1998 Arizona Wildcats football team

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)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRich Ellerson (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
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 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.