1998 Philadelphia Eagles season

1998 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach Ray Rhodes
Owner Jeffrey Lurie
Home field Veterans Stadium
Results
Record 3–13
Division place 5th NFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1998 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 66th in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–9–1, winning only three games,[1] which was their worst record since 1972 one of only two seasons since then until 2012 they have won fewer than five games. Head coach Ray Rhodes was fired at end of season, finishing his four-year tenure with a record of 29–34–1.

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 throwing for only seven total touchdowns combined.

Offseason

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.

= Pro Bowler [3] = Hall of Famer
Rd PICK PLAYER POS COLLEGE
1 11 Tra ThomasOffensive TackleFlorida State
2 41 Pick Taken By Pittsburgh Steelers
3 72 Jeremiah Trotter
Pick via Dallas Cowboys		LinebackerStephen F. Austin
3 85 Allen RossumCornerbackNotre Dame
4 102 Pick Taken By Miami Dolphins
4 112 Brandon Whiting
Pick From Miami Dolphins 		Defensive TackleCalifornia
4 116 Clarence LoveDefensive BackToledo
5 134 Pick Taken By New York Jets
5 142 Ike ReeseLinebackerMichigan State
6 163 Pick Taken By New York Jets
7 199 Pick Taken By Atlanta Falcons
from Carolina Panthers via Pittsburgh
7 220 Chris Akins
Compensatory Pick		Defensive TackleTexas
7 240 Melvin Thomas
Compensatory Pick		Offensive GuardColorado

Personnel

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

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Mike Wolf
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Tom Kanavy

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6, 1998 Seattle Seahawks L 38–0
66,418
2 September 13, 1998 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–12
46,456
3 September 20, 1998 at Arizona Cardinals L 17–3
39,782
4 September 27, 1998 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–21
66,675
5 October 4, 1998 at Denver Broncos L 41–16
73,218
6 October 11, 1998 Washington Redskins W 17–12
66,183
7 October 18, 1998 at San Diego Chargers L 13–10
56,967
8 Bye
9 November 2, 1998 Dallas Cowboys L 34–0
67,002
10 November 8, 1998 Detroit Lions W 10–9
66,785
11 November 15, 1998 at Washington Redskins L 28–3
57,704
12 November 22, 1998 at New York Giants L 20–0
65,763
13 November 29, 1998 at Green Bay Packers L 24–16
59,862
14 December 3, 1998 St. Louis Rams W 17–14
66,155
15 December 13, 1998 Arizona Cardinals L 20–17
62,176
16 December 20, 1998 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–9
62,722
17 December 27, 1998 New York Giants L 20–10
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

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.
  3. ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

External links

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