1998 New York Giants season

The 1998 New York Giants season was the team's 74th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–5–1, winning only eight games and missing the playoffs.[1] The team had a remote chance in the final week of making the playoffs: if the Bengals beat the Buccaneers and the Chargers beat the Cardinals, the Giants would have earned a seed. However, the Buccaneers beat the Bengals 35-0 and the Cardinals defeated the Chargers 16-13, resulting in the Chargers missing the playoffs. [2] Perhaps the most memorable moment of the 1998 season took place during week 15, when the Giants defeated the previously undefeated Denver Broncos on a late touchdown pass from Kent Graham to Amani Toomer. The win was part of a four game win streak allowing the team to avoid a losing season.

1998 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara Robert Tisch
Head coach	Jim Fassel
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 DE Michael Strahan LB Jessie Armstead

Offseason

NFL Draft

1998 New York Giants Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	24	Shaun Williams	S	UCLA
2	55	Joe Jurevicius	WR	Penn State
3	70	Brian Alford	WR	Purdue
5	147	Toby Myles	T	Jackson State
6	177	Todd Pollack	TE	Boston College
7	213	Ben Fricke	C	Houston

[3]

Personnel

Staff

1998 New York Giants staff

	Front office President and Co-Chief Executive Officer – Wellington Mara Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer – Preston Robert Tisch Executive Vice President and General Counsel – John Mara Vice President and General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Assistant General Manager – Rick Donohue Vice President of Player Personnel – Tom Boisture Special Assistant to the General Manager – Harry Hulmes Director of Player Personnel – Marv Sunderland Director of Pro Personnel – Tim Rooney Director of College Scouting – Jerry Shay Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – David Gettleman Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Fassel Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Jim Skipper Quarterbacks – Rod Dowhower Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Dick Rehbein Offensive Line – John Matsko Offensive Assistant – Mike Gillhamer			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – John Fox Defensive Line – Denny Marcin Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Johnnie Lynn Defensive Quality Control – Dave Brazil Special teams coaches Special Teams – Larry MacDuff Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Craig Stoddard

Roster

1998 New York Giants final roster

	Quarterbacks 18 Mike Cherry 10 Kent Graham 13 Danny Kanell Running backs 21 Tiki Barber 33 Gary Brown 45 Greg Comella FB 30 Charlie Way 28 Tyrone Wheatley Wide receivers 84 Brian Alford 88 Ike Hilliard 86 Joe Jurevicius 83 David Patten 81 Amani Toomer Tight ends 87 Howard Cross 89 Andy Haase		Offensive linemen 78 Greg Bishop G 69 Derek Engler C 74 Scott Gragg T 70 Roman Oben T 53 Lance Scott C 65 Ron Stone G 62 Jason Whittle G Defensive linemen 77 Chad Bratzke DE 75 Keith Hamilton DT 97 Robert Harris DE 79 Bernard Holsey DT 94 Cedric Jones DE 99 Christian Peter DT 92 Michael Strahan DE 96 George Williams DT		Linebackers 98 Jessie Armstead 55 Marcus Buckley 52 Scott Galyon 51 Pete Monty 91 Ryan Phillips 90 Corey Widmer Defensive backs 26 Kory Blackwell 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 30 Sam Garnes SS 41 Conrad Hamilton CB 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 22 Phillippi Sparks CB 47 Rodney Young (American football) S Special teams  3 Brad Daluiso K  9 Brad Maynard P		Reserve lists 31 Jason Sehorn CB (IR) 59 Brian Williams C (PUP) 73 Rob Zatechka G (IR) Practice squad -- Scott Dragos FB Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	Washington Redskins	W 31–24	FOX	76,629
2	September 13, 1998	at Oakland Raiders	L 20–17	FOX	40,545
3	September 21, 1998	Dallas Cowboys	L 31–7	ABC	78,039
4	September 27, 1998	at San Diego Chargers	W 34–16	FOX	55,672
5	October 4, 1998	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–3	FOX	64,989
6	October 11, 1998	Atlanta Falcons	L 34–20	ESPN	71,173
7	October 18, 1998	Arizona Cardinals	W 34–7	FOX	70,456
8	Bye
9	November 1, 1998	at Washington Redskins	L 21–14	FOX	67,976
10	November 8, 1998	at Dallas Cowboys	L 16–6	FOX	64,316
11	November 15, 1998	Green Bay Packers	L 37–3	FOX	76,272
12	November 22, 1998	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–0	FOX	65,763
13	November 30, 1998	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–7	ABC	68,212
14	December 6, 1998	at Arizona Cardinals	W 23–19	FOX	46,128
15	December 13, 1998	Denver Broncos	W 20–16	CBS	72,336
16	December 20, 1998	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–7	CBS	66,040
17	December 27, 1998	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–10	FOX	66,596

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. 1998 New York Giants
2. "Giants Miss Playoffs Despite Win". CBSnews.com. 27 December 1998.
3. "New York Giants NFL Draft History". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.