1998 Dallas Cowboys season

1998 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach Chan Gailey
Home field Texas Stadium
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 1st NFC East
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cardinals) 20–7

The 1998 Dallas Cowboys season would mark their 39th in the NFL and team owner Jerry Jones would hire former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Chan Gailey to be the fourth head coach of the Dallas Cowboys franchise.

Regular season

Gailey would revitalize the Cowboys offense, particularly the running game, which had seen a recent decline despite the presence of running back Emmitt Smith. The trio of Smith, Troy Aikman, and Michael Irvin helped the Cowboys be the first ever NFC East team to sweep their division en route to capturing the NFC East title, the team's sixth of the 90's. The Cowboys would later encounter the Arizona Cardinals for the third time that season in the NFC Wild Card Game, but would lose in a stunning upset in the first round at Texas Stadium. Ironically, Cornerback Deion Sanders would suffer an injury to his toe in a regular season victory over Arizona and made a surprise return against the same team in the playoff loss. It was an outstanding season for Sanders, who played so well on defense and special teams during a win over the New York Giants that a "primetime" award for him.

Troy Aikman was injured in a week two loss at Denver and missed the next 5 games. Future Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett started all games during Aikman's absence and went 3–2 as the starting quarterback.

Notable additions to the team that year include defensive end Greg Ellis and offensive tackle Flozell Adams. Ellis was drafted with the 9th pick in the first round, and many were stunned that the Cowboys didn't draft Randy Moss (most likely for off the field issues).

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
1 September 6, 1998 Arizona Cardinals W 38–10 FOX 4:15pm
63,602
2 September 13, 1998 at Denver Broncos L 42–23 FOX 4:15pm
75,013
3 September 21, 1998 at New York Giants W 31–7 ABC 9:00pm
78,039
4 September 27, 1998 Oakland Raiders L 13–12 CBS 4:15pm
63,544
5 October 4, 1998 at Washington Redskins W 31–10 FOX 1:00pm
72,284
6 October 11, 1998 Carolina Panthers W 27–20 FOX 1:00pm
64,181
7 October 18, 1998 at Chicago Bears L 13–12 FOX 4:15pm
59,201
8 Bye
9 November 2, 1998 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–0 ABC 9:00pm
67,002
10 November 8, 1998 New York Giants W 16–6 FOX 1:00pm
64,316
11 November 15, 1998 at Arizona Cardinals W 35–28 FOX 4:15pm
71,670
12 November 22, 1998 Seattle Seahawks W 30–22 CBS 1:00pm
64,142
13 November 26, 1998 Minnesota Vikings L 46–36 FOX 4:00pm
64,366
14 December 6, 1998 at New Orleans Saints L 22–3 FOX 1:00pm
65,065
15 December 13, 1998 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–17 FOX 4:15pm
77,697
16 December 20, 1998 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–9 FOX 4:15pm
62,722
17 December 27, 1998 Washington Redskins W 23–7 ESPN 8:15pm
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

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1998 roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Rookies in italics
52 Active, 0 Inactive

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References

    External links

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