The 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team represented

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as a member of the

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(Pac-10) during

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. Led by fourth-year head coach

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, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–8 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Pac-10. The team played home games at

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Schedule

Game summaries

San Jose State

Arizona

North Carolina

At Oregon

at Notre Dame

Oregon State

at Arizona State

at UCLA

USC

Washington State

at California

Personnel

Coaching staff

– ''Head coach'' *Bill Diedrick – ''Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks'' * Earle Mosley – ''Running backs'' *

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– ''wide receivers'' *

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– ''Offensive line'' * Chuck Moller – ''Tight ends and offensive line (tackles)'' *Bill Harris – ''Defensive coordinator and defensive backs'' *Phil Zacharias – ''Defensive ends and special teams coordinator'' *

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– ''Inside and outside linebacker'' * Dave Tipton – ''Recruiting coordinator''

Roster

References

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Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...

Stanford Cardinal football seasons

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