1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise’s fourth year in the National Football League. The team equaled the 11–5 record from their previous season but won their first division title as both the Oilers and the Pittsburgh Steelers lost crucial games near the end of the regular season. The Jaguars appeared twice on Monday Night Football.[1]

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner	Wayne Weaver
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Home field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 25–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 34–24
Pro Bowlers	T Tony Boselli WR Jimmy Smith
Uniform

NFL draft

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Fred Taylor *	Running back	Florida	from Buffalo
1	25	Donovin Darius	Safety	Syracuse
2	57	Cordell Taylor	Cornerback	Hampton
3	86	Jonathan Quinn	Quarterback	Middle Tennessee
4	101	Tavian Banks	Running back	Iowa	from Buffalo
4	118	Harry Deligianis	Defensive tackle	Youngstown State
5	148	John Wade	Center	Marshall
6	179	Lamanzer Williams	Defensive end	Minnesota
6	182	Kevin McLeod	Running back	Auburn
7	192	Alvis Whitted	Wide receiver	North Carolina State
7	214	Brandon Tolbert	Linebacker	Georgia
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Senior Vice President of Football Operations – Michael Huyghue Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chris Palmer Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – Pete Carmichael Tight Ends – Fred Hoaglin Offensive Line – Mike Maser Offensive Quality Control – John McNulty			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dick Jauron Defensive Line – John Pease Linebackers – Steve Szabo Outside Linebackers – Lucious Selmon Defensive Backs – Perry Fewell Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale Assistant Special Teams – Joe Baker Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster

	Quarterbacks  8 Mark Brunell 10 Jamie Martin 12 Jonathan Quinn Running backs 22 Tavian Banks 24 Chris Howard 34 Zack Crockett FB 43 George Jones 31 Daimon Shelton FB 28 Fred Taylor Wide receivers 84 Reggie Barlow 87 Keenan McCardell 81 Will Moore 82 Jimmy Smith 86 Alvis Whitted Tight ends 85 Rich Griffith 88 Damon Jones 83 Pete Mitchell 89 Troy Sadowski		Offensive linemen 71 Tony Boselli T 62 Ben Coleman G 73 Brian DeMarco T 78 Todd Fordham T 67 Quentin Neujahr C 68 Mark Nori G 67 Jeff Novak G 72 Leon Searcy T 76 Rich Tylski G 66 John Wade C Defensive linemen 90 Tony Brackens DE 64 John Jurkovic DT 57 Reggie Lowe DE 94 Kelvin Pritchett DT 99 Joel Smeenge DE 96 Fernando Smith DE 74 Lamanzer Williams DE 97 Renaldo Wynn DE		Linebackers 52 Brant Boyer 54 James Hamilton 51 Kevin Hardy 53 Eddie Mason 95 Bryce Paup 58 Bryan Schwartz 50 Erik Storz Defensive backs 21 Aaron Beasley CB 45 Travis Davis S 20 Donovin Darius SS 26 Kevin Devine CB 27 Deon Figures CB 37 Chris Hudson S 32 Mike Logan FS 38 Blaine McElmurry SS 29 Tawambi Settles 23 Cordell Taylor 41 Dave Thomas CB Special teams  4 Bryan Barker P  1 Mike Hollis K		Reserve lists 63 Michael Cheever C (IR) 92 Don Davey DT (IR) 56 Jeff Lageman DE (IR) 91 Seth Payne DT (IR) 33 James Stewart RB (IR) Practice squad 70 James Clyburn DT 15 Damon Dunn WR 48 Mark Thomas TE Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time(ET)	TV Announcers	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	at Chicago Bears	W 24–23	CBS 1:00pm	Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche	55,614
2	September 13, 1998	Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–16	CBS 1:00pm	Greg Gumbel & Phil Simms	69,821
3	September 20, 1998	Baltimore Ravens	W 24–10	CBS 4:15pm	Don Criqui & Beasley Reece	67,069
4	September 27, 1998	at Tennessee Oilers	W 27–22	CBS 1:00pm	Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker	34,656
5	Bye
6	October 12, 1998	Miami Dolphins	W 28–21	ABC 8:20pm	Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf & Boomer Esiason	74,051
7	October 18, 1998	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–16	CBS 1:00pm	Greg Gumbel & Phil Simms	77,635
8	October 25, 1998	at Denver Broncos	L 37–24	CBS 4:15pm	Greg Gumbel & Phil Simms	75,217
9	November 1, 1998	at Baltimore Ravens	W 45–19	CBS 1:00pm	Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker	68,915
10	November 8, 1998	Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–11	CBS 1:00pm	Don Criqui & Beasley Reece	67,040
11	November 15, 1998	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 29–24	FOX 4:15pm	Tim Ryan, Bill Maas & Ronnie Lott	72,974
12	November 22, 1998	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30–15	CBS 1:00pm	Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche	59,124
13	November 29, 1998	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–17	CBS 1:00pm	Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche	55,432
14	December 6, 1998	Detroit Lions	W 37–22	FOX 1:00pm	Tim Ryan, Bill Maas & Ronnie Lott	70,717
15	December 13, 1998	Tennessee Oilers	L 16–13	CBS 1:00pm	Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker	65,657
16	December 20, 1998	at Minnesota Vikings	L 50–10	ESPN 8:15pm	Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire	64,363
17	December 28, 1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–3	ABC 8:20pm	Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf & Boomer Esiason	74,143

