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1998 Tennessee Oilers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 330 points (20.6/g), 13th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 320 points (20.0/g), 12th.
Differential of 10 points (0.6/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.0, Offense: -0.5, Defense: 0.5, SoS: -0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jeff Fisher (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Les Steckel
Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams
Training Camp: Tennessee State (Nashville, Tennessee)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Steve McNair | 25 | 3 | 16 | 289 for 492, 3,228 yards, 15 td, 10 int, & 77 rushes for 559 yards and 4 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995 |
| RB | Eddie George* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 348 rushes for 1,294 yards, 5 td, & 37 catches for 310 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Willie Davis | 31 | 7 | 10 | 32 catches for 461 yards, 3 td | |
| WR | Yancey Thigpen | 29 | 7 | 8 | 38 catches for 493 yards, 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 90th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Kevin Dyson | 23 | Rook | 9 | 21 catches for 263 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998 |
| TE | Jackie Harris | 30 | 8 | 16 | 43 catches for 412 yards, 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1990 |
| TE | Frank Wycheck* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 70 catches for 768 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Brad Hopkins | 28 | 5 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993 | |
| LG | Bruce Matthews*+ | 37 | 15 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| C | Mark Stepnoski | 31 | 9 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| RG | Jason Layman | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1996 |
| RT | Jon Runyan | 25 | 2 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 109th pick / 1996 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Pratt Lyons | 24 | 1 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 107th pick / 1997 |
| LDT | Gary Walker | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Josh Evans | 26 | 3 | 11 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Henry Ford | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994 |
| RDE | Kenny Holmes | 25 | 1 | 11 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 18th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | James Roberson | 27 | 2 | 5 | ||
| LLB | Eddie Robinson | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1992 |
| MLB | Joe Bowden | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992 |
| RLB | Lonnie Marts | 30 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Denard Walker | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Darryll Lewis | 30 | 7 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1991 |
| SS | Blaine Bishop | 28 | 5 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993 |
| FS | Marcus Robertson | 29 | 7 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Al Del Greco | 36 | 14 | 0 | 36 of 39 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | |
| P | Craig Hentrich*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 69 punts for a 47.2 average, 0 blocked | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| PR | Derrick Mason | 24 | 1 | 0 | 31 punt returns for a 7.4 average and 0 td | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997 |
| KR | Mike Archie | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42 kick returns for a 21.7 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 7th / 218th pick / 1996 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Mike Archie | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-8 | Penn St. | 10/14/1972 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 218th pick / 1996 |
| 23 | Blaine Bishop | 28 | DB | 13 | 13 | 197 | 5-9 | St. Joseph's (IN),Ball St. | 7/24/1970 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993 |
| 58 | Joe Bowden | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 2/25/1970 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992 |
| 83 | Isaac Byrd | 24 | WR | 4 | 3 | 188 | 6-1 | Kansas | 11/16/1974 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 195th pick / 1997 |
| 78 | Anthony Cook | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 3 | 295 | 6-3 | South Carolina St. | 5/30/1972 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1995 |
| 84 | Willie Davis | 31 | WR | 13 | 10 | 180 | 6-0 | Central Arkansas | 10/10/1967 | 7 | |
| 3 | Al Del Greco | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Auburn | 3/2/1962 | 14 | |
| 33 | Anthony Dorsett | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/14/1973 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 177th pick / 1996 |
| 87 | Kevin Dyson | 23 | WR | 13 | 9 | 208 | 6-1 | Utah | 6/23/1975 | Rook | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Josh Evans | 26 | DT | 14 | 11 | 280 | 6-3 | Ala-Birmingham | 9/6/1972 | 3 | |
| 92 | Henry Ford | 27 | DT-DE | 13 | 5 | 295 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/30/1971 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Eddie George* | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 9/24/1973 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996 |
| 26 | Spencer George | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 202 | 5-9 | Rice | 10/28/1973 | 1 | |
| 88 | Jackie Harris | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-4 | La-Monroe | 1/4/1968 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1990 |
| 15 | Craig Hentrich*+ | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 5/18/1971 | 4 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| 99 | Kenny Holmes | 25 | DE | 14 | 11 | 265 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/24/1973 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 18th pick / 1997 |
