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1998 Indianapolis Colts
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 310 points (19.4/g), 19th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 444 points (27.8/g), 29th.
Differential of -134 points (-8.4/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 4.8-11.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-0.9/g), 29th.
Coached by Jim Mora (3-13-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Peyton Manning | 22 | Rook | 16 | 326 for 575, 3,739 yards, 26 td, 28 int, & 15 rushes for 62 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1998 |
| RB | Marshall Faulk* | 25 | 4 | 15 | 324 rushes for 1,319 yards, 6 td, & 86 catches for 908 yards and 4 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1994 |
| WR | Marvin Harrison | 26 | 2 | 12 | 59 catches for 776 yards, 7 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Jerome Pathon | 23 | Rook | 15 | 50 catches for 511 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998 |
| TE | Ken Dilger | 27 | 3 | 16 | 31 catches for 303 yards, 1 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Marcus Pollard | 26 | 3 | 11 | 24 catches for 309 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Tarik Glenn | 22 | 1 | 16 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1997 |
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| LG | Steve McKinney | 23 | Rook | 16 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 |
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| C | Jay Leeuwenburg | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 244th pick / 1992 |
| RG | Tony Mandarich | 32 | 9 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1989 |
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| RG | Larry Moore | 23 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RT | Adam Meadows | 24 | 1 | 14 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1997 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bernard Whittington | 27 | 4 | 11 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LDE | Albert Fontenot | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 112th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Tony McCoy | 29 | 6 | 13 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 105th pick / 1992 |
| RDT | Ellis Johnson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Bertrand Berry | 23 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Steve Morrison | 27 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Mike Barber | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Jeff Herrod | 32 | 10 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 243rd pick / 1988 |
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| RLB | Elijah Alexander | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 254th pick / 1992 |
| RLB | Andre Royal | 26 | 3 | 9 | ||
| LCB | Jeff Burris | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Monty Montgomery | 25 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 117th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Tyrone Poole | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| SS | Robert Blackmon | 31 | 8 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 34th pick / 1990 |
| SS | Jason Belser | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 197th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Jason Belser | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 197th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Tim Hauck | 32 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Vanderjagt | 28 | Rook | 0 | 27 of 31 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | |
| P | Chris Gardocki | 28 | 7 | 0 | 79 punts for a 45.4 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| PR | Aaron Bailey | 27 | 4 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Aaron Bailey | 27 | 4 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Elijah Alexander | 28 | LB | 13 | 9 | 233 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 8/2/1970 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 254th pick / 1992 |
| Billy Austin | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 3/8/1975 | Rook | |
| Aaron Bailey | 27 | WR | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Louisville | 10/24/1971 | 4 | |
| Bradford Banta | 28 | TE-C | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-6 | USC | 12/14/1970 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 106th pick / 1994 |
| Mike Barber | 27 | LB | 12 | 6 | 246 | 6-0 | Clemson | 11/9/1971 | 3 | |
| Jason Belser | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 5/28/1970 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 197th pick / 1992 |
| Bertrand Berry | 23 | DE | 16 | 12 | 275 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1975 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| Robert Blackmon | 31 | DB | 15 | 9 | 208 | 6-0 | Baylor | 5/12/1967 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 34th pick / 1990 |
| Tony Blevins | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Kansas | 1/29/1975 | Rook | |
| Jeff Burris | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/7/1972 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| Larry Chester | 23 | DT | 14 | 2 | 325 | 6-2 | Temple | 10/17/1975 | Rook | |
| Jason Chorak | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/23/1974 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 236th pick / 1998 |
| Rico Clark | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Louisville | 6/6/1974 | 1 | |
| Steve Conley | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 1/18/1972 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1996 |
| Zack Crockett | 26 | FB | 2 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | Florida State | 12/2/1972 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 79th pick / 1995 |
| Ken Dilger | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/2/1971 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1995 |
| Keith Elias | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 203 | 5-9 | Princeton | 2/3/1972 | 4 | |
