1998 Washington Redskins season
Head coachNorv Turner
Home fieldJack Kent Cooke Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersP Matt Turk

The 1998 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 62nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8–7–1 and finished fourth in the NFC East, with a record of 6–10 and missed the NFL playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. They started the season 0–7, before going 6–3 after their bye week.

After ranking 28th out of 30 NFL teams in defense against the run in 1997, the Redskins had tried to revamp their interior defensive line during the off-season. They had signed Dana Stubblefield from the San Francisco 49ers, and Dan Wilkinson from the Cincinnati Bengals.[1] The acquisitions, in particular Stubblefield's, were eventually considered to have been costly failures though.[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
1998 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 48 Stephen Alexander *  Tight end Oklahoma
3 69 Skip Hicks  Running back UCLA
4 113 Shawn Barber  Linebacker Richmond
5 140 Mark Fischer  Guard Purdue
6 170 Patrick Palmer  Wide receiver Northwestern State
7 191 David Terrell  Safety UTEP
7 206 Antwaune Ponds  Linebacker Syracuse
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1998 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Dan Riley
  • Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff

Roster

1998 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 14 inactive, 5 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 at New York Giants L 24–31 0–1 Giants Stadium 76,629
2 September 14 San Francisco 49ers L 10–45 0–2 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 76,798
3 September 20 at Seattle Seahawks L 14–24 0–3 Kingdome 63,336
4 September 27 Denver Broncos L 16–38 0–4 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 71,880
5 October 4 Dallas Cowboys L 10–31 0–5 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 72,284
6 October 11 at Philadelphia Eagles L 12–17 0–6 Veterans Stadium 66,183
7 October 18 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–41 0–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,004
8 Bye
9 November 1 New York Giants W 21–14 1–7 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 67,976
10 November 8 at Arizona Cardinals L 27–29 1–8 Sun Devil Stadium 55,950
11 November 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–3 2–8 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 57,704
12 November 22 Arizona Cardinals L 42–45 2–9 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 63,435
13 November 29 at Oakland Raiders W 29–19 3–9 Network Associates Coliseum 41,409
14 December 6 San Diego Chargers W 24–20 4–9 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 65,713
15 December 13 at Carolina Panthers W 28–25 5–9 Ericcson Stadium 46,940
16 December 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–16 6–9 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 66,309
17 December 27 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–23 6–10 Texas Stadium 63,565

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Dallas Cowboys 10 6 0 .625 381 275 W2
(6) Arizona Cardinals 9 7 0 .563 325 378 W3
New York Giants 8 8 0 .500 287 309 W4
Washington Redskins 6 10 0 .375 319 421 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 13 0 .188 161 344 L3

References

  1. ^ George, Thomas (September 1, 1998). "Redskins Hope 2 Bookends Fit in Trophy Case". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Popper, Steve (October 28, 1998). "$57.4 Million Poorer, And Still No Victory". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "1998 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.


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