1998 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1998 6–10 4th NFC East Jack Kent Cooke's estate John Kent Cooke Norv Turner Charley Casserly Jack Kent Cooke Stadium Did not qualify P Matt Turk Redskins seasons 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.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/01/sports/pro-football-redskins-hope-2-bookends-fit-in-trophy-case.html Redskins Hope 2 Bookends Fit in Trophy Case September 1, 1998 The New York Times Thomas George The acquisitions, in particular Stubblefield's, were eventually considered to have been costly failures though.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/28/sports/pro-football-57.4-million-poorer-and-still-no-victory.html $57.4 Million Poorer, And Still No Victory The New York Times October 28, 1998 Steve Popper Offseason NFL draft 1998 NFL draft 1998 Washington Redskins 2 48 Stephen Alexander Tight end Oklahoma yes yes 3 69 Skip Hicks Running back UCLA yes 4 113 Shawn Barber Linebacker Richmond yes 5 140 Mark Fischer Guard Purdue yes 6 170 Patrick Palmer Wide receiver Northwestern State 7 191 David Terrell Safety UTEP 7 206 Antwaune Ponds Linebacker Syracuse yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1998_draft.htm 1998 Washington Redskins Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 28, 2014 Personnel Staff 1998 Washington Redskins President – John Kent Cooke General Manager – Charley Casserly Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Head Coach – Norv Turner Quarterbacks – Mike Martz Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Wide Receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight Ends – Mike Pope Offensive Line – Russ Grimm Offensive Assistant – Ed Sidwell Defensive Coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive Backs – Tom Hayes Defensive Assistant – Jeff FitzGerald Special Teams – LeCharls McDaniel Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff Roster 1998 Washington Redskins 12 Gus Frerotte 10 Trent Green 11 Casey Weldon 21 Terry Allen running back 48 Stephen Davis American football 20 Skip Hicks y 36 Le'Shai Maston 30 Brian Mitchell running back KR/PR 45 Mike Sellers FB 83 Albert Connell 85 Henry Ellard 86 Leslie Shepherd American football 89 Chris Thomas American football 80 Stephen Alexander American football y 88 James Jenkins American football 74 Brad Badger G/T 61 Lamont Burns G 60 Mark Fischer American football y C 69 Rod Milstead G 68 Joe Patton American football T/G 67 Shar Pourdanesh T 52 Cory Raymer C 63 Keith Sims G 79 Kipp Vickers G 73 Paul Wiggins American football T 93 Marc Boutte DT 78 Doug Brown gridiron football DT 92 Jamal Duff DE 91 David Hoelscher y DE 72 N. 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Kalu DE 97 Kelvin Kinney DE 90 Kenard Lang DE 94 Dana Stubblefield DT 95 Dan Wilkinson DT 59 Shawn Barber American football y OLB 56 Chester Burnett American football y MLB 54 Greg Jones linebacker, born 1974 OLB 53 Marvcus Patton MLB 50 Derek Smith linebacker OLB 41 Buddy Crutchfield y CB 25 Tim Denton CB 26 Cris Dishman CB 27 Greg Evans American football SS 35 Leomont Evans SS 28 Darrell Green CB 31 Darryl Pounds CB 24 Stanley Richard FS 23 Matt Stevens safety FS 22 Jamel Williams FS 14 Cary Blanchard K  5 Brett Conway K 66 Dan Turk LS  1 Matt Turk P 84 Jamie Asher TE IR 47 Larry Bowie running back FB IR 37 Jesse Campbell American football S IR 75 Bob Dahl G IR 70 Troy Drake T IR 55 Malcolm Hamilton LB (IR) 7px 57 Ken Harvey American football LB IR 15 Jeff Hostetler QB IR 77 Tre' Johnson G IR 96 Rich Owens DE IR 51 Antwaune Ponds y LB IR 98 Twan Russell LB IR 87 James Thrash WR IR 82 Michael Westbrook WR IR 53 active, 14 inactive, 5 practice squad 32 Chad Dukes American football RB 13 Junior Lord y WR 39 Norman Miller running back y RB 64 Ozell Powell T 71 Rahmaan Streater y DE 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, 1998 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, 1998 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 References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Red Category:Long stubs with short prose