| Marshall Faulk* | 25 | RB | 16 | 15 | 211 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 2/26/1973 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1994 |
| Albert Fontenot | 28 | DE-DT | 7 | 5 | 287 | 6-4 | Baylor | 9/17/1970 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 112th pick / 1993 |
| Dan Footman | 29 | DE-DT-NT | 3 | 3 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida State | 1/13/1969 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1993 |
| Chris Gardocki | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/7/1970 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| Tarik Glenn | 22 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 332 | 6-5 | California | 5/25/1976 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1997 |
| E.G. Green | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Florida State | 6/28/1975 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 71st pick / 1998 |
| Scott Greene | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 6/1/1972 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 193rd pick / 1996 |
| Marvin Harrison | 26 | WR | 12 | 12 | 175 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 8/25/1972 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1996 |
| Tim Hauck | 32 | DB | 16 | 7 | 187 | 5-10 | Montana,Pacific (OR) | 12/20/1966 | 8 | |
| Jeff Herrod | 32 | LB | 10 | 7 | 249 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 7/29/1966 | 10 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 243rd pick / 1988 |
| Chris Hetherington | 26 | FB | 14 | 1 | 245 | 6-3 | Yale | 11/27/1972 | 2 | |
| Craig Heyward | 32 | RB | 4 | 3 | 260 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/26/1966 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| Rob Holmberg | 27 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Navy,Penn State | 5/6/1971 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 217th pick / 1994 |
| Waverly Jackson | 26 | G-T | 6 | 2 | 315 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 12/19/1972 | Rook | |
| Ellis Johnson | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/30/1973 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1995 |
| Jason Johnson | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 2/6/1974 | Rook | |
| Antony Jordan | 24 | LB | 15 | 3 | 234 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 12/19/1974 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 135th pick / 1998 |
| Jay Leeuwenburg | 29 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-3 | Colorado | 6/18/1969 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 244th pick / 1992 |
| Tony Mandarich | 32 | T-G | 10 | 10 | 311 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 9/23/1966 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1989 |
| Peyton Manning | 22 | QB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 3/24/1976 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1998 |
| Steve Martin | 24 | DT-NT | 4 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Missouri | 5/31/1974 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 151st pick / 1996 |
| Tony McCoy | 29 | DT-NT | 14 | 13 | 289 | 6-1 | Florida | 6/10/1969 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 105th pick / 1992 |
| Ray McElroy | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Eastern Illinois | 7/31/1972 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 114th pick / 1995 |
| Kaipo McGuire | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | BYU | 1/16/1974 | 1 | |
| Steve McKinney | 23 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/15/1975 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 |
| Adam Meadows | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 290 | 6-5 | Georgia | 1/25/1974 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1997 |
| Monty Montgomery | 25 | DB | 16 | 5 | 197 | 5-11 | Houston | 12/8/1973 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 117th pick / 1997 |
| Larry Moore | 23 | C-G | 6 | 5 | 300 | 6-3 | BYU | 6/1/1975 | Rook | |
| Steve Morrison | 27 | LB | 16 | 12 | 246 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/28/1971 | 3 | |
| Tom Myslinski | 30 | G | 4 | 1 | 283 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/7/1968 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1992 |
| Jerome Pathon | 23 | WR | 16 | 15 | 195 | 6-0 | Acadia (Canada),Washington | 12/16/1975 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998 |
| Marcus Pollard | 26 | TE | 16 | 11 | 247 | 6-3 | Bradley | 2/8/1972 | 3 | |
| Tyrone Poole | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 188 | 5-8 | Fort Valley State (GA) | 2/3/1972 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| Andre Royal | 26 | LB | 13 | 9 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 12/1/1972 | 3 | |
| Freddie Scott | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Penn State | 8/26/1974 | 2 | |
| Kendel Shello | 25 | DE | 6 | 1 | 301 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/24/1973 | 2 | |
| Torrance Small | 28 | WR | 16 | 4 | 209 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 9/4/1970 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 138th pick / 1992 |
| Mark Thomas | 29 | DE | 4 | 1 | 272 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 5/6/1969 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 89th pick / 1992 |
| Ratcliff Thomas | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/2/1974 | Rook | |
| Van Tuinei | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Arizona | 2/16/1971 | 1 | |
| Mike Vanderjagt | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 3/24/1970 | Rook | |
| Lamont Warren | 25 | RB | 12 | 2 | 202 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/4/1973 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 164th pick / 1994 |
| Bernard Whittington | 27 | DE-DT | 15 | 11 | 290 | 6-5 | Indiana | 8/20/1971 | 4 | |
| Jeff Zgonina | 28 | DT | 2 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Purdue | 5/24/1970 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 243.1 | 6-1.6 | 3.1 |