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1998 New Orleans Saints season
Head coachMike Ditka
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Willie Roaf

The 1998 New Orleans Saints season was the team’s 32nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL).[1]

The Saints failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, and after a promising start of 3–0 only equalled their 6–10 record of the previous season. In the process the Saints lost to the 0–7 Carolina Panthers and were to follow this up the following season against the expansion Browns to become the only team since the NFL/AFL merger to lose to the last winless team in successive seasons.[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
1998 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 7 Kyle Turley *  Offensive tackle San Diego State
2 40 Cam Cleeland  Tight end Washington
4 97 Fred Weary  Cornerback Florida
4 99 Julian Pittman  Defensive end Florida State
5 132 Wilmont Perry  Running back Livingstone
6 161 Chris Bordano  Linebacker SMU
7 204 Andy McCullough  Wide receiver Tennessee
7 239 Ron Warner  Defensive end Kansas
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Personnel

Staff

1998 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

  • Owner – Tom Benson
  • President/General Manager/Chief Operating Officer – Bill Kuharich
  • Vice President of Football Operations/Assistant General Manager – Chet Franklin
  • Director of College Scouting – Bruce Lemmerman

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Zaven Yaralian
  • Defensive Line – Walt Corey
  • Linebackers – Jack Del Rio
  • Defensive Assistant – Ned James

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1998 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 6 at St. Louis Rams W 24–17 1–0 56,943
2 September 13 Carolina Panthers W 19–14 2–0 51,915
3 Bye
4 September 27 at Indianapolis Colts W 19–13 3–0 48,480
5 October 4 New England Patriots L 27–30 3–1 56,172
6 October 11 San Francisco 49ers L 0–31 3–2 62,811
7 October 18 at Atlanta Falcons L 23–31 3–3 60,774
8 October 25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 9–3 4–3 52,695
9 November 1 at Carolina Panthers L 17–31 4–4 62,514
10 November 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–31 4–5 63,779
11 November 15 St. Louis Rams W 24–3 5–5 46,430
12 November 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–31 5–6 68,429
13 November 29 at Miami Dolphins L 10–30 5–7 73,216
14 December 6 Dallas Cowboys W 22–3 6–7 65,065
15 December 13 Atlanta Falcons L 17–27 6–8 61,678
16 December 20 at Arizona Cardinals L 17–19 6–9 51,617
17 December 27 Buffalo Bills L 33–45 6–10 39,707

Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Atlanta Falcons 14 2 0 .875 442 289 W9
(4) San Francisco 49ers 12 4 0 .750 479 328 W1
New Orleans Saints 6 10 0 .375 305 359 L3
Carolina Panthers 4 12 0 .250 336 413 W2
St. Louis Rams 4 12 0 .250 285 378 L2

References

  1. ^ 1998 New Orleans Saints
  2. ^ "Last Winless NFL Team(s) in Each Season". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  3. ^ "1998 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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