1998 Washington Huskies football team

1998 Washington Huskies football
Oahu Bowl, L 25–45 vs. Air Force
Conference	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

1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Jim Lambright, the team compiled a 6–5 record in the regular season, tied for fifth (4–4) in the 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 Arizona State	No. 18	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 42–38	72,118
September 19	12:30 p.m.	BYU*	No. 9	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	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

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football 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) Ikaika Malloe (GA) 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)

Quarter	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

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