1998 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bobby Ross (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1998 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bobby Ross (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1998 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions racked up 306 points, but the defense conceded 378. Charlie Batch threw for 2,178 yards. Herman Moore hauled in 82 balls, while Johnnie Morton added 1,028 receiving yards.
Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,491 yards for Detroit.
Bryant Westbrook, Ron Rice and Mark Carrier each intercepted 3 opponent throws. Robert Porcher topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 42 sacks.
Bobby Ross coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Kevin Abrams | RCB | February 28, 1974 | 5'8" | 175 | Syracuse | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 55 | Allen Aldridge | RLB | May 30, 1972 | 6'1" | 254 | Houston | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 35 | Robert Bailey | DB | September 3, 1968 | 5'9" | 176 | Miami (FL) | , Barbados | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Charlie Batch | QB | December 5, 1974 | 6'2" | 220 | East. Michigan | Homestead, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 79 | Eric Beverly | C-G | March 28, 1974 | 6'3" | 300 | Miami (OH) | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Stephen Boyd | MLB | August 22, 1972 | 6'0" | 247 | Boston Col. | Valley Stream, NY USA | 13 | 13 |
| 80 | Tommie Boyd | WR | December 21, 1971 | 6'0" | 195 | Toledo | Lansing, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | Lamar Campbell | DB | August 29, 1976 | 5'11" | 182 | Wisconsin | Chester, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Mark Carrier | FS | April 28, 1968 | 6'1" | 192 | USC | Lake Charles, LA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 95 | Mike Chalenski | DE-DT | January 28, 1970 | 6'5" | 279 | Pittsburgh | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 81 | Pete Chryplewicz | TE | April 27, 1974 | 6'5" | 253 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 77 | Mike Compton | LG | September 18, 1970 | 6'6" | 310 | West Virginia | Richlands, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Germane Crowell | WR | September 13, 1976 | 6'3" | 213 | Virginia | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 14 | 2 |
| 94 | Luther Elliss | RDT | March 22, 1973 | 6'5" | 318 | Utah | Mancos, CO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Terry Fair | KR | July 20, 1976 | 5'9" | 185 | Tennessee | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 10 |
| 53 | Rob Fredrickson | LLB | May 13, 1971 | 6'4" | 240 | Michigan St. | St. Joseph, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 182 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | RG | September 7, 1972 | 6'3" | 301 | Penn St. | St. Henry, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 46 | Kevin Hickman | TE | August 20, 1971 | 6'4" | 258 | Navy | Cherry Hill, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Darius Holland | DT | November 10, 1973 | 6'5" | 330 | Colorado | Petersburg, VA USA | 10 | 4 |
| 58 | George Jamison | LB | September 30, 1962 | 6'1" | 232 | Cincinnati | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Greg Jeffries | DB | October 16, 1971 | 5'9" | 195 | Virginia | High Point, NC USA | 15 | 3 |
| 18 | John Jett | P | November 11, 1968 | 6'0" | 197 | East Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Andre Johnson | T | August 25, 1973 | 6'5" | 314 | Penn St. | Southampton, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | Richard Jordan | LB | December 1, 1974 | 6'1" | 252 | Missouri Southern | Holdenville, OK USA | 16 | 3 |
| 17 | John Kidd | P | August 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | Northwestern | Springfield, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Scott Kowalkowski | LB | August 23, 1968 | 6'2" | 220 | Notre Dame | Farmington Hills, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | Jerris McPhail | RB | June 26, 1972 | 5'11" | 198 | Wake Forest | Clinton, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Scott Mitchell | QB | January 2, 1968 | 6'6" | 240 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Herman Moore | WR | October 20, 1969 | 6'4" | 210 | Virginia | Danville, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 87 | Johnnie Morton | WR | October 7, 1971 | 6'0" | 190 | USC | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Kevin O'Neill | LB | April 14, 1975 | 6'2" | 239 | Bowling Green | Twinsburg, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | Brock Olivo | RB | June 24, 1976 | 6'0" | 226 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Dan Owens | LDT | March 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 91 | Robert Porcher | LDE | July 30, 1969 | 6'3" | 266 | South Carolina St. | Wando, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 61 | Jim Pyne | C | November 23, 1971 | 6'2" | 290 | Virginia Tech | Milford, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Tony Ramirez | RT | January 26, 1973 | 6'6" | 296 | Northern Colorado | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 7 |
| 89 | Walter Rasby | TE | September 7, 1972 | 6'3" | 252 | Wake Forest | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Travis Reece | RB | April 3, 1975 | 6'3" | 252 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Frank Reich | QB | December 4, 1961 | 6'4" | 210 | Maryland | Freeport, NY USA | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | Ron Rice | SS | November 9, 1972 | 6'1" | 216 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Ron Rivers | RB | November 13, 1971 | 5'8" | 205 | Fresno St. | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 72 | Ray Roberts | LT | June 3, 1969 | 6'6" | 315 | Virginia | Asheville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders | RB | July 16, 1968 | 5'8" | 203 | Oklahoma St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Don Sasa | DT | September 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 290 | Washington St. | , American Samoa | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | FB | June 23, 1972 | 6'0" | 247 | Nebraska | Columbus, NE USA | 15 | 2 |
| 97 | Tracy Scroggins | DE | September 11, 1969 | 6'3" | 273 | Tulsa | Checotah, OK USA | 11 | 3 |
| 62 | Tony Semple | G | December 20, 1970 | 6'5" | 286 | Memphis | Lincoln, IL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 86 | David Sloan | TE | June 8, 1972 | 6'6" | 260 | New Mexico | Fresno, CA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 92 | Marc Spindler | DE | November 28, 1969 | 6'5" | 290 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 83 | Brian Stablein | WR | April 14, 1970 | 6'1" | 193 | Ohio St. | Erie, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Ryan Stewart | DB | September 30, 1973 | 6'1" | 207 | Georgia Tech | Moncks Corner, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Kywin Supernaw | DB | June 2, 1975 | 6'1" | 206 | NE Oklahoma A&M | Claremore, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Henry Taylor | DT | November 29, 1975 | 6'2" | 295 | South Carolina | Broward County, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Larry Tharpe | RT | November 19, 1970 | 6'4" | 300 | Tennessee St. | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 15 | Corey Thomas | WR | June 6, 1975 | 6'0" | 174 | Duke | Wilson, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Marvin Thomas | DE | October 19, 1973 | 6'5" | 264 | Memphis | Bay Minette, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Tommy Vardell | FB | February 20, 1969 | 6'2" | 234 | Stanford | El Cajon, CA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 93 | Kerwin Waldroup | RDE | August 1, 1974 | 6'3" | 260 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 32 | Bryant Westbrook | LCB | December 19, 1974 | 6'0" | 199 | Texas | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
