1998 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Pete Carroll (9-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1998 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Pete Carroll (9-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1998 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Patriots racked up 337 points, and the defense gave up 329. Drew Bledsoe led the charge, throwing for 3,633 yards. Ben Coates caught 67 passes, while Terry Glenn accumulated 792 receiving yards, while Shawn Jefferson contributed to the receiving game also.
Robert Edwards rushed for a team-best 1,115 yards for New England.
Ty Law snatched 9 errant tosses from the opposition. Henry Thomas sacked quarterbacks 6.5 times.
Pete Carroll coached the team. The 1998 New England Patriots lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Bruce Armstrong | LT | September 7, 1965 | 6'4" | 295 | Louisville | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Mike Bartrum | TE-C | June 23, 1970 | 6'4" | 245 | Marshall | Gallipolis, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Drew Bledsoe | QB | February 14, 1972 | 6'5" | 238 | Washington St. | Ellensburg, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Vincent Brisby | WR | January 25, 1971 | 6'3" | 190 | La-Monroe | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 1 |
| 80 | Troy Brown | PR | July 2, 1971 | 5'10" | 196 | Marshall | Barnwell, SC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | RLB | June 9, 1973 | 6'1" | 247 | Arizona | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 26 | Chris Canty | RCB | March 30, 1976 | 5'9" | 185 | Kansas St. | Voorhees, NJ USA | 16 | 9 |
| 30 | Tony Carter | FB | August 23, 1972 | 6'0" | 230 | Minnesota | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 7 |
| 42 | Chris Carter | DB | September 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 201 | Texas | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Willie Clay | FS | September 5, 1970 | 5'10" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Ben Coates | TE | August 16, 1969 | 6'5" | 245 | Livingstone | Greenwood, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Todd Collins | RLB | May 27, 1970 | 6'2" | 248 | Georgia | New Market, TN USA | 12 | 10 |
| 92 | Ferric Collons | LDE | December 4, 1969 | 6'7" | 290 | California | Belleville, IL USA | 14 | 11 |
| 45 | Dana Cottrell | LB | January 11, 1974 | 6'3" | 234 | Syracuse | Boston, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Vernon Crawford | LB | June 25, 1974 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida St. | Texas City, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 29 | Derrick Cullors | KR | December 26, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Damon Denson | G | February 8, 1975 | 6'4" | 305 | Michigan | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 90 | Chad Eaton | LDT | April 6, 1972 | 6'5" | 303 | Washington St. | Exeter, NH USA | 15 | 14 |
| 47 | Robert Edwards | RB | October 2, 1974 | 5'11" | 218 | Georgia | Tennille, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Henry Ellard | WR | July 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | Ed Ellis | T | October 13, 1975 | 6'5" | 325 | Buffalo | New Haven, CT USA | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | Chris Floyd | RB | June 23, 1975 | 6'2" | 231 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 88 | Terry Glenn | WR | July 23, 1974 | 5'11" | 195 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 10 | 9 |
| 63 | Heath Irwin | G | June 27, 1973 | 6'4" | 300 | Colorado | Boulder, CO USA | 13 | 3 |
| 21 | Steve Israel | RCB | March 16, 1969 | 5'11" | 194 | Pittsburgh | Lawnside, NJ USA | 11 | 7 |
| 84 | Shawn Jefferson | WR | February 22, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Central Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Ted Johnson | MLB | December 4, 1972 | 6'4" | 253 | Colorado | Alameda, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 34 | Tebucky Jones | DB | October 6, 1974 | 6'2" | 218 | Syracuse | New Britain, CT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Anthony Ladd | WR | December 23, 1973 | 6'1" | 188 | Cincinnati | Homestead, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | Max Lane | LG | February 22, 1971 | 6'6" | 315 | Navy | Norbone, MO USA | 16 | 11 |
| 24 | Ty Law | LCB | February 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 200 | Michigan | Aliquippa, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Steve Lofton | DB | November 26, 1968 | 5'9" | 180 | Texas A&M | Jacksonville, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | Willie McGinest | RDE | December 11, 1971 | 6'5" | 270 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 36 | Lawyer Milloy | SS | November 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | Washington | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Brandon Mitchell | DE | June 19, 1975 | 6'3" | 290 | Texas A&M | Abbeville, LA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 58 | Marty Moore | LB | March 19, 1971 | 6'1" | 244 | Kentucky | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 2 |
| 77 | Zefross Moss | RT | August 17, 1966 | 6'6" | 325 | Alabama St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Lovett Purnell | TE | April 7, 1972 | 6'3" | 245 | West Virginia | Seaford, DE USA | 16 | 5 |
| 60 | Scott Rehberg | G-T | November 17, 1973 | 6'8" | 325 | Central Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Leonta Rheams | DT | August 1, 1976 | 6'2" | 303 | Houston | Tyler, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 71 | Todd Rucci | RG | July 14, 1970 | 6'5" | 296 | Penn St. | Upper Darby, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Bernard Russ | LB | November 4, 1973 | 6'1" | 238 | West Virginia | Utica, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Rod Rutledge | TE | August 12, 1975 | 6'5" | 262 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 44 | Harold Shaw | RB | September 3, 1974 | 6'0" | 228 | Southern Miss | Magee, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | Sedrick Shaw | RB | November 16, 1973 | 6'0" | 214 | Iowa | Austin, TX USA | 13 | 1 |
| 81 | Tony Simmons | WR | December 8, 1974 | 6'1" | 210 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 6 |
| 53 | Chris Slade | LLB | January 30, 1971 | 6'5" | 245 | Virginia | Newport News, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 94 | Greg Spires | DE | August 12, 1974 | 6'1" | 265 | Florida St. | Marianna, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 93 | Shawn Stuckey | LB | October 22, 1975 | 6'0" | 230 | Vanderbilt | Daleville, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Chris Sullivan | RDE | March 14, 1973 | 6'4" | 279 | Boston Col. | North Attleboro, MA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 95 | Henry Thomas | RDT | January 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 277 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Tom Tupa | P | February 6, 1966 | 6'4" | 225 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Adam Vinatieri | K | December 28, 1972 | 6'0" | 202 | South Dakota St. | Yankton, SD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Mark Wheeler | DT | April 1, 1970 | 6'3" | 285 | Texas A&M | San Marcos, TX USA | 10 | 2 |
| 25 | Larry Whigham | DB | June 23, 1972 | 6'2" | 205 | La-Monroe | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Dave Wohlabaugh | C | April 13, 1972 | 6'3" | 296 | Syracuse | Hamburg, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Scott Zolak | QB | December 13, 1967 | 6'5" | 230 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | 2 |
