1998 New Orleans Saints season
Head coachMike Ditka
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Willie Roaf

The 1998 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL).[1]

The Saints failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, and after a promising start of 3–0 only equalled their 6–10 record of the previous season. In the process the Saints lost to the 0–7 Carolina Panthers and were to follow this up the following season against the expansion Browns to become the only team since the NFL/AFL merger to lose to the last winless team in successive seasons.[2]

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
1998 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 7 Kyle Turley *  Offensive tackle San Diego State
2 40 Cam Cleeland  Tight end Washington
4 97 Fred Weary  Cornerback Florida
4 99 Julian Pittman  Defensive end Florida State
5 132 Wilmont Perry  Running back Livingstone
6 161 Chris Bordano  Linebacker SMU
7 204 Andy McCullough  Wide receiver Tennessee
7 239 Ron Warner  Defensive end Kansas
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1998 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Zaven Yaralian
  • Defensive line – Walt Corey
  • Linebackers – Jack Del Rio
  • Defensive assistant – Ned James

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1998 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 at St. Louis Rams W 24–17 1–0 Trans World Dome 56,943
2 September 13 Carolina Panthers W 19–14 2–0 Louisiana Superdome 51,915
3 Bye
4 September 27 at Indianapolis Colts W 19–13 (OT) 3–0 RCA Dome 48,480
5 October 4 New England Patriots L 27–30 3–1 Louisiana Superdome 56,172
6 October 11 San Francisco 49ers L 0–31 3–2 Louisiana Superdome 62,811
7 October 18 at Atlanta Falcons L 23–31 3–3 Georgia Dome 60,774
8 October 25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 9–3 4–3 Louisiana Superdome 52,695
9 November 1 at Carolina Panthers L 17–31 4–4 Ericcson Stadium 62,514
10 November 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–31 4–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,779
11 November 15 St. Louis Rams W 24–3 5–5 Louisiana Superdome 46,430
12 November 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–31 5–6 3Com Park 68,429
13 November 29 at Miami Dolphins L 10–30 5–7 Pro Player Stadium 73,216
14 December 6 Dallas Cowboys W 22–3 6–7 Louisiana Superdome 65,065
15 December 13 Atlanta Falcons L 17–27 6–8 Louisiana Superdome 61,678
16 December 20 at Arizona Cardinals L 17–19 6–9 Sun Devil Stadium 51,617
17 December 27 Buffalo Bills L 33–45 6–10 Louisiana Superdome 39,707
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Atlanta Falcons 14 2 0 .875 442 289 W9
(4) San Francisco 49ers 12 4 0 .750 479 328 W1
New Orleans Saints 6 10 0 .375 305 359 L3
Carolina Panthers 4 12 0 .250 336 413 W2
St. Louis Rams 4 12 0 .250 285 378 L2

References

  1. ^ 1998 New Orleans Saints
  2. ^ "Last Winless NFL Team(s) in Each Season". Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "1998 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.


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