en 1998 Oakland Raiders season

1998 Oakland Raiders season
1998 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Jon Gruden
Home field	Network Associates Coliseum
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Darrell Russell, DT; Steve Wisniewski, G; Charles Woodson, CB
	← 1997; Raiders seasons; 1999 →;

The 1998 Oakland Raiders season was their 39th in franchise history, and 29th in the National Football League (NFL). They improved upon their previous season's output of 4–12, winning eight games.^[1] This was the team's fifth consecutive season in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs. Once again, the Raiders failed to make the playoffs despite starting with a 6-2 record.

The season saw the Raiders draft Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson. He made an immediate impact and was named to the Pro Bowl following the season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1998 Oakland Raiders draft
1	4	Charles Woodson *	Cornerback	Michigan
1	23	Mo Collins	Guard	Florida	from Tampa Bay
2	31	Leon Bender	Defensive tackle	Washington State
3	63	Jon Ritchie	Fullback	Stanford
4	109	Gennaro DiNapoli	Guard	Virginia Tech	from Washington
5	127	Jeremy Brigham	Tight end	Washington
5	152	Travian Smith	Linebacker	Oklahoma
Made roster

Staff

1998 Oakland Raiders Coaching Staff

Head coaches

Head coach – Jon Gruden
Coaches’ Assistant – Paul Kelly

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator/tight ends – Bill Callahan
Quarterbacks – Gary Stevens
Running backs – Skip Peete
Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff
Offensive line – Keith Rowen
Offensive assistant – Robert Jenkins
Quality control – David Shaw

Defensive coaches

Defensive line – Willie Shaw
Defensive line – Mike Waufle
Linebackers – Dave Adolph
Defensive backs – Chuck Bresnahan
Assistant defensive backs/director of squad development – Willie Brown
Defensive quality control – Don Martin

Special teams coaches

Special teams – Frank Gansz Jr

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning – Garrett Giemont

Roster

**1998 Oakland Raiders roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 4 Pat Barnes 3 Jeff George 12 Donald Hollas 16 Wade Wilson Running backs (RB) 28 Randy Jordan 26 Napoleon Kaufman 40 Jon Ritchie FB 22 Harvey Williams 34 Jermaine Williams Wide receivers (WR) 81 Tim Brown 80 Desmond Howard 82 James Jett 85 Terry Mickens 84 Kenny Shedd 89 Rodney Williams Tight ends (TE) 87 Jeremy Brigham 86 Derek Brown 83 Rickey Dudley		Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Darryl Ashmore G 79 Mo Collins T 68 Rick Cunningham G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli C 72 Lincoln Kennedy T 63 Barret Robbins C 62 Adam Treu C/LS 78 Bruce Wilkerson T 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive linemen (DL) 92 Vince Amey DE 99 Aundray Bruce DE 93 James Harris DE 90 Grady Jackson DT 51 Lance Johnstone DE 67 Russell Maryland DT 96 Darrell Russell DT 56 Pat Swilling DE		Linebackers (LB) 54 Greg Biekert MLB 55 James Folston OLB 52 Richard Harvey OLB 50 Mike Morton OLB 53 Travian Smith OLB 57 Terry Wooden OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Calvin Branch CB 33 Bucky Brooks CB 20 Perry Carter CB 29 Albert Lewis FS 30 Anthony Newman SS 41 Louis Riddick SS 37 James Trapp CB 42 Eric Turner FS 38 Marquis Walker CB 24 Charles Woodson CB Special teams 2 Leo Araguz P 7 Greg Davis K	Practice squad 95 Ta'ase Faumui DE 70 Tim Kohn G 35 Reynard Rutherford RB Reserve 21 Eric Allen CB (IR) 74 Derrick Graham G (IR) 77 Pat Harlow T (IR) 98 Chuck Osborne DT (IR) 66 Curtis Whitley C (Susp.) Rookies in italics 53 active, 5 reserve, 3 practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 8–28	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	78,945
2	September 13	New York Giants	W 20–17	1–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	40,545
3	September 20	Denver Broncos	L 17–34	1–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	56,578
4	September 27	at Dallas Cowboys	W 13–12	2–2	Texas Stadium	63,544
5	October 4	at Arizona Cardinals	W 23–20	3–2	Sun Devil Stadium	52,178
6	October 11	San Diego Chargers	W 7–6	4–2	Network Associates Coliseum^[a]	42,467
7	Bye
8	October 25	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–10	5–2	Network Associates Coliseum	40,089
9	November 1	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–18	6–2	Kingdome	66,246
10	November 8	at Baltimore Ravens	L 10–13	6–3	Ravens Stadium	69,037
11	November 15	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–17	7–3	Network Associates Coliseum	51,527
12	November 22	at Denver Broncos	L 14–40	7–4	Mile High Stadium	75,325
13	November 29	Washington Redskins	L 19–29	7–5	Network Associates Coliseum	41,409
14	December 6	Miami Dolphins	L 17–27	7–6	Network Associates Coliseum	61,254
15	December 13	at Buffalo Bills	L 21–44	7–7	Ralph Wilson Stadium	62,002
16	December 20	at San Diego Chargers	W 17–10	8–7	Qualcomm Stadium	60,716
17	December 26	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–31	8–8	Network Associates Coliseum	52,679
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Denver Broncos	14	2	0	.875	501	309	W1
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	288	356	L1
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	372	310	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	327	363	W1
San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.313	241	342	L5

Notes

^ ^a ^b Formerly known as the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum until September 25, 1998

References

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