
References
External links
1998 Pacific-10 Conference Year Summaryat Sports-Reference.com
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