1998 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Dick Tomey in his twelfth season, the Wildcats captured a 12–1 record (7–1 against Pac-10 opponents) during the year. It was Arizona's first 11-or-more-win season in school history and the best record to date, which surpassed the 1993 team’s record of ten wins. A loss to UCLA in the middle of the regular season prevented the Wildcats from earning an outright Pac-10 title and a potential spot in the Rose Bowl. The team appeared in the Holiday Bowl, and defeating Nebraska to complete the season.

1998 Arizona Wildcats football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 23–20 vs. Nebraska
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record12–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDino Babers (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Ellerson (2nd season)
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
(Capacity: 57,803)
1998 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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