1998 Washington Redskins season

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.

1998 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Norv Turner
Home field	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	P Matt Turk

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.[1] The acquisitions, in particular Stubblefield's, were eventually considered to have been costly failures though.[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

1998 Washington Redskins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	48	Stephen Alexander *	Tight end	Oklahoma
3	69	Skip Hicks	Running back	UCLA
4	113	Shawn Barber	Linebacker	Richmond
5	140	Mark Fischer	Guard	Purdue
6	170	Patrick Palmer	Wide receiver	Northwestern State
7	191	David Terrell	Safety	UTEP
7	206	Antwaune Ponds	Linebacker	Syracuse
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1998 Washington Redskins staff

	Front office President – John Kent Cooke General Manager – Charley Casserly Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Head coaches Head Coach – Norv Turner Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Mike Martz Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Wide Receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight Ends – Mike Pope Offensive Line – Russ Grimm Offensive Assistant – Ed Sidwell			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive Backs – Tom Hayes Defensive Assistant – Jeff FitzGerald Special teams coaches Special Teams – LeCharls McDaniel Strength and conditioning Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff

Roster

1998 Washington Redskins roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Gus Frerotte 10 Trent Green 11 Casey Weldon Running backs 21 Terry Allen 47 Larry Bowie 48 Stephen Davis 20 Skip Hicks 30 Brian Mitchell Wide receivers 83 Albert Connell 85 Henry Ellard 86 Leslie Shepherd 87 James Thrash 82 Michael Westbrook Tight ends 80 Stephen Alexander 84 Jamie Asher 88 James Jenkins		Offensive linemen 74 Brad Badger T 70 Troy Drake T 77 Tre' Johnson G 69 Rod Milstead G 68 Joe Patton T 67 Shar Pourdanesh T 52 Cory Raymer C 63 Keith Sims G 66 Dan Turk C 71 Kipp Vickers G Defensive linemen 93 Marc Boutte DT 78 Doug Brown DT 92 Jamal Duff DE 91 David Hoelscher DE 72 N. D. Kalu DE 97 Kelvin Kinney DE 90 Kenard Lang DE 94 Dana Stubblefield DT 95 Dan Wilkinson DT		Linebackers 58 Patrise Alexander 59 Shawn Barber 56 Chester Burnett 54 Greg Jones OLB 51 Antwaune Ponds 50 Derek Smith MLB 57 Ken Harvey Defensive backs 37 Jesse Campbell SS 26 Cris Dishman CB 27 Greg Evans 35 Leomont Evans SS 28 Darrell Green CB 24 Stanley Richard FS 22 Jamel Williams Special teams  6 David Akers K 14 Cary Blanchard K  5 Brett Conway K  1 Matt Turk P		Reserve lists 15 Jeff Hostetler QB (IR) 96 Rich Owens DE (IR) 98 Twan Russell LB (IR) Practice squad -- Rahmaan Streater DE Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	at New York Giants	L 31–24	76,629
2	September 14, 1998	San Francisco 49ers	L 45–10	76,798
3	September 20, 1998	at Seattle Seahawks	L 24–14	63,336
4	September 27, 1998	Denver Broncos	L 38–16	71,880
5	October 4, 1998	Dallas Cowboys	L 31–10	72,284
6	October 11, 1998	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–12	66,183
7	October 18, 1998	at Minnesota Vikings	L 41–7	64,004
8	Bye
9	November 1, 1998	New York Giants	W 21–14	67,976
10	November 8, 1998	at Arizona Cardinals	L 29–27	55,950
11	November 15, 1998	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–3	57,704
12	November 22, 1998	Arizona Cardinals	L 45–42	63,435
13	November 29, 1998	at Oakland Raiders	W 29–19	41,409
14	December 6, 1998	San Diego Chargers	W 24–20	65,713
15	December 13, 1998	at Carolina Panthers	W 28–25	46,940
16	December 19, 1998	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–16	66,309
17	December 27, 1998	at Dallas Cowboys	L 23–7	63,565

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

References

1. George, Thomas (September 1, 1998). "Redskins Hope 2 Bookends Fit in Trophy Case". The New York Times.
2. Popper, Steve (October 28, 1998). "$57.4 Million Poorer, And Still No Victory". The New York Times.
3. "1998 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.