1998 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Mike Shanahan (14-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1998 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Mike Shanahan (14-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1998 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
The Broncos moved the ball well, scoring 501 points, and the defensive squad gave up 309. Terrell Davis powered the ground game, running for a 2,008 yards for Denver.
John Elway threw for 2,806 yards. Rod Smith paced the receiving corps, hauling in 86 passes for 1,222 yards. Ed McCaffrey contributed to the receiving game, too.
Darrien Gordon intercepted 4 opponent throws. Maa Tanuvasa and Trevor Pryce each sacked opposing passers 8.5 times, topping a defense credited with 47 sacks.
Mike Shanahan coached the team. The 1998 Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Justin Armour | WR | January 1, 1973 | 6'4" | 210 | Stanford | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Steve Atwater | FS | October 28, 1966 | 6'3" | 218 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Chris Banks | G | April 4, 1973 | 6'1" | 300 | Kansas | Lexington, MO USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton | SS | December 17, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | North Dakota St. | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | Bubby Brister | QB | August 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Tulane | Alexandria, LA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 73 | Cyron Brown | DE | June 28, 1975 | 6'5" | 265 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Eric Brown | SS | March 20, 1975 | 6'1" | 210 | Mississippi St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 56 | Keith Burns | LB | May 16, 1972 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Greeleyville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Glenn Cadrez | MLB | January 2, 1970 | 6'3" | 240 | Houston | El Centro, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | Dwayne Carswell | TE | January 18, 1972 | 6'3" | 290 | Liberty | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 86 | Byron Chamberlain | TE | October 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 250 | Missouri | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | George Coghill | DB | March 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 210 | Wake Forest | Fredericksburg, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | LCB | January 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Terrell Davis | RB | October 28, 1972 | 5'11" | 206 | Long Beach St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | David Diaz-Infante | G-C | March 31, 1964 | 6'3" | 291 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | K | March 8, 1970 | 5'11" | 200 | Hawaii | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 21 | Darrien Gordon | PR | November 14, 1970 | 5'11" | 184 | Stanford | Shawnee, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Willie Green | WR | April 2, 1966 | 6'4" | 185 | Mississippi | Athens, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Brian Griese | QB | March 18, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Howard Griffith | FB | November 17, 1967 | 6'0" | 230 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 96 | Harald Hasselbach | DE | September 22, 1967 | 6'6" | 281 | Washington | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16 | 3 |
| 22 | Vaughn Hebron | KR | October 7, 1970 | 5'8" | 195 | Virginia Tech | Baltimore, MD USA | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Tory James | DB | May 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 186 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Darrius Johnson | DB | May 18, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Oklahoma | Terrell, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 77 | Tony Jones | LT | May 24, 1966 | 6'5" | 290 | West. Carolina | Royston, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Ernest Jones | DT-DE | April 1, 1971 | 6'2" | 263 | Oregon | Utica, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Seth Joyner | LB | November 18, 1964 | 6'2" | 241 | Texas-El Paso | Spring Valley, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 78 | Matt Lepsis | T | January 13, 1974 | 6'4" | 290 | Colorado | Conroe, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Mike Lodish | NT | August 11, 1967 | 6'3" | 275 | UCLA | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 1 |
| 31 | Derek Loville | RB | July 4, 1968 | 5'10" | 203 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Anthony Lynn | RB | December 21, 1968 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas Tech | McKinney, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Ed McCaffrey | WR | August 17, 1968 | 6'5" | 215 | Stanford | Waynesboro, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 51 | John Mobley | RLB | October 10, 1973 | 6'1" | 236 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Chester, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 66 | Tom Nalen | C | May 13, 1971 | 6'3" | 286 | Boston Col. | Foxboro, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Marcus Nash | WR | February 1, 1976 | 6'3" | 195 | Tennessee | Tulsa, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 62 | Dan Neil | RG | October 21, 1973 | 6'2" | 285 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Tito Paul | DB | December 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | Ohio St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Trevor Pryce | RDT | August 3, 1975 | 6'5" | 295 | Michigan | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 53 | Bill Romanowski | LLB | April 2, 1966 | 6'4" | 245 | Boston Col. | Vernon, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Tom Rouen | P | June 9, 1968 | 6'3" | 225 | Colorado St. | Hinsdale, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Mark Schlereth | LG | January 25, 1966 | 6'3" | 282 | Idaho | Anchorage, AK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Shannon Sharpe | TE | June 26, 1968 | 6'2" | 228 | Savannah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Detron Smith | RB | February 25, 1974 | 5'10" | 229 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 2 |
| 90 | Neil Smith | LDE | April 10, 1966 | 6'4" | 270 | Nebraska | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Rod Smith | WR | May 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 200 | Missouri Southern | Texarkana, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Harry Swayne | RT | February 2, 1965 | 6'5" | 290 | Rutgers | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Maa Tanuvasa | RDE | November 6, 1970 | 6'2" | 270 | Hawaii | Nu'uli, American Samoa | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Keith Traylor | LDT | September 3, 1969 | 6'2" | 340 | Oklahoma | Malvern, AR USA | 15 | 14 |
| 95 | Marvin Washington | DE-DT | October 22, 1965 | 6'6" | 285 | Texas-El Paso | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Nate Wayne | LB | January 12, 1975 | 6'0" | 237 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Alfred Williams | DE-LB | November 6, 1968 | 6'6" | 260 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
