| 1998 New Orleans Saints season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mike Ditka |
| Home field | Louisiana Superdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–10 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | T Willie Roaf |
The 1998 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). [1]
The Saints failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, and after a promising start of 3–0 only equalled their 6–10 record of the previous season. In the process the Saints lost to the 0–7 Carolina Panthers and were to follow this up the following season against the expansion Browns to become the only team since the NFL/AFL merger to lose to the last winless team in successive seasons. [2]
| 1998 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kyle Turley * | Offensive tackle | San Diego State | |
| 2 | 40 | Cam Cleeland | Tight end | Washington | |
| 4 | 97 | Fred Weary | Cornerback | Florida | |
| 4 | 99 | Julian Pittman | Defensive end | Florida State | |
| 5 | 132 | Wilmont Perry | Running back | Livingstone | |
| 6 | 161 | Chris Bordano | Linebacker | SMU | |
| 7 | 204 | Andy McCullough | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
| 7 | 239 | Ron Warner | Defensive end | Kansas | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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| Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 6 | at St. Louis Rams | W 24–17 | 1–0 | Trans World Dome | 56,943 |
| 2 | September 13 | Carolina Panthers | W 19–14 | 2–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 51,915 |
| 3 | Bye | |||||
| 4 | September 27 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 19–13 (OT) | 3–0 | RCA Dome | 48,480 |
| 5 | October 4 | New England Patriots | L 27–30 | 3–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 56,172 |
| 6 | October 11 | San Francisco 49ers | L 0–31 | 3–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 62,811 |
| 7 | October 18 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 23–31 | 3–3 | Georgia Dome | 60,774 |
| 8 | October 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 9–3 | 4–3 | Louisiana Superdome | 52,695 |
| 9 | November 1 | at Carolina Panthers | L 17–31 | 4–4 | Ericcson Stadium | 62,514 |
| 10 | November 8 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 24–31 | 4–5 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,779 |
| 11 | November 15 | St. Louis Rams | W 24–3 | 5–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 46,430 |
| 12 | November 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–31 | 5–6 | 3Com Park | 68,429 |
| 13 | November 29 | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–30 | 5–7 | Pro Player Stadium | 73,216 |
| 14 | December 6 | Dallas Cowboys | W 22–3 | 6–7 | Louisiana Superdome | 65,065 |
| 15 | December 13 | Atlanta Falcons | L 17–27 | 6–8 | Louisiana Superdome | 61,678 |
| 16 | December 20 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 17–19 | 6–9 | Sun Devil Stadium | 51,617 |
| 17 | December 27 | Buffalo Bills | L 33–45 | 6–10 | Louisiana Superdome | 39,707 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||
| NFC West | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 442 | 289 | W9 |
| (4) San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 479 | 328 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 305 | 359 | L3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 336 | 413 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 285 | 378 | L2 |
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