1998 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1998 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–9–1, winning only three games.[1] Head coach Ray Rhodes was fired at end of season, finishing his four-year tenure with a record of 29–34–1.

1998 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerJeffrey Lurie
Head coachRay Rhodes
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The Eagles’ 161 points-scored (10.06 per game) is tied for the third-lowest total in a 16-game schedule.[2] Philadelphia’s three quarterbacks—Bobby Hoying, Koy Detmer, and Rodney Peete—each won one game, and threw for only seven total touchdowns combined.

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 1998 NFL draft

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

1998 Philadelphia Eagles draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
111 Tra Thomas OTFlorida State
241 Traded to Pittsburgh
3 72 Jeremiah Trotter LB Stephen F. Austinvia Dallas
85 Allen Rossum CB Notre Dame
4 102 Traded to Miami
112 Brandon Whiting DT California From Miami
116 Clarence Love S Toledo
5 134 Traded to NY Jets
142 Ike Reese LB Michigan State
6163 Traded to NY Jets
7 199 Traded to Atlanta from Carolina via Pittsburgh
220 Chris Akins DT Texas Compensatory pick
240 Melvin Thomas OG Colorado Compensatory pick

Staff
1998 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office

  • Owner/chief executive officer – Jeffrey Lurie
  • Executive vice-president – Joe Banner
  • Director of football operations – Tom Modrak
  • Director of college scouting – John Goeller
  • Pro personnel coordinator – Mike McCartney

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Dana Bible
  • Offensive coordinator/offensive assistant – Bill Musgrave
  • Quarterbacks – Sean Payton
  • Running backs – Ted Williams
  • Wide receivers – Gerald Carr
  • Tight ends – Jim Bollman
  • Offensive line – Juan Castillo
  • Offensive assistant – Ken Zampese
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Emmitt Thomas
  • Defensive line – Mike Trgovac
  • Linebackers – Joe Vitt
  • Defensive backs – Danny Smith
  • Defensive assistant – Chuck Knox Jr.

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Mike Wolf
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Tom Kanavy

Roster
1998 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 27 James Bostic
  • 39 Mike Reed
  • 22 Duce Staley
  • 34 Kevin Turner FB
  • 29 Corey Walker KR

Wide receivers

  • 80 Irving Fryar
  • 81 Jeff Graham
  • 82 Karl Hankton
  • 83 Dietrich Jells
  • 88 Kevin McKenzie
  • 84 Freddie Solomon PR

Tight ends

  • 85 Chris Fontenot
  • 49 Andrew Jordan
 Offensive linemen
  • 62 Ian Beckles G
  • 76 Barrett Brooks T
  • 77 Richard Cooper T
  • 66 Jerry Crafts G/T
  • 61 Steve Everitt C
  • 69 George Hegamin G
  • 71 Jermane Mayberry G
  • 65 Bubba Miller C
  • 72 Tra Thomas T

Defensive linemen

  • 53 Hugh Douglas DE
  • 90 Jon Harris DE
  • 74 Ed Jasper DT
  • 79 Greg Jefferson DE
  • 73 Steve Martin DT
  • 95 Henry Slay DT
  • 96 Al Wallace DE
  • 98 Brandon Whiting DE/DT
 Linebackers
  • 56 Mike Caldwell OLB
  • 57 James Darling OLB
  • 52 Jon Haskins MLB
  • 58 Ike Reese OLB
  • 51 William Thomas OLB
  • 54 Jeremiah Trotter MLB
  • 50 James Willis MLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 93 Chris Akins DT (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 87 Jason Dunn TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 30 Charlie Garner RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 97 Rhett Hall DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 33 Aaron Hayden RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 94 Bill Johnson DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 59 Mike Mamula DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 89 Kaseem Sinceno TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 78 Hollis Thomas DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 75 Melvin Thomas G (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)


Practice squad

  • -- Nick Gallery P
  • -- Harvey Middleton WR
  • -- Marcus Wimberly S
  • -- Steve Zahursky G/T

53 active, 10 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 Seattle Seahawks L 0–38 0–1 Veterans Stadium 66,418
2 September 13 at Atlanta Falcons L 12–17 0–2 Georgia Dome 46,456
3 September 20 at Arizona Cardinals L 3–17 0–3 Sun Devil Stadium 39,782
4 September 27 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–24 0–4 Veterans Stadium 66,675
5 October 4 at Denver Broncos L 16–41 0–5 Mile High Stadium 73,218
6 October 11 Washington Redskins W 17–12 1–5 Veterans Stadium 66,183
7 October 18 at San Diego Chargers L 10–13 1–6 Qualcomm Stadium 56,967
8 Bye
9 November 2 Dallas Cowboys L 0–34 1–7 Veterans Stadium 67,002
10 November 8 Detroit Lions W 10–9 2–7 Veterans Stadium 66,785
11 November 15 at Washington Redskins L 3–28 2–8 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 57,704
12 November 22 at New York Giants L 0–20 2–9 Giants Stadium 65,763
13 November 29 at Green Bay Packers L 16–24 2–10 Lambeau Field 59,862
14 December 3 St. Louis Rams W 17–14 3–10 Veterans Stadium 66,155
15 December 13 Arizona Cardinals L 17–20 (OT) 3–11 Veterans Stadium 62,176
16 December 20 at Dallas Cowboys L 9–13 3–12 Texas Stadium 62,722
17 December 27 New York Giants L 10–20 3–13 Veterans Stadium 66,596

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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. 1998 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
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