| 72 | Brad Hopkins | 28 | T | 13 | 13 | 305 | 6-3 | Illinois | 9/5/1970 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993 |
| 24 | Steve Jackson | 29 | DB | 14 | 4 | 188 | 5-8 | Purdue | 4/8/1969 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1991 |
| 57 | Lenoy Jones | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | TCU | 9/25/1974 | 2 | |
| 86 | Joey Kent | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 4/23/1974 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1997 |
| 50 | Terry Killens | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 3/24/1974 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1996 |
| 17 | Dave Krieg | 40 | QB | 5 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Milton | 10/20/1958 | 18 | |
| 66 | Jason Layman | 25 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 310 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 7/29/1973 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Darryll Lewis | 30 | DB | 16 | 15 | 188 | 5-9 | Arizona | 12/16/1968 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1991 |
| 60 | Kevin Long | 23 | C | 16 | 2 | 296 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 5/2/1975 | Rook | Tennessee Oilers / 7th / 229th pick / 1998 |
| 98 | Pratt Lyons | 24 | DE | 16 | 11 | 295 | 6-5 | Utah St.,Troy | 9/17/1974 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 107th pick / 1997 |
| 51 | Lonnie Marts | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 246 | 6-2 | Tulane | 11/10/1968 | 7 | |
| 85 | Derrick Mason | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Michigan St. | 1/17/1974 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997 |
| 76 | Jason Mathews | 27 | T | 3 | 0 | 285 | 6-5 | BYU,Texas A&M | 2/9/1971 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1994 |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews*+ | 37 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | USC | 8/8/1961 | 15 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| 11 | Steve Matthews | 28 | QB | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Memphis | 10/13/1970 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 199th pick / 1994 |
| 28 | George McCullough | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Baylor | 2/18/1975 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 143rd pick / 1997 |
| 9 | Steve McNair | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 2/14/1973 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995 |
| 64 | Erik Norgard | 33 | G-C | 1 | 1 | 282 | 6-1 | West. Washington,Colorado | 11/4/1965 | 8 | |
| 75 | Benji Olson | 23 | G | 13 | 1 | 320 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/5/1975 | Rook | Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1998 |
| 35 | Perry Phenix | 24 | DB | 15 | 3 | 210 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 11/14/1974 | Rook | |
| 61 | Evan Pilgrim | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 304 | 6-4 | BYU | 8/14/1972 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 87th pick / 1995 |
| 80 | Michael Roan | 26 | TE | 16 | 1 | 251 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1972 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 101st pick / 1995 |
| 90 | James Roberson | 27 | DE | 10 | 5 | 275 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 5/3/1971 | 2 | |
| 31 | Marcus Robertson | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 198 | 5-11 | Iowa St. | 10/2/1969 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1991 |
| 55 | Eddie Robinson | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-1 | Alabama St. | 4/13/1970 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1992 |
| 21 | Samari Rolle | 22 | DB | 15 | 1 | 175 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 8/10/1976 | Rook | Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1998 |
| 69 | Jon Runyan | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6-7 | Michigan | 11/27/1973 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 109th pick / 1996 |
| 95 | Joe Salave'a | 23 | DT | 13 | 0 | 317 | 6-3 | Arizona | 3/23/1975 | Rook | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 107th pick / 1998 |
| 81 | Chris Sanders | 26 | WR | 14 | 1 | 188 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 5/8/1972 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1995 |
| 73 | Scott Sanderson | 24 | T | 16 | 3 | 295 | 6-6 | Washington St. | 7/25/1974 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1997 |
| 37 | Dainon Sidney | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 197 | 6-0 | East Tennessee St.,Ala-Birmingham | 5/30/1975 | Rook | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1998 |
| 59 | Dennis Stallings | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Illinois | 5/25/1974 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 6th / 181st pick / 1997 |
| 53 | Mark Stepnoski | 31 | C-G | 13 | 13 | 269 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1967 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| 93 | Mike Sutton | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | LSU | 4/21/1975 | Rook | |
| 82 | Yancey Thigpen | 29 | WR | 9 | 8 | 208 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem St. | 8/15/1969 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 90th pick / 1991 |
| 20 | Rodney Thomas | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 3/30/1973 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1995 |
| 25 | Denard Walker | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/9/1973 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997 |
| 96 | Gary Walker | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 324 | 6-3 | Auburn | 2/28/1973 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995 |
| 52 | Barron Wortham | 29 | LB | 13 | 0 | 244 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 11/1/1969 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994 |
| 89 | Frank Wycheck* | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-3 | Maryland | 10/14/1971 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 241.7 | 6-1.4 | 3.7 |