Season summary

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 0 7 7 10 24 Bears 3 10 0 10 23 Date: September 6 Location: Soldier Field Game attendance: 55,614

Scoring summary Q1 5:56 CHI Jaeger 45 yard field goal CHI 3–0 Q2 7:25 JAX Stewart 3 yard pass from Brunell (Hollis kick) JAX 7–3 Q2 7:06 CHI Milburn 88 yard kickoff return (Jaeger kick) CHI 10–7 Q2 0:03 CHI Jaeger 35 yard field goal CHI 13–7 Q3 2:27 JAX Stewart 7 yard run (Hollis kick) JAX 14–13 Q4 14:16 JAX Hollis 23 yard field goal JAX 17–13 Q4 8:50 CHI Bennett 1 yard run (Jaeger kick) CHI 20–17 Q4 4:08 CHI Jaeger 19 yard field goal CHI 23–17 Q4 0:29 JAX Smith 4 yard pass from Brunell (Hollis kick) JAX 24–23

[2]

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Jacksonville Jaguars	11	5	0	.688	392	338	W1
Tennessee Oilers	8	8	0	.500	330	320	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	263	303	L5
Baltimore Ravens	6	10	0	.375	269	335	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	268	452	L1

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Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild-Card	January 3, 1999	New England Patriots (6)	W 25–10	71,139
Divisional	January 10, 1999	at New York Jets (2)	L 34–24	78,817

AFC Wild Card Game vs New England Patriots

AFC Wild Card Game: New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	0	7	3	10
Jaguars	6	6	0	13	25

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: January 3, 1999
• Game time: 12:40 p.m. PDT

Fred Taylor runs for 162 yards and 1 touchdown on 31 carries. The Patriots had just 206 total yards and the Jaguars defense forced 3 turnovers.

AFC Divisional Game vs New York Jets

AFC Divisional Game: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	7	10	24
Jets	7	10	14	3	34

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: January 10, 1999
• Game time: 12:40 p.m. PDT

Mark Brunell throws for 3 touchdowns, but completes just 12 of 31 passes with 3 interceptions. The Jaguars committed 4 turnovers.

Awards and records

• Mark Brunell, Franchise Record (tied), Most Touchdown Passes in One Game, 4 Passes (November 29, 1998) [4]
• Mark Brunell, Franchise Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 20 Passes (November 29, 1998) [4]
• Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Touchdowns in One Season, 17 [4]
• Single Game Home Attendance Record, 74,143, December 28, 1998 [5]
• Single Season Home Attendance Record, 561,472, December 28, 1998 [5]

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishin, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 373
2. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 52
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 53

• Jaguars on Pro Football Reference
• Jaguars Schedule on jt-sw.com