1998 New York Giants season

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]

1998 New York Giants season
OwnerWellington Mara
Robert Tisch
Head coachJim Fassel
General managerErnie Accorsi
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
2

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
Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
1998 New York Giants Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
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

[2]

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

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – John Dunn
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Craig Stoddard

Roster
1998 New York Giants final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


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
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

See also

References
  1. 1998 New York Giants
  2. "New York Giants NFL Draft History". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
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