1998 California Golden Bears football team

1998 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Cosbie (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLyle Setencich (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled am overall record of 5–6 record with a mark of 3–5 against conference opponents, placing in seventh in the Pac-10, and were outscored by opponents of 251 to 183. The team played home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,322 passing yards, Marcus Fields with 734 rushing yards, and Dameane Douglas with 1,150 receiving yards.