1998 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bruce Coslet (3-13)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1998 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bruce Coslet (3-13)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1998 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bengals stumbled, scoring only 268 points, and the leaky defense allowed 452, most in the league. Neil O'Donnell threw for 2,216 yards. Carl Pickens grabbed 82 passes for 1,023 yards. Darnay Scott contributed to the receiving game, too.
Corey Dillon carried the ball for a team-best 1,130 yards for Cincinnati.
Artrell Hawkins and Sam Shade each seized 3 opponent throws. Reinard Wilson sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Bruce Coslet coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | LCB | September 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | Miss. Valley St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 71 | Willie Anderson | RT | July 11, 1975 | 6'5" | 340 | Auburn | Whistler, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Michael Bankston | LDE | March 12, 1970 | 6'5" | 285 | Sam Houston St. | East Bernard, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Marco Battaglia | TE | January 25, 1973 | 6'3" | 250 | Rutgers | Howard Beach, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | Myron Bell | DB | September 15, 1971 | 5'11" | 203 | Michigan St. | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 2 |
| 36 | Brandon Bennett | RB | February 3, 1973 | 5'11" | 220 | South Carolina | Greenville, SC USA | 14 | 1 |
| 21 | Eric Bieniemy | RB | August 15, 1969 | 5'7" | 207 | Colorado | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Ken Blackman | RG | November 8, 1972 | 6'6" | 320 | Illinois | Brunswick, GA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 37 | Roosevelt Blackmon | DB | September 10, 1974 | 6'1" | 185 | Morris Brown | Pahokee, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Michael Blair | RB | November 26, 1974 | 5'11" | 245 | Ball St. | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Jeff Blake | QB | December 4, 1970 | 6'1" | 223 | East Carolina | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 8 | 2 |
| 74 | Rich Braham | LG | November 6, 1970 | 6'4" | 305 | West Virginia | Morgantown, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Darrick Brilz | C | February 14, 1964 | 6'3" | 287 | Oregon St. | Alexandria, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Anthony Brown | RG | November 6, 1972 | 6'5" | 315 | Utah | Okinawa, Japan | 16 | 5 |
| 88 | Steve Bush | TE | July 4, 1974 | 6'3" | 280 | Arizona St. | Paradise Valley, AZ USA | 12 | 2 |
| 32 | Ki-Jana Carter | RB | September 12, 1973 | 5'10" | 222 | Penn St. | Westerville, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | John Copeland | DE-DT-NT | September 20, 1970 | 6'3" | 285 | Alabama | Lanett, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Brad Costello | P | December 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 231 | Michigan St. | Moorestown, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | Canute Curtis | LB | August 4, 1974 | 6'2" | 250 | West Virginia | Amityville, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Corey Dillon | RB | October 24, 1974 | 6'1" | 225 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 80 | David Dunn | WR | June 10, 1972 | 6'3" | 215 | Fresno St. | San Diego, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Steve Foley | LB | September 11, 1975 | 6'4" | 265 | La-Monroe | Little Rock, AR USA | 10 | 1 |
| 50 | James Francis | LOLB | August 4, 1968 | 6'5" | 253 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Damon Gibson | PR | February 25, 1975 | 5'9" | 180 | Iowa | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Mike Goff | RG | January 6, 1976 | 6'5" | 306 | Iowa | Spring Valley, IL USA | 10 | 5 |
| 91 | Billy Granville | LB | March 11, 1974 | 6'3" | 252 | Duke | Trenton, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Brock Gutierrez | C | September 25, 1973 | 6'3" | 304 | Central Michigan | Charlotte, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Artrell Hawkins | RCB | November 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Cincinnati | Johnstown, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | James Hundon | WR | April 9, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | Portland St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 80 | Willie Jackson | WR | August 16, 1971 | 6'1" | 212 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | P | November 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | BYU | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 60 | Rod Jones | T | January 11, 1974 | 6'4" | 325 | Kansas | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul Justin | QB | May 19, 1968 | 6'4" | 211 | Arizona St. | Schaumburg, IL USA | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Eric Kresser | QB | February 6, 1973 | 6'2" | 209 | Florida | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Jevon Langford | DE | February 16, 1974 | 6'3" | 290 | Oklahoma St. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 1 |
| 34 | Tremain Mack | KR | November 21, 1974 | 6'0" | 193 | Miami (FL) | Tyler, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Ric Mathias | DB | December 10, 1975 | 5'10" | 180 | Wisc-LaCrosse | Monroe, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Tony McGee | TE | April 21, 1971 | 6'3" | 247 | Michigan | Terre Haute, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Brian Milne | FB | January 7, 1973 | 6'3" | 255 | Penn St. | Waterford, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Kelvin Moore | DB | March 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 210 | Iowa St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Greg Myers | FS | September 30, 1972 | 6'1" | 202 | Colorado St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Neil O'Donnell | QB | July 3, 1966 | 6'3" | 228 | Maryland | Morristown, NJ USA | 13 | 11 |
| 64 | Rod Payne | C | June 14, 1974 | 6'4" | 305 | Michigan | Miami, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Doug Pelfrey | K | September 25, 1970 | 5'11" | 185 | Kentucky | Fort Thomas, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Carl Pickens | WR | March 23, 1970 | 6'2" | 206 | Tennessee | Murphy, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Andre Purvis | DT | July 14, 1973 | 6'4" | 310 | North Carolina | Jacksonville, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Thomas Randolph | DB | October 5, 1970 | 5'9" | 180 | Kansas St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 57 | Adrian Ross | LB | February 19, 1975 | 6'2" | 245 | Colorado St. | Santa Clara, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 77 | Kevin Sargent | LT | March 31, 1969 | 6'6" | 289 | East. Washington | Bremerton, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Corey Sawyer | DB | October 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 177 | Florida St. | Key West, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Darnay Scott | WR | July 7, 1972 | 6'1" | 200 | San Diego St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 13 |
| 35 | Sam Shade | SS | June 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 68 | Scott Shaw | G | June 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 303 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Brian Simmons | LILB | June 21, 1975 | 6'3" | 244 | North Carolina | New Bern, NC USA | 14 | 12 |
| 96 | Clyde Simmons | RDE | August 4, 1964 | 6'5" | 292 | West. Carolina | Lanes, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Takeo Spikes | RILB | December 17, 1976 | 6'2" | 242 | Auburn | Sandersville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Jimmy Sprotte | LB | October 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 237 | Arizona | Olathe, KS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Glen Steele | DT | October 4, 1974 | 6'4" | 300 | Michigan | Ligonier, IN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 93 | Mike Thompson | DT | December 22, 1971 | 6'4" | 295 | Wisconsin | Portage, WI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Greg Truitt | C | December 8, 1965 | 6'0" | 235 | Penn St. | Sarasota, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 53 | Tom Tumulty | LB | February 11, 1973 | 6'3" | 247 | Pittsburgh | Penn Hills, PA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | NT | January 30, 1971 | 6'4" | 300 | Hawaii | Kaunakakai, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Stepfret Williams | WR | June 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 170 | La-Monroe | Minden, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Reinard Wilson | ROLB | December 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 270 | Florida St. | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
