1998 Indianapolis Colts season

1998 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach Jim Mora
General manager Bill Polian
Home field RCA Dome
Results
Record 3–13
Division Place 5th AFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
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The 1998 Indianapolis Colts season was the 46th season for the team in the National Football League and 15th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1998 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Player Position School/Club Team
1 Peyton Manning Quarterback Tennessee
2 Jerome Pathon Wide Receiver Washington
3 E.G. Green Wide Receiver Florida State
4 Steve McKinney Center Texas A&M
5 Antony Jordan Linebacker Vanderbilt
7 Aaron Taylor Center Nebraska
7 Corey Gaines Safety Tennessee

Personnel

Staff

1998 Indianapolis Colts staff
Front Office
  • Owner and Chief Executive Officer – Jim Irsay
  • President – Bill Polian
  • Director of Football Operations – Dom Anile
  • Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers
  • Director of Player Development – Steve Champlin
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Chris Polian

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Rusty Tillman
  • Defensive Line – Greg Blache
  • Linebackers – Mike Murphy
  • Defensive Assistant – John Pagano

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Conditioning – Jon Torine
  • Strength – Tom Zupancic

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance
1 September 6, 1998 Miami Dolphins L 15–24 0–1 RCA Dome
60,587
2 September 13, 1998 at New England Patriots L 6–29 0–2 Foxboro Stadium
60,068
3 September 20, 1998 at New York Jets L 6–44 0–3 The Meadowlands
66,321
4 September 27, 1998 New Orleans Saints L 13–19 0–4 RCA Dome
48,480
5 October 4, 1998 San Diego Chargers W 17–12 1–4 RCA Dome
51,988
6 October 11, 1998 Buffalo Bills L 24–31 1–5 RCA Dome
52,938
7 October 18, 1998 at San Francisco 49ers L 31–34 1–6 3Com Park
68,486
8 Bye
9 November 1, 1998 New England Patriots L 16–21 1–7 RCA Dome
58,056
10 November 8, 1998 at Miami Dolphins L 14–27 1–8 Pro Player Stadium
73,400
11 November 15, 1998 New York Jets W 24–23 2–8 RCA Dome
55,520
12 November 22, 1998 at Buffalo Bills L 11–34 2–9 Rich Stadium
49,032
13 November 29, 1998 at Baltimore Ravens L 31–38 2–10 Ravens Stadium
68,898
14 December 6, 1998 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–28 2–11 Georgia Dome
61,141
15 December 13, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals W 39–26 3–11 RCA Dome
55,179
16 December 20, 1998 at Seattle Seahawks L 23–37 3–12 Kingdome
58,703
17 December 27, 1998 Carolina Panthers L 19–27 3–13 RCA Dome
58,182

Standings

AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
New York Jets 12 4 0 .750 416 266
Miami Dolphins 10 6 0 .625 321 265
Buffalo Bills 10 6 0 .625 400 333
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 337 329
Indianapolis Colts 3 13 0 .188 310 444

Roster

Awards and records

Milestones

References

See also

AFC East Central West East Central West NFC
Buffalo Baltimore Denver Arizona Chicago Atlanta
Indianapolis Cincinnati Kansas City Dallas Detroit Carolina
Miami Jacksonville Oakland NY Giants Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego Philadelphia Minnesota St. Louis
NY Jets Tennessee Seattle Washington Tampa Bay San Francisco
1998 NFL DraftNFL PlayoffsPro BowlSuper Bowl XXXIII