1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football

Conference| Pacific-10
Record| 5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Bruce Snyder (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Dan Cozzetto (7th season)
Defensive coordinator| Phil Snow (4th as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium| Sun Devil Stadium

Seasons

<- 1997

1999 ->

1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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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 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bruce Snyder, who was coaching his seventh season with the Sun Devils and 19th season overall. Home games were played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. They participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 5| 7:15 pm| No. 18 Washington| No. 8|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| FSN| L 38–42| 72,118
September 12| 6:00 pm| at BYU*| No. 14|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, Utah

| ESPN2| L 6–26| 65,096
September 19| 7:00 pm| North Texas*| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| | W 34–15| 61,158
September 26| 7:00 pm| Oregon State| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| FSNAZ| W 24–3| 59,630
October 3| 3:30 pm| at No. 21 USC| |

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles

| FSN| L 24–35| 56,093
October 10| 12:30 pm| No. 22 Notre Dame*| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| ABC| L 9–28| 73,501
October 22| 7:00 pm| Stanford| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| FSN| W 44–38 OT| 58,155
October 31| 3:00 pm| at Washington State| |

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, Washington

| | W 38–28| 34,039
November 7| 4:00 pm| California| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| | W 55–22| 64,973
November 14| 2:00 pm| at No. 20 Oregon| |

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, Oregon

| | L 19–51| 43,723
November 27| 4:30 pm| at No. 8 Arizona| |

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, Arizona (Territorial Cup)

| FSN| L 42–50| 57,953

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Rankings

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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| 8 (2)| 14| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Coaches Poll| 9| 15| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
BCS| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Personnel

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1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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TE | `` | Todd Heap
RB | `` | Davaren Hightower
QB | `` | Ryan Kealy
WR | `` | Tariq McDonald
RB | `` | J.R. Redmond
WR | `` | Creig Spann
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `` | Adam Archuleta
DL | `` | Erik Flowers
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `` | Mike Gauthier

Head coach

* Bruce Snyder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Phil Snow

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Season summary

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### Washington

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Washington Huskies (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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## References

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1. ^ 2011 Arizona State football media guide

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Arizona State Sun Devils football

Venues|

* Normal Field (1897–1926)
* Irish Field (1927–1935)
* Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957)
* Mountain America Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arizona

Culture & lore|

* Sparky the Sun Devil
* "Maroon & Gold"
* Marching band
* Stomp the Bus

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