1998 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Ditka (6-10)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1998 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Ditka (6-10)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1998 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Saints chalked up 305 points, but the defensive squad gave up 359. Billy Tolliver threw for 1,427 yards, and Kerry Collins played quarterback, too. Cam Cleeland grabbed 54 passes, while Sean Dawkins added 823 receiving yards.
Lamar Smith carried the ball for a team-leading 457 yards for New Orleans.
Sammy Knight picked off 6 opponent throws. La'Roi Glover topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 47 sacks.
Mike Ditka coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Tom Ackerman | C | September 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 290 | East. Washington | Bellingham, WA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 54 | Ink Aleaga | LB | April 27, 1973 | 6'1" | 251 | Washington | Honolulu, HI USA | 15 | 3 |
| 89 | Brett Bech | WR | August 20, 1971 | 6'1" | 184 | LSU | Slidell, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Chris Bordano | MLB | December 30, 1974 | 6'1" | 241 | SMU | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
| 10 | Doug Brien | K | November 24, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | California | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Je'Rod Cherry | DB | May 30, 1973 | 6'1" | 210 | California | Charlotte, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Cam Cleeland | TE | August 15, 1975 | 6'5" | 272 | Washington | Sedro-Woolley, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Kerry Collins | QB | December 30, 1972 | 6'5" | 248 | Penn St. | Lebanon, PA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 37 | Chad Cota | SS | August 8, 1971 | 6'1" | 198 | Oregon | Ashland, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Aaron Craver | FB | December 18, 1968 | 6'0" | 218 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 53 | Don Davis | LB | December 17, 1972 | 6'1" | 235 | Kansas | Olathe, KS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Troy Davis | RB | September 14, 1975 | 5'7" | 191 | Iowa St. | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 2 |
| 86 | Sean Dawkins | WR | February 3, 1971 | 6'4" | 215 | California | Red Bank, NJ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | Tyronne Drakeford | RCB | June 21, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Virginia Tech | Camden, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 87 | John Farquhar | TE | March 22, 1972 | 6'6" | 278 | Duke | Stanford, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Mark Fields | RLB | November 9, 1972 | 6'2" | 244 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | C | November 21, 1966 | 6'3" | 300 | Texas A&M | Lafayette, LA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 46 | Kendall Gammon | C-TE | October 23, 1968 | 6'4" | 255 | Pittsburg St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | La'Roi Glover | RDT | July 4, 1974 | 6'2" | 285 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 84 | Eric Guliford | WR | October 25, 1969 | 5'8" | 170 | Arizona St. | Kansas City, KS USA | 5 | 1 |
| 88 | Andre Hastings | PR | November 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 23 | Chris Hewitt | DB | July 22, 1974 | 6'0" | 210 | Cincinnati | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 | 2 |
| 76 | Keno Hills | G | June 13, 1973 | 6'6" | 305 | Kent St. | Tampa, FL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | Billy Hobert | QB | January 8, 1971 | 6'3" | 230 | Washington | Puyallup, WA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Qadry Ismail | KR | November 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 196 | Syracuse | Newark, NJ USA | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | Alonzo Johnson | WR | April 18, 1973 | 5'11" | 183 | Central State (OH) | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Joe Johnson | RDE | July 11, 1972 | 6'4" | 275 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Tony Johnson | TE | February 5, 1972 | 6'5" | 255 | Alabama | Como, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Brian Jones | LB | January 22, 1968 | 6'1" | 250 | UCLA | Iowa City, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Clarence Jones | RT | May 6, 1968 | 6'6" | 300 | Maryland | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Rob Kelly | DB | June 21, 1974 | 6'0" | 199 | Ohio St. | Newark, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 29 | Sammy Knight | FS | September 10, 1975 | 6'0" | 215 | USC | Fontana, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Earl Little | DB | March 10, 1973 | 6'1" | 200 | Michigan | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Wayne Martin | LDT | October 26, 1965 | 6'5" | 275 | Arkansas | Forrest City, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Andy McCollum | LG | June 2, 1970 | 6'4" | 300 | Toledo | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 5 |
| 59 | Keith Mitchell | LLB | July 24, 1974 | 6'2" | 236 | Texas A&M | Garland, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 50 | Kevin Mitchell | MLB | January 1, 1971 | 6'1" | 258 | Syracuse | Harrisburg, PA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 25 | Alex Molden | LCB | August 4, 1973 | 5'10" | 190 | Oregon | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 65 | Chris Naeole | RG | December 25, 1974 | 6'3" | 317 | Colorado | Kailua, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Wilmont Perry | RB | February 24, 1975 | 6'1" | 230 | Livingstone | Franklinton, NC USA | 6 | 2 |
| 75 | Julian Pittman | DE | April 22, 1975 | 6'4" | 286 | Florida St. | Niceville, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Keith Poole | WR | June 18, 1974 | 6'0" | 188 | Arizona St. | San Jose, CA USA | 15 | 4 |
| 77 | Willie Roaf | LT | April 18, 1970 | 6'5" | 320 | Louisiana Tech | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 15 | 15 |
| 95 | Austin Robbins | DT | March 1, 1971 | 6'6" | 290 | North Carolina | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | Mark Royals | P | June 22, 1965 | 6'5" | 225 | Chowan | Hampton, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Ricky Siglar | T-G | June 14, 1966 | 6'7" | 308 | San Jose St. | Albuquerque, NM USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Scott Slutzker | TE | December 20, 1972 | 6'4" | 250 | Iowa | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | Brady Smith | LDE | June 5, 1973 | 6'5" | 274 | Colorado St. | Royal Oak, MI USA | 14 | 5 |
| 36 | Lamar Smith | RB | November 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 230 | Houston | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 14 | 9 |
| 52 | Vinson Smith | LB | July 3, 1965 | 6'2" | 243 | East Carolina | Statesville, NC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Billy Tolliver | QB | February 7, 1966 | 6'1" | 217 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 4 |
| 90 | Jared Tomich | LDE | April 24, 1974 | 6'3" | 281 | Nebraska | St. John, IN USA | 16 | 11 |
| 68 | Kyle Turley | LG | September 24, 1975 | 6'5" | 309 | San Diego St. | Provo, UT USA | 15 | 15 |
| 98 | Ron Warner | DE | September 26, 1975 | 6'3" | 270 | Kansas | Independence, KS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Fred Weary | DB | April 12, 1974 | 5'10" | 181 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 47 | Josh Wilcox | TE | June 5, 1974 | 6'2" | 253 | Oregon | Eugene, OR USA | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Troy Wilson | DE | November 22, 1970 | 6'4" | 257 | Pittsburg St. | Topeka, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Danny Wuerffel | QB | May 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 212 | Florida | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 5 | 4 |
| 34 | Ray Zellars | FB | March 25, 1973 | 5'11" | 233 | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 7 |
