1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season
OwnerWayne Weaver
Head coachTom Coughlin
Home fieldAlltel Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Patriots) 25–10
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Jets) 24–34
Pro BowlersT Tony Boselli
WR Jimmy Smith
Uniform

The 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise’s fourth year in the National Football League. The team equaled the 11–5 record from their previous season, but won their first division title, as both the Oilers and the Pittsburgh Steelers lost crucial games near the end of the regular season. The Jaguars appeared twice on Monday Night Football.[1]

NFL draft

Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
1998 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Fred Taylor *  Running back Florida from Buffalo
1 25 Donovin Darius  Safety Syracuse
2 57 Cordell Taylor  Cornerback Hampton
3 86 Jonathan Quinn  Quarterback Middle Tennessee
4 101 Tavian Banks  Running back Iowa from Buffalo
4 118 Harry Deligianis  Defensive tackle Youngstown State
5 148 John Wade  Center Marshall
6 179 Lamanzer Williams  Defensive end Minnesota
6 182 Kevin McLeod  Running back Auburn
7 192 Alvis Whitted  Wide receiver North Carolina State
7 214 Brandon Tolbert  Linebacker Georgia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Larry Pasquale
  • Assistant special teams – Joe Baker

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 13 inactive, 4 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 at Chicago Bears W 24–23 1–0 Soldier Field 55,614
2 September 13 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–16 2–0 Alltel Stadium 69,821
3 September 20 Baltimore Ravens W 24–10 3–0 Alltel Stadium 67,069
4 September 27 at Tennessee Oilers W 27–22 4–0 Vanderbilt Stadium 34,656
5 Bye
6 October 12 Miami Dolphins W 28–21 5–0 Alltel Stadium 74,051
7 October 18 at Buffalo Bills L 16–17 5–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium 77,635
8 October 25 at Denver Broncos L 24–37 5–2 Mile High Stadium 75,217
9 November 1 at Baltimore Ravens W 45–19 6–2 Ravens Stadium 68,915
10 November 8 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–11 7–2 Alltel Stadium 67,040
11 November 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 29–24 8–2 Alltel Stadium 72,974
12 November 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–30 8–3 Three Rivers Stadium 59,124
13 November 29 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–17 9–3 Cinergy Field 55,432
14 December 6 Detroit Lions W 37–22 10–3 Alltel Stadium 70,717
15 December 13 Tennessee Oilers L 13–16 10–4 Alltel Stadium 65,657
16 December 20 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–50 10–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,363
17 December 28 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–3 11–5 Alltel Stadium 74,143

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1 at Chicago Bears

1 234Total
• Jaguars 0 7710 24
Bears 3 10010 23
Scoring summary
Q15:56CHIJaeger 45 yard field goalCHI 3–0
Q27:25JAXStewart 3 yard pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)JAX 7–3
Q27:06CHIMilburn 88 yard kickoff return (Jaeger kick)CHI 10–7
Q20:03CHIJaeger 35 yard field goalCHI 13–7
Q32:27JAXStewart 7 yard run (Hollis kick)JAX 14–13
Q414:16JAXHollis 23 yard field goalJAX 17–13
Q48:50CHIBennett 1 yard run (Jaeger kick)CHI 20–17
Q44:08CHIJaeger 19 yard field goalCHI 23–17
Q40:29JAXSmith 4 yard pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)JAX 24–23

[2]

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Jacksonville Jaguars 11 5 0 .688 392 338 W1
Tennessee Oilers 8 8 0 .500 330 320 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 9 0 .438 263 303 L5
Baltimore Ravens 6 10 0 .375 269 335 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 3 13 0 .188 268 452 L1

[3]

Postseason

Main article: 1998–99 NFL playoffs

Schedule

Round Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
Wild Card January 3, 1999 New England Patriots (6) W 25–10 1–0 71,139
Divisional January 10, 1999 at New York Jets (2) L 24–34 1–1 78,817

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs (6) New England Patriots

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) New England Patriots at (3) Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 0 7310
Jaguars 6 6 01325

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: January 3, 1999
  • Game time: 12:40 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 71,139

Fred Taylor runs for 162 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries. The Patriots had just 206 total yards and the Jaguars defense forced three turnovers.

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs (2) New York Jets

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Jacksonville Jaguars at (2) New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 71024
Jets 7 10 14334

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: January 10, 1999
  • Game time: 12:40 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 78,817

Mark Brunell throws for three touchdowns but completes just 12 of 31 passes with three interceptions. The Jaguars committed four turnovers.

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishin, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 373
  2. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
  4. ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 52
  5. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 53


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