1998 Oakland Raiders Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jon Gruden (8-8)
Location: Oakland, California
1998 Oakland Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jon Gruden (8-8)
Location: Oakland, California
1998 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Raiders netted 288 points, but the defensive unit yielded 356. Donald Hollas passed for 1,754 yards, and Jeff George spent time under center, too. Tim Brown hauled in 81 passes for 1,012 yards, while James Jett provided receiving help also.
Napoleon Kaufman ran for a team-best 921 yards for Oakland.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 35 turnovers. Eric Allen and Charles Woodson each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Lance Johnstone topped pass rushers with 11 quarterback sacks.
Jon Gruden coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Eric Allen | RCB | November 22, 1965 | 5'10" | 184 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 92 | Vince Amey | DE | February 9, 1975 | 6'2" | 289 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Leo Araguz | P | January 18, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | S.F. Austin | Pharr, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Darryl Ashmore | T | November 1, 1969 | 6'7" | 310 | Northwestern | Peoria, IL USA | 15 | 4 |
| 54 | Greg Biekert | MLB | March 14, 1969 | 6'2" | 253 | Colorado | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Calvin Branch | DB | May 8, 1974 | 5'11" | 195 | Iowa St. | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Jeremy Brigham | TE | March 22, 1975 | 6'6" | 255 | Washington | Boston, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Bucky Brooks | DB | January 22, 1971 | 6'0" | 192 | North Carolina | Raleigh, NC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Derek Brown | TE | March 31, 1970 | 6'6" | 259 | Notre Dame | Fairfax, VA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 81 | Tim Brown | WR | July 22, 1966 | 6'0" | 195 | Notre Dame | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Aundray Bruce | LB-TE-DE | April 30, 1966 | 6'5" | 265 | Auburn | Montgomery, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Perry Carter | DB | August 5, 1971 | 6'0" | 194 | Southern Miss | McComb, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Mo Collins | LT | September 22, 1976 | 6'4" | 325 | Florida | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 11 |
| 68 | Rick Cunningham | T | January 4, 1967 | 6'7" | 311 | Oregon St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Greg Davis | K | October 29, 1965 | 6'0" | 202 | The Citadel | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Ernest Dixon | LB | October 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 243 | South Carolina | York, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Rickey Dudley | TE | July 15, 1972 | 6'6" | 255 | Ohio St. | Henderson, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 55 | James Folston | LLB | August 14, 1971 | 6'3" | 236 | La-Monroe | Cocoa, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 3 | Jeff George | QB | December 8, 1967 | 6'4" | 218 | Purdue | Indianapolis, IN USA | 8 | 7 |
| 74 | Derrick Graham | RG | March 18, 1967 | 6'4" | 310 | Appalachian St. | Groveland, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 77 | Pat Harlow | LT | March 16, 1969 | 6'6" | 295 | USC | Norco, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 93 | James Harris | LDE | May 13, 1968 | 6'6" | 266 | Temple | East St. Louis, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Richard Harvey | RLB | September 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 235 | Tulane | Pascagoula, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Donald Hollas | QB | November 22, 1967 | 6'3" | 215 | Rice | Kingsville, TX USA | 12 | 6 |
| 80 | Desmond Howard | KR | May 15, 1970 | 5'10" | 185 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 15 | 1 |
| 90 | Grady Jackson | DT | January 21, 1973 | 6'2" | 345 | Knoxville | Greensboro, AL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 82 | James Jett | WR | December 28, 1970 | 5'10" | 165 | West Virginia | Charles Town, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Lance Johnstone | RDE | June 11, 1973 | 6'4" | 250 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 28 | Randy Jordan | RB | June 6, 1970 | 5'10" | 207 | North Carolina | Henderson, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Napoleon Kaufman | RB | June 7, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Washington | Kansas City, MO USA | 13 | 13 |
| 72 | Lincoln Kennedy | RT | February 12, 1971 | 6'6" | 335 | Washington | York, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Albert Lewis | FS | October 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 196 | Grambling St. | Mansfield, LA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 67 | Russell Maryland | RDT | March 22, 1969 | 6'1" | 300 | Miami (FL) | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 85 | Terry Mickens | WR | February 21, 1971 | 6'0" | 201 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 44 | John Mills | LB | October 31, 1969 | 6'0" | 226 | Wake Forest | Jacksonville, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Mike Morton | LB | March 28, 1972 | 6'4" | 325 | North Carolina | Kannapolis, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Anthony Newman | SS | November 25, 1965 | 6'0" | 203 | Oregon | Bellingham, WA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 98 | Chuck Osborne | DT | November 2, 1973 | 6'2" | 290 | Arizona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Anthony Prior | DB | March 27, 1970 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington St. | Lowell, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Louis Riddick | DB | March 15, 1969 | 6'2" | 215 | Pittsburgh | Quakertown, PA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 40 | Jon Ritchie | FB | September 4, 1974 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan | Mechanicsburg, PA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 63 | Barret Robbins | C | August 26, 1973 | 6'3" | 320 | TCU | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Darrell Russell | LDT | May 27, 1976 | 6'5" | 325 | USC | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Kenny Shedd | WR | February 14, 1971 | 5'10" | 168 | Northern Iowa | Davenport, IA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 53 | Travian Smith | LB | August 26, 1975 | 6'4" | 240 | Oklahoma | Shepherd, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Pat Swilling | LB-DE | October 25, 1964 | 6'3" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Toccoa, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | James Trapp | DB-WR | December 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Clemson | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Adam Treu | C | June 24, 1974 | 6'5" | 300 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Eric Turner | SS | September 20, 1968 | 6'1" | 208 | UCLA | Ventura, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 38 | Marquis Walker | RCB | July 6, 1972 | 5'10" | 175 | SE Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 7 |
| 59 | Aaron Wallace | LB | April 17, 1967 | 6'3" | 240 | Texas A&M | Paris, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Harvey Williams | RB | April 22, 1967 | 6'2" | 226 | LSU | Hempstead, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 34 | Jermaine Williams | RB | July 3, 1972 | 5'11" | 235 | Houston | Greenville, NC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 89 | Rodney Williams | WR | August 15, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona | Santa Monica, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 5 | 3 |
| 76 | Steve Wisniewski | LG | April 7, 1967 | 6'4" | 305 | Penn St. | Rutland, VT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Terry Wooden | LLB | January 14, 1967 | 6'3" | 239 | Syracuse | Hartford, CT USA | 16 | 10 |
| 24 | Charles Woodson | LCB | October 7, 1976 | 6'1" | 200 | Michigan | Fremont, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
