1998 New York Giants season

1998 New York Giants season
1998 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara; Robert Tisch
Head coach	Jim Fassel
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 DE Michael Strahan; LB Jessie Armstead;
	← 1997; Giants seasons; 1999 →;

The 1998 New York Giants season was the team's 74th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–5–1, winning only eight games and missing the playoffs.^[1]

One of their wins, however, came against the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in Week 15. Trailing by three late in the fourth quarter, Amani Toomer caught a deep touchdown pass from Kent Graham to give them a 20-16 lead which held when the defense stopped the Broncos on their final drive. The Broncos had not lost a game since Week 16 of the previous season, having won their last regular season game, three playoff games, Super Bowl XXXII, and the first thirteen games of the 1998 season entering the matchup with the Giants.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

1998 New York Giants Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	24	Shaun Williams	S	UCLA
2	55	Joe Jurevicius	WR	Penn State
3	70	Brian Alford	WR	Purdue
5	147	Toby Myles	T	Jackson State
6	177	Todd Pollack	TE	Boston College
7	213	Ben Fricke	C	Houston

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1998 New York Giants staff**

	Front office President and Co-Chief Executive Officer – Wellington Mara Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer – Preston Robert Tisch Executive Vice President and General Counsel – John Mara Vice President and General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Assistant General Manager – Rick Donohue Vice President of Player Personnel – Tom Boisture Special Assistant to the General Manager – Harry Hulmes Director of Player Personnel – Marv Sunderland Director of Pro Personnel – Tim Rooney Director of College Scouting – Jerry Shay Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – David Gettleman Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Fassel Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Jim Skipper Quarterbacks – Rod Dowhower Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Dick Rehbein Offensive Line – John Matsko Offensive Assistant – Mike Gillhamer			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – John Fox Defensive Line – Denny Marcin Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Johnnie Lynn Defensive Quality Control – Dave Brazil Special teams coaches Special Teams – Larry MacDuff Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Craig Stoddard

Roster[]

**1998 New York Giants final roster**

	Quarterbacks 18 Mike Cherry 10 Kent Graham 13 Danny Kanell Running backs 21 Tiki Barber 33 Gary Brown 45 Greg Comella FB 30 Charlie Way 28 Tyrone Wheatley Wide receivers 84 Brian Alford 88 Ike Hilliard 86 Joe Jurevicius 83 David Patten 81 Amani Toomer Tight ends 87 Howard Cross 89 Andy Haase		Offensive linemen 78 Greg Bishop G 69 Derek Engler C 74 Scott Gragg T 70 Roman Oben T 53 Lance Scott C 65 Ron Stone G 62 Jason Whittle G Defensive linemen 77 Chad Bratzke DE 75 Keith Hamilton DT 97 Robert Harris DE 79 Bernard Holsey DT 94 Cedric Jones DE 99 Christian Peter DT 92 Michael Strahan DE 96 DT		Linebackers 98 Jessie Armstead 55 Marcus Buckley 52 Scott Galyon 51 Pete Monty 91 Ryan Phillips 90 Corey Widmer Defensive backs 26 Kory Blackwell 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 30 Sam Garnes SS 41 Conrad Hamilton CB 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 22 Phillippi Sparks CB 47 Rodney Young S Special teams 3 Brad Daluiso K 9 Brad Maynard P		Reserve lists 31 Jason Sehorn CB (IR) 59 Brian Williams C (PUP) 73 Rob Zatechka G (IR) Practice squad -- Scott Dragos FB Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 6	Washington Redskins	W 31–24	1–0	Giants Stadium	76,629
2	September 13	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–20	1–1	Network Associates Coliseum	40,545
3	September 21	Dallas Cowboys	L 7–31	1–2	Giants Stadium	78,039
4	September 27	at San Diego Chargers	W 34–16	2–2	Qualcomm Stadium	55,672
5	October 4	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–20	2–3	Raymond James Stadium	64,989
6	October 11	Atlanta Falcons	L 20–34	2–4	Giants Stadium	71,173
7	October 18	Arizona Cardinals	W 34–7	3–4	Giants Stadium	70,456
8	Bye
9	November 1	at Washington Redskins	L 14–21	3–5	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium	67,976
10	November 8	at Dallas Cowboys	L 6–16	3–6	Texas Stadium	64,316
11	November 15	Green Bay Packers	L 3–37	3–7	Giants Stadium	76,272
12	November 22	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–0	4–7	Giants Stadium	65,763
13	November 30	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7–31	4–8	3Com Park	68,212
14	December 6	at Arizona Cardinals	W 23–19	5–8	Sun Devil Stadium	46,128
15	December 13	Denver Broncos	W 20–16	6–8	Giants Stadium	72,336
16	December 20	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–7	7–8	Giants Stadium	66,040
17	December 27	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–10	8–8	Veterans Stadium	66,596

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFC East
view talk	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[]

^ 1998 New York Giants
^ "New York Giants NFL Draft History". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

[1] 1998 New York Giants

[2] "New York Giants NFL Draft History". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

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