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1998 Oakland Raiders season
Owner Al Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coach Jon Gruden
Home field Network Associates Coliseum [a]
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers Darrell Russell, DT
Steve Wisniewski, G
Charles Woodson, CB

The 1998 Oakland Raiders season was their 39th in the league. 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

1998 Oakland Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1998 Oakland Raiders final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 4 inactive, 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
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

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

References