1998 St. Louis Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Rams 1998 4–12 5th NFC West Dick Vermeil Dick Vermeil Georgia Frontiere Trans World Dome Did not qualify 200px DE Kevin Carter Rams seasons The 1998 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 61st year with the National Football League (NFL) and the fourth season in St. Louis. It was the second year for head coach Dick Vermeil. The team failed to improve on its 5–11 record from 1997, and instead finished the season 4–12 and missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, during which they had compiled a league-worst 45–99 record. Despite all of this, the Rams showed signs of life during the season when they beat playoff teams such as the New York Jets (who would make the AFC Championship game during the season) and the New England Patriots (who would make a wild card). Some claim that those two wins helped them build signs of strong life into next season, when they won Super Bowl XXXIV against the Tennessee Titans. Despite the Rams finishing 4–12, six of those losses were only by a touchdown or less. Offseason Additions Subtractions QB Steve Bono (Packers) QB Will Furrer (Jaguars) WR Ricky Proehl (Bears) DE Leslie O'Neal (Chiefs) DT Ray Agnew (Giants) WR Torrance Small (Colts) DT Joe Phillips (Chiefs) FB Craig Heyward (Colts) DE Mike Jones (Patriots) P Mike Horan (Bears) LB Eric Hill (Cardinals) LB Robert Jones (Dolphins) S Ron Carpenter DT Bill Johnson (Eagles) P Rick Tuten (Seahawks) NFL draft 1998 NFL draft 1998 St. Louis Rams 1 6 Grant Wistrom Defensive end Nebraska yes 2 37 Robert Holcombe Fullback Illinois yes 3 65 Leonard Little Defensive end Tennessee yes 4 96 Az-Zahir Hakim Wide receiver San Diego State yes 5 129 Raymond Priester Fullback Clemson no 6 159 Glenn Roundtree Guard Clemson no 7 236 Jason Chorak Linebacker Washington no no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1998_draft.htm 1998 St. Louis Rams draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 3, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1998 Undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDaryl BushLinebackerFlorida StateRoger ChanoineTackleTempleLondon FletcherLinebackerJohn CarrollKadar HamiltonSafetyStanfordTony HorneWide receiverClemsonJeremy McKinneyTackleIowaFred PollackGuardNebraskaRussell ShawWide receiverMichiganGlenn Young Jr.Defensive endVanderbilt Roster 1998 St. Louis Rams 13 Steve Bono 10 Kurt Warner 33 Derrick Harris American football 26 June Henley 25 Robert Holcombe y 31 Amp Lee 44 Jerald Moore 28 David Thompson American football 81 Az-Zahir Hakim y 82 Tony Horne y 88 Eddie Kennison 87 Ricky Proehl 16 Donald Sellers 83 J. 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Thomas wide receiver 89 Tyji Armstrong 46 Mitch Jacoby 49 Chad Lewis 86 Roland Williams y 77 Ethan Brooks T 63 John Flannery American football C 70 Wayne Gandy T 60 Mike Gruttadauria C 66 Jeremy McKinney y G 73 Fred Miller American football, born 1973 G 76 Orlando Pace T 50 Ryan Tucker G 72 Zach Wiegert G 99 Ray Agnew DT 93 Kevin Carter American football DE 75 D'Marco Farr DT 90 Mike Jones defensive lineman DE 66 Joe Phillips American football DT 95 Corey Sears DT 96 Jay Williams American football DE 98 Grant Wistrom y DE 56 Charlie Clemons MLB 59 London Fletcher y MLB 53 Jon Hesse OLB 54 Eric Hill American football MLB 52 Mike Jones linebacker OLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB 55 Phillip Ward y OLB 20 Taje Allen CB 24 Ron Carpenter defensive back FS 22 Billy Jenkins American football SS 41 Todd Lyght CB 35 Keith Lyle FS 24 Dexter McCleon CB 47 Ryan McNeil American football CB 37 Mike Scurlock SS 94 Jeff Robinson American football LS 11 Rick Tuten P 14 Jeff Wilkins K 12 Tony Banks American football QB IR 80 Isaac Bruce WR IR 64 Roger Chanoine y T IR 84 Ernie Conwell TE IR 27 Greg Hill running back RB IR 57 Leonard Little y LB NF-Inj. 23 Gerald McBurrows S IR 61 Tom Nütten G IR 51 Lorenzo Styles LB IR 32 Toby Wright American football S IR 53 active, 10 inactive, 1 practice squad -- Ron Powlus y QB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 New Orleans Saints L 17–24 0–1 Trans World Dome 56,943 2 September 13 Minnesota Vikings L 31–38 0–2 Trans World Dome 56,234 3 September 20 at Buffalo Bills W 34–33 1–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium 65,199 4 September 27 Arizona Cardinals L 17–20 1–3 Trans World Dome 55,832 5 Bye 6 October 11 New York Jets W 30–10 2–3 Trans World Dome 55,938 7 October 18 at Miami Dolphins L 0–14 2–4 Pro Player Stadium 65,418 8 October 25 San Francisco 49ers L 10–28 2–5 Trans World Dome 58,563 9 November 1 at Atlanta Falcons L 15–37 2–6 Georgia Dome 37,996 10 November 8 at Chicago Bears W 20–12 3–6 Soldier Field 50,263 11 November 15 at New Orleans Saints L 3–24 3–7 Louisiana Superdome 46,430 12 November 22 Carolina Panthers L 20–24 3–8 Trans World Dome 50,716 13 November 29 Atlanta Falcons L 10–21 3–9 Trans World Dome 47,971 14 December 3 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 3–10 Veterans Stadium 66,155 15 December 13 New England Patriots W 32–18 4–10 Trans World Dome 48,946 16 December 20 at Carolina Panthers L 13–20 4–11 Ericcson Stadium 50,047 17 December 27 at San Francisco 49ers L 19–38 4–12 3Com Park 68,386 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1998 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com St. Louis Rams Category:St. Louis Rams seasons St Lou Category:1998 in St. Louis