1998 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Cowher (7-9)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1998 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Cowher (7-9)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1998 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Pittsburgh labored to change the scoreboard with just 263 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 303. Jerome Bettis carried the ball for a team-best 1,185 yards for the Steelers.
Kordell Stewart tossed for 2,560 yards. Courtney Hawkins paced pass catchers, grabbing 66 passes, while Charles Johnson accumulated 815 receiving yards.
Dewayne Washington seized 5 opponent throws. Jason Gildon topped pass rushers with 11 quarterback sacks.
Bill Cowher coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Jahine Arnold | WR | June 19, 1973 | 6'0" | 187 | Fresno St. | Rockville, CT USA | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | RB | February 16, 1972 | 5'11" | 252 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 84 | Harold Bishop | TE | April 8, 1970 | 6'4" | 254 | LSU | Boonville, MS USA | 7 | 1 |
| 89 | Will Blackwell | WR | July 9, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | San Diego St. | Texarkana, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 29 | Lance Brown | DB | February 2, 1972 | 6'2" | 200 | Indiana | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | TE | September 16, 1972 | 6'4" | 260 | Washington | Olympia, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Andre Coleman | WR | September 19, 1972 | 5'9" | 165 | Kansas St. | Charlotte, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Steve Conley | LB | January 18, 1972 | 6'5" | 235 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Chris Conrad | T | May 27, 1975 | 6'6" | 301 | Fresno St. | Fullerton, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | C | June 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 288 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Roger Duffy | G | July 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 300 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 15 | 4 |
| 83 | David Dunn | KR | June 10, 1972 | 6'3" | 215 | Fresno St. | San Diego, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 51 | Carlos Emmons | ROLB | September 3, 1973 | 6'5" | 250 | Arkansas St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 15 | 14 |
| 65 | Alan Faneca | LG | December 7, 1976 | 6'5" | 312 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 57 | John Fiala | LB | November 25, 1973 | 6'2" | 237 | Washington | Fullerton, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | SS | January 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 213 | Georgia Tech | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | RB | March 4, 1977 | 6'0" | 252 | Utah | Honolulu, HI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | Matt George | P-K | January 13, 1975 | 5'11" | 190 | Chapman | Santa Clara, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Oliver Gibson | DT-NT | March 15, 1972 | 6'2" | 304 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Jason Gildon | LOLB | July 31, 1972 | 6'4" | 255 | Oklahoma St. | Altus, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Nolan Harrison | LDE | January 25, 1969 | 6'5" | 280 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 7 |
| 88 | Courtney Hawkins | PR | December 12, 1969 | 5'9" | 183 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 15 | 14 |
| 76 | Kevin Henry | RDE | October 23, 1968 | 6'4" | 282 | Mississippi St. | Mound Bayou, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Earl Holmes | RILB | April 28, 1973 | 6'2" | 242 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Richard Huntley | RB | September 18, 1972 | 5'11" | 224 | Winston-Salem St. | Monroe, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 28 | John Jenkins | DB | May 11, 1975 | 6'0" | 188 | Pittsburgh | East McKeesport, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Charles Johnson | WR | January 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | San Bernardino, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Norm Johnson | K | May 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 202 | UCLA | Inglewood, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 54 | Donta Jones | LB | August 27, 1972 | 6'2" | 235 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 35 | Carlos King | RB | November 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 230 | North Carolina St. | Garden Grove, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Levon Kirkland | LILB | February 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 270 | Clemson | Lamar, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake | LCB | July 15, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | UCLA | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Tim Lester | FB | June 15, 1968 | 5'10" | 233 | East. Kentucky | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 7 |
| 85 | Mitch Lyons | TE | May 13, 1970 | 6'5" | 265 | Michigan St. | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 97 | Rod Manuel | DE | October 8, 1974 | 6'5" | 290 | Oklahoma | Fort Worth, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | RB | June 20, 1968 | 5'10" | 193 | Mississippi Col. | Philadelphia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Miller | P | July 14, 1970 | 6'4" | 225 | Arizona | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Chris Oldham | DB | October 26, 1968 | 5'9" | 200 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Bo Orlando | DB | April 3, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | West Virginia | Berwick, PA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 39 | Darren Perry | FS | December 29, 1968 | 5'11" | 196 | Penn St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Mark Rodenhauser | C | June 6, 1961 | 6'5" | 270 | Illinois St. | Elmhurst, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Orpheus Roye | LDE | January 21, 1973 | 6'4" | 320 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 23 | Jason Simmons | DB | March 30, 1976 | 5'9" | 198 | Arizona St. | Inglewood, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 94 | Jeremy Staat | DE | October 10, 1976 | 6'5" | 300 | Arizona St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | Brenden Stai | RG | March 30, 1972 | 6'4" | 312 | Nebraska | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 93 | Joel Steed | NT | February 17, 1969 | 6'2" | 300 | Colorado | Frankfurt, Germany | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Jamain Stephens | RT | January 9, 1974 | 6'6" | 336 | North Carolina A&T | Lumberton, NC USA | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | QB | October 16, 1972 | 6'1" | 218 | Colorado | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Justin Strzelczyk | RT | August 18, 1968 | 6'6" | 301 | Maine | Seneca, NY USA | 7 | 7 |
| 66 | Jim Sweeney | C | August 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 297 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | QB | October 23, 1962 | 6'1" | 202 | Ohio St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | DB | September 8, 1975 | 5'10" | 191 | Alabama | Batesville, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Mike Vrabel | LB | August 14, 1975 | 6'4" | 261 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 86 | Hines Ward | WR | March 8, 1976 | 6'0" | 205 | Georgia | Seoul, South Korea | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | RCB | December 27, 1972 | 5'11" | 195 | North Carolina St. | Durham, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Jon Witman | FB | June 1, 1972 | 6'2" | 240 | Penn St. | Wrightsville, PA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 77 | Will Wolford | LT | May 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 294 | Vanderbilt | Louisville, KY USA | 13 | 13 |
