1998 Tennessee Oilers season

1998 Tennessee Oilers season
Head coach Jeff Fisher
Home field Vanderbilt Stadium
Results
Record 8–8
Division place 2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1998 Tennessee Oilers season was the 39th season overall and 29th with the National Football League (NFL) and their final season as the Oilers. The team matched their previous season's output of 8–8,[1] marking their third straight season with exactly eight wins. The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

The 1998 season was the only year the Oilers would play in Vanderbilt Stadium, an undersized stadium that was used as a temporary stopgap until the team's new permanent stadium could be constructed. The Oilers, who had originally intended to stay in Houston until the stadium was finished, were forced out of Houston due to poor attendance in 1996, and were again forced out of their "Plan B," Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, after attendance was even worse there in 1997.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
1998 Tennessee Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 16 Kevin Dyson  Wide receiver Utah
2 46 Samari Rolle *  Cornerback Florida State
3 77 Dainon Sidney  Cornerback UAB
4 107 Joe Salave'a  Defensive tackle Arizona
5 139 Benji Olson  Guard Washington
6 168 Lee Wiggins  Defensive back South Carolina
7 205 Jimmy Sprotte  Linebacker Arizona
7 229 Kevin Long  Center Florida State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1998 Tennessee Oilers staff
Front office
  • Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Floyd Reese
  • Director of Player Personnel – Rich Snead
  • Director of College Scouting – Glenn Cumbee
  • Director of Regional Scouting – Mike Holovak

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson

Roster

1998 Tennessee Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

 Tight ends

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6, 1998 at Cincinnati Bengals W 23–14
55,848
2 September 13, 1998 San Diego Chargers L 7–13
41,089
3 September 20, 1998 at New England Patriots L 16–27
59,973
4 September 27, 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars L 22–27
34,656
5 Bye
6 October 11, 1998 at Baltimore Ravens W 12–8
68,561
7 October 18, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals W 44–14
33,288
8 October 25, 1998 Chicago Bears L 20–23
40,089
9 November 1, 1998 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 41–31
58,222
10 November 8, 1998 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–22
65,054
11 November 15, 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–14
41,104
12 November 22, 1998 New York Jets L 3–24
37,084
13 November 29, 1998 at Seattle Seahawks L 18–20
59,048
14 December 6, 1998 Baltimore Ravens W 16–14
31,124
15 December 13, 1998 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 16–13
65,657
16 December 20, 1998 at Green Bay Packers L 22–30
59,888
17 December 26, 1998 Minnesota Vikings L 16–26
41,121

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Jacksonville Jaguars 11 5 0 .688 392 338 W1
Tennessee Oilers 8 8 0 .500 330 320 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 9 0 .438 263 303 L5
Baltimore Ravens 6 10 0 .375 269 335 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 3 13 0 .188 268 452 L1

References

  1. ↑ 1998 Tennessee Oilers
  2. ↑ "1998 Tennessee Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1998 Tennessee Oilers starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2014.

External links

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