1998 Philadelphia Eagles season

1998 Philadelphia Eagles season
1998 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jeffrey Lurie
Head coach	Ray Rhodes
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1997; Eagles seasons; 1999 →;

The 1998 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–9–1, winning only three games.^[1] Head coach Ray Rhodes was fired at end of season, finishing his four-year tenure with a record of 29–34–1.

The Eagles’ 161 points-scored (10.06 per game) is tied for the third-lowest total in a 16-game schedule.^[2] Philadelphia’s three quarterbacks—Bobby Hoying, Koy Detmer, and Rodney Peete—each won one game, and threw for only seven total touchdowns combined.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

= Hall of Famer

Rd	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
1	11	Tra Thomas	Offensive Tackle	Florida State
2	41	_{Pick Taken By Pittsburgh Steelers}
3	72	Jeremiah Trotter _{Pick via Dallas Cowboys}	Linebacker	Stephen F. Austin
3	85	Allen Rossum	Cornerback	Notre Dame
4	102	_{Pick Taken By Miami Dolphins}
4	112	Brandon Whiting _{Pick From Miami Dolphins}	Defensive Tackle	California
4	116	Clarence Love	Defensive Back	Toledo
5	134	_{Pick Taken By New York Jets}
5	142	Ike Reese	Linebacker	Michigan State
6	163	_{Pick Taken By New York Jets}
7	199	_{Pick Taken By Atlanta Falcons from Carolina Panthers via Pittsburgh}
7	220	Chris Akins _{Compensatory Pick}	Defensive Tackle	Texas
7	240	Melvin Thomas _{Compensatory Pick}	Offensive Guard	Colorado

Staff[]

**1998 Philadelphia Eagles staff**

	Front office Owner/Chief Executive Officer – Jeffrey Lurie Executive Vice President – Joe Banner Director of Football Operations – Tom Modrak Director of College Scouting – John Goeller Pro Personnel Coordinator – Mike McCartney Head coaches Head Coach – Ray Rhodes Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dana Bible Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Assistant – Bill Musgrave Quarterbacks – Sean Payton Running Backs – Ted Williams Wide Receivers – Gerald Carr Tight Ends – Jim Bollman Offensive Line – Juan Castillo Offensive Assistant – Ken Zampese			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Emmitt Thomas Defensive Line – Mike Trgovac Linebackers – Joe Vitt Defensive Backs – Danny Smith Defensive Assistant – Special teams coaches Special Teams – John Harbaugh Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Assistant Strength and Conditioning –

Roster[]

**1998 Philadelphia Eagles roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Bobby Hoying 9 Rodney Peete 10 Koy Detmer Running backs 30 Charlie Garner 39 Mike Reed 22 Duce Staley 34 Kevin Turner FB Wide receivers 86 Russell Copeland 80 Irving Fryar 81 Jeff Graham 82 Karl Hankton 83 Dietrich Jells 84 Freddie Solomon Tight ends 87 Jason Dunn 85 Chris Fontenot 89 Kaseem Sinceno		Offensive linemen 62 Ian Beckles G 77 Barrett Brooks T 77 Richard Cooper T 61 Steve Everitt C 71 Jermane Mayberry G 65 Bubba Miller C 72 Tra Thomas T Defensive linemen 90 Jon Harris DE 74 Ed Jasper DT 79 Greg Jefferson DE 98 Jimmie Jones DT 59 Mike Mamula DE 95 Henry Slay DT 78 Hollis Thomas DT		Linebackers 57 James Darling 55 Ray Farmer 51 William Thomas 54 Jeremiah Trotter 50 James Willis Defensive backs 31 Al Harris CB 24 Tim McTyer 20 Allen Rossum 21 Bobby Taylor CB 23 Troy Vincent CB 36 Mike Zordich SS Special teams 18 Chris Boniol K 4 Tom Hutton P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 6	Seattle Seahawks	L 0–38	0–1	Veterans Stadium	66,418
2	September 13	at Atlanta Falcons	L 12–17	0–2	Georgia Dome	46,456
3	September 20	at Arizona Cardinals	L 3–17	0–3	Sun Devil Stadium	39,782
4	September 27	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–24	0–4	Veterans Stadium	66,675
5	October 4	at Denver Broncos	L 16–41	0–5	Mile High Stadium	73,218
6	October 11	Washington Redskins	W 17–12	1–5	Veterans Stadium	66,183
7	October 18	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–13	1–6	Qualcomm Stadium	56,967
8	Bye
9	November 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 0–34	1–7	Veterans Stadium	67,002
10	November 8	Detroit Lions	W 10–9	2–7	Veterans Stadium	66,785
11	November 15	at Washington Redskins	L 3–28	2–8	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium	57,704
12	November 22	at New York Giants	L 0–20	2–9	Giants Stadium	65,763
13	November 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 16–24	2–10	Lambeau Field	59,862
14	December 3	St. Louis Rams	W 17–14	3-10	Veterans Stadium	66,155
15	December 13	Arizona Cardinals	L 17–20	3-11	Veterans Stadium	62,176
16	December 20	at Dallas Cowboys	L 9–13	3-12	Texas Stadium	62,722
17	December 27	New York Giants	L 10–20	3-13	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 Philadelphia Eagles
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

External links[]

1998 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] 1998 Philadelphia Eagles

[2] Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.

[Pro_Bowler_note-3] Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

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