1998 Carolina Panthers season

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1998 Carolina Panthers season
Owner Jerry Richardson
Head coach Dom Capers
Home stadium Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th NFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers TE Wesley Walls
WR Michael Bates
LB Kevin Greene
All-Pros None

The 1998 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the fourth and final under head coach Dom Capers. They tried to improve upon their 7-9 record in 1997, and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history, but failed and finished at a franchise worst 4–12 in 1998 and fourth of five teams in the NFC West. Capers was fired at the end of the season and replaced by George Seifert.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

The 1998 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 18 and April 19, 1998. The Panthers selected eight players in seven rounds.

1998 Carolina Panthers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
114 Jason Peter   Defensive tackle Nebraska
362 Chuck Wiley   Defensive end LSU
373 Mitch Marrow  Defensive end Pennsylvania
4106 Donald Hayes   Wide receiver Wisconsin
5136 Jerry Jensen   Linebacker Washington
6165 Damien Richardson   Defensive back Arizona State
7196 Vili Maumau  Defensive tackle Colorado
7228 Jim Turner  Wide receiver Syracuse
      Made roster  

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Undrafted Free Agents

1998 Undrafted Free Agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Dameyune Craig Quarterback Auburn
Paul Janus Tackle Northwestern

Personnel

Staff

1998 Carolina Panthers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton

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Roster

1998 Carolina Panthers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 12 reserve, 3 practice squad

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 6 Atlanta Falcons L 14–190–1 Ericsson Stadium 65,129
2September 13at New Orleans Saints L 14–190–2 Louisiana Superdome 51,915
3 Bye
4September 27 Green Bay Packers L 30–370–3Ericsson Stadium69,723
5October 4at Atlanta Falcons L 23–510–4 Georgia Dome 50,724
6October 11at Dallas Cowboys L 20–270–5 Texas Stadium 64,181
7October 18at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–160–6 Raymond James Stadium 63,600
8October 25 Buffalo Bills L 14–300–7Ericsson Stadium64,050
9November 1 New Orleans Saints W 31–171–7Ericsson Stadium62,514
10November 8at San Francisco 49ers L 23–251–8 3Com Park 68,572
11November 15 Miami Dolphins L 9–131–9Ericsson Stadium67,887
12November 22at St. Louis Rams W 24–202–9 Trans World Dome 50,716
13November 29at New York Jets L 21–482–10 Giants Stadium 71,501
14December 6 San Francisco 49ers L 28–31 (OT)2–11Ericsson Stadium63,332
15December 13 Washington Redskins L 25–282–12Ericsson Stadium46,940
16December 20 St. Louis Rams W 20–133–12Ericsson Stadium50,047
17December 27at Indianapolis Colts W 27–194–12 RCA Dome 58,182
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(2) Atlanta Falcons 1420.875442289W9
(4) San Francisco 49ers 1240.750479328W1
New Orleans Saints 6100.375305359L3
Carolina Panthers 4120.250336413W2
St. Louis Rams 4120.250285378L2

References

  1. "1998 Carolina Panthers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  2. "Assistant Coaches". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.