1998 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1998 6–10 3rd NFC West Mike Ditka Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify T Willie Roaf Saints seasons thumb | right | New Orleans Saints' Fleur-de-lis logo from 1967 to 1999. The 1998 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL) and second under head coach Mike Ditka.1998 New Orleans Saints 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.http://www.footballgeography.com/?p=3261 Last Winless NFL Team(s) in Each Season 2013-02-02 https://archive.today/20130111025323/http://www.footballgeography.com/?p=3261 2013-01-11 dead Offseason NFL draft 1998 NFL draft 1998 New Orleans Saints 1 7 Kyle Turley Offensive tackle San Diego State yes yes 2 40 Cam Cleeland Tight end Washington yes 4 97 Fred Weary Cornerback Florida yes 4 99 Julian Pittman Defensive end Florida State yes 5 132 Wilmont Perry Running back Livingstone yes 6 161 Chris Bordano Linebacker SMU yes 7 204 Andy McCullough Wide receiver Tennessee 7 239 Ron Warner Defensive end Kansas yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1998_draft.htm 1998 New Orleans Saints Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 3, 2014 Personnel Staff 1998 New Orleans Saints Owner – Tom Benson President/general manager/Chief Operating Officer – Bill Kuharich Vice-president of football operations/Assistant General Manager – Chet Franklin Director of college scouting – Bruce Lemmerman Head coach – Mike Ditka Assistant head coach/Secondary – Rick Venturi Offensive coordinator – Danny Abramowicz Quarterbacks – Tom Clements Running backs – Lary Kuharich Wide receivers – Harold Jackson Tight ends/offensive line Assistant – Dan Neal Offensive line – Dick Stanfel Offensive assistant – Judd Garrett Defensive coordinator – Zaven Yaralian Defensive line – Walt Corey Linebackers – Jack Del Rio Defensive assistant – Ned James Special teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning – Mike Woicik Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Markus Paul Roster 1998 New Orleans Saints 13 Kerry Collins 11 Billy Joe Tolliver  7 Danny Wuerffel 32 Aaron Craver KR 28 Troy Davis running back 33 Wilmont Perry y 36 Lamar Smith American football 89 Brett Bech 86 Sean Dawkins 84 Eric Guliford KR/PR 88 Andre Hastings PR 82 Qadry Ismail KR 19 Alonzo Johnson wide receiver 83 Keith Poole 85 Cam Cleeland y 87 John Farquhar American football 81 Scott Slutzker 47 Josh Wilcox y 69 Tom Ackerman C American football 76 Keno Hills G/T 74 Clarence Jones American football T 67 Andy McCollum C/G 65 Chris Naeole G 77 Willie Roaf T 68 Kyle Turley y G/T 97 La'Roi Glover DT 70 Uhuru Hamiter y DE 94 Joe Johnson defensive end DE 93 Wayne Martin American football DT 75 Julian Pittman y DT 95 Austin Robbins DT 91 Brady Smith American football DE 90 Jared Tomich DE 98 Ron Warner American football y DE 79 Troy Wilson defensive lineman DE 54 Ink Aleaga OLB 56 Chris Bordano y MLB 55 Mark Fields linebacker OLB 59 Keith Mitchell American football OLB 50 Kevin Mitchell linebacker MLB 52 Vinson Smith OLB 37 Chad Cota SS 30 Je'Rod Cherry CB/S 22 Tyronne Drakeford CB 23 Chris Hewitt CB/S 24 Rob Kelly American football FS 29 Sammy Knight FS 20 Earl Little SS 25 Alex Molden CB 42 Fred Weary defensive back y CB 10 Doug Brien K 46 Kendall Gammon LS  3 Mark Royals P 62 Jerry Fontenot C IR 12 Billy Joe Hobert QB IR 80 Tony Johnson tight end TE IR 45 Ron Leshinski TE (Reserve/Military) 63 Troy Ridgley DT IR 99 Pio Sagapolutele DT IR  5 Heath Shuler QB IR 17 Gunnard Twyner WR IR 53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad 27 Anthony Cobbs S  9 Jake Delhomme QB 58 Marc Lillibridge LB 96 Rob Lurtsema y DE IR 78 Daryl Terrell G/T 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 References Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New Orleans Saints New Category:Long stubs with short prose