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1998 Oakland Raiders season

1998 Oakland Raiders season
Al Davis
Al Davis
Jon Gruden
Network Associates Coliseum
8–8
2nd AFC West
Did not qualify
Darrell Russell, DTSteve Wisniewski, GCharles Woodson, CB

The 1998 Oakland Raiders season was their 39th in franchise history, and 29th in the National Football League (NFL). They improved upon their previous season's output of 4–12, winning eight games. 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.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
1998 Oakland Raiders draft
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
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1998 Oakland Raiders Staff
Front Office
Principal Owner / President of the General Partner – Al Davis
Senior Executive – John Herrera
Head coaches

Head coach – Jon Gruden Coaches’ Assistant – Paul Kelly Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator/tight ends – Bill Callahan Quarterbacks – Gary Stevens Running backs – Skip Peete Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Offensive line – Keith Rowen Offensive assistant – Robert Jenkins Quality control – David Shaw | | | Defensive coaches

Defensive line – Willie Shaw Defensive line – Mike Waufle Linebackers – Dave Adolph Defensive backs – Chuck Bresnahan Assistant defensive backs/director of squad development – Willie Brown Defensive quality control – Don Martin Special teams coaches

Special teams – Frank Gansz Jr Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning – Garrett Giemont |

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Quarterbacks (QB)

4 Pat Barnes

3 Jeff George

12 Donald Hollas

16 Wade Wilson Running backs (RB)

28 Randy Jordan

26 Napoleon Kaufman

40 Jon Ritchie FB

22 Harvey Williams

34 Jermaine Williams Wide receivers (WR)

81 Tim Brown

80 Desmond Howard

82 James Jett

85 Terry Mickens

84 Kenny Shedd 89 Rodney Williams Tight ends (TE)

87 Jeremy Brigham 86 Derek Brown

83 Rickey Dudley | | Offensive linemen (OL)

73 Darryl Ashmore G

79 Mo Collins T

68 Rick Cunningham G

64 Gennaro DiNapoli C

72 Lincoln Kennedy T

63 Barret Robbins C

62 Adam Treu C/LS

78 Bruce Wilkerson T

76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive linemen (DL)

92 Vince Amey DE

99 Aundray Bruce DE

93 James Harris DE

90 Grady Jackson DT

51 Lance Johnstone DE

67 Russell Maryland DT

96 Darrell Russell DT

56 Pat Swilling DE | | Linebackers (LB)

54 Greg Biekert MLB

55 James Folston OLB

52 Richard Harvey OLB

50 Mike Morton OLB

53 Travian Smith OLB

57 Terry Wooden OLB Defensive backs (DB)

27 Calvin Branch CB

33 Bucky Brooks CB

20 Perry Carter CB

29 Albert Lewis FS

30 Anthony Newman SS

41 Louis Riddick SS

37 James Trapp CB

42 Eric Turner FS

38 Marquis Walker CB

24 Charles Woodson CB Special teams (ST)

2 Leo Araguz P

7 Greg Davis K | | Practice squad

95 Ta'ase Faumui DE

70 Tim Kohn G

35 Reynard Rutherford RB Reserve

21 Eric Allen CB (IR)

74 Derrick Graham G (IR)

77 Pat Harlow T (IR)

98 Chuck Osborne DT (IR)

66 Curtis Whitley C (Susp.) Rookies in italics 53 active, 5 reserve, 3 practice squad |

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
September 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 8–28	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	78,945
September 13	New York Giants	W 20–17	1–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	40,545
September 20	Denver Broncos	L 17–34	1–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	56,578
September 27	at Dallas Cowboys	W 13–12	2–2	Texas Stadium	63,544
October 4	at Arizona Cardinals	W 23–20	3–2	Sun Devil Stadium	52,178
October 11	San Diego Chargers	W 7–6	4–2	Network Associates Coliseum	42,467
Bye
October 25	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–10	5–2	Network Associates Coliseum	40,089
November 1	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–18	6–2	Kingdome	66,246
November 8	at Baltimore Ravens	L 10–13	6–3	Ravens Stadium	69,037
November 15	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–17	7–3	Network Associates Coliseum	51,527
November 22	at Denver Broncos	L 14–40	7–4	Mile High Stadium	75,325
November 29	Washington Redskins	L 19–29	7–5	Network Associates Coliseum	41,409
December 6	Miami Dolphins	L 17–27	7–6	Network Associates Coliseum	61,254
December 13	at Buffalo Bills	L 21–44	7–7	Ralph Wilson Stadium	62,002
December 20	at San Diego Chargers	W 17–10	8–7	Qualcomm Stadium	60,716
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}December 26	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–31	8–8	Network Associates Coliseum	52,679
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

AFC West
(1) Denver Broncos	14	2	.875	501	309	W1
Oakland Raiders	8	8	.500	288	356	L1
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	.500	372	310	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	.438	327	363	W1
San Diego Chargers	5	11	.313	241	342	L5

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