1998 Washington Redskins season

1998 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Norv Turner
Home field	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1998 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–7–1 record from 1997. They started the season 0–7, before adding 6–3 after their bye week. Placed fourth in the NFC East, the 6–10 Redskins missed the 1998–99 NFL playoffs.

After ranking 28th out of 30 NFL teams in defense against the run in 1997, the Redskins had tried to revamp their interior defensive line during the off-season. They had signed Dana Stubblefield from the San Francisco 49ers, and Dan Wilkinson from the Cincinnati Bengals.^[1] The acquisitions, in particular Stubblefied's, were eventually considered to have been costly failures though.^[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

1998 Washington Redskins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	48	Stephen Alexander *	Tight end	Oklahoma
3	69	Skip Hicks	Running back	UCLA
4	113	Shawn Barber	Linebacker	Richmond
5	140	Mark Fischer	Guard	Purdue
6	170	Patrick Palmer	Wide receiver	Northwestern State
7	191	David Terrell	Defensive back	UTEP
7	206	Antwaune Ponds	Linebacker	Syracuse
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

^[3]

Personnel

Staff

1998 Washington Redskins staff
	Front office President – John Kent Cooke General Manager – Charley Casserly Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Head coaches Head Coach – Norv Turner Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Mike Martz Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Wide Receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight Ends – Mike Pope Offensive Line – Russ Grimm Offensive Assistant – Ed Sidwell			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive Backs – Tom Hayes Defensive Assistant – Jeff FitzGerald Special teams coaches Special Teams – LeCharls McDaniel Strength and conditioning Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	at New York Giants	L 31–24	76,629
2	September 14, 1998	San Francisco 49ers	L 45–10	76,798
3	September 20, 1998	at Seattle Seahawks	L 24–14	63,336
4	September 27, 1998	Denver Broncos	L 38–16	71,880
5	October 4, 1998	Dallas Cowboys	L 31–10	72,284
6	October 11, 1998	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–12	66,183
7	October 18, 1998	at Minnesota Vikings	L 41–7	64,004
8	Bye
9	November 1, 1998	New York Giants	W 21–14	67,976
10	November 8, 1998	at Arizona Cardinals	L 29–27	55,950
11	November 15, 1998	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–3	57,704
12	November 22, 1998	Arizona Cardinals	L 45–42	63,435
13	November 29, 1998	at Oakland Raiders	W 29–19	41,409
14	December 6, 1998	San Diego Chargers	W 24–20	65,713
15	December 13, 1998	at Carolina Panthers	W 28–25	46,940
16	December 19, 1998	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–16	66,309
17	December 27, 1998	at Dallas Cowboys	L 23–7	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

References

1. George, Thomas (September 1, 1998). "Redskins Hope 2 Bookends Fit in Trophy Case". New York Times.
2. Popper, Steve (October 28, 1998). "$57.4 Million Poorer, And Still No Victory". New York Times.
3. "1998 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.