1998 USC Trojans football team

The 1998 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled an 8-5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 346 to 241.

1998 USC Trojans football
Sun Bowl, L 19–28 vs. TCU
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Paul Hackett (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorHue Jackson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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

This was Hackett's only winning season and bowl appearance with the team. It was also the Trojans' 75th anniversary playing at the Coliseum.

After three wins, including an opener against Purdue in the Pigskin Classic, USC was ranked as high as 18 in the AP Poll, but lost two of its next three and dropped out of the rankings permanently.

During halftime of the game against UCLA, 91-year-old USC "Super Fan" Giles Pellerin died while watching his 797th consecutive USC football game.

Quarterback Carson Palmer led the team in passing, completing 130 of 235 passes for 1,755 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 199 carries for 985 yards and six touchdowns. R. Jay Soward led the team in receiving yards with 44 catches for 679 yards and six touchdowns; Billy Miller also had 49 catches for 623 yards and six touchdowns.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.