1998 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1998 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year-head coach Mike Riley, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 5–6 record with mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Pac-10. It was the program's first five-win season since 1971.^[1] The team played home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

1998 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Riley (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Chryst (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Newhouse (2nd season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

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

Riley left Oregon State after the season, in January 1999, to become the head coach for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).^[2][3]. He was succeeded by Dennis Erickson, previously the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for four years, preceded by six seasons at the head football coach at the University of Miami.^[4][5][6] Four years later, in February 2003, Erickson left for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, and Riley returned to Corvallis as head coach for the Beavers.^[7][8]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 pm	Nevada*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 48–6	27,426
September 12	1:00 pm	Baylor*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 27–17	26,243
September 19	7:00 pm	at No. 18 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 20–40	45,629
September 26	7:00 pm	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 3–24	59,630
October 3	7:00 pm	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		W 20–16	11,682
October 10	2:00 pm	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 30–23	34,298
October 17	1:00 pm	No. 16 Arizona	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 7–28	30,231
October 24	12:30 pm	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 34–35	71,552
October 31	1:00 pm	California	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 19–20	23,594
November 7	3:30 pm	No. 3 UCLA	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	L 34–41	26,017
November 21	3:30 pm	No. 15 Oregon	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	FSN	W 44–41 2OT	37,777
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time