1998 Tennessee Oilers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jeff Fisher (8-8)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
1998 Tennessee Oilers RosterTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jeff Fisher (8-8)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
1998 Tennessee Oilers Results
The Tennessee Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Oilers scored 330 points, and the defense allowed 320. Steve McNair led the charge, passing for 3,228 yards. Frank Wycheck topped pass catchers, snagging 70 passes for 768 yards.
Eddie George ran for a team-leading 1,294 yards for Tennessee.
Darryll Lewis intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Lonnie Marts paced the defensive unit with 4 sacks.
Jeff Fisher coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 492 | 289 | 58.7 | 3228 | 6.6 | 15 | 3.0 | 10 | 2.0 | 47 | 33 | 176 | 80.1 |
| Dave Krieg | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 199 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 89.2 |
| Steve Matthews | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 |
| Mike Archie | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 120.8 |
| Craig Hentrich | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 519 | 305 | 58.8 | 3482 | 6.7 | 16 | 3.1 | 10 | 1.9 | 55 | 35 | 191 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 348 | 1294 | 3.7 | 37 | 5 |
| Steve McNair | 77 | 559 | 7.3 | 71 | 4 |
| Rodney Thomas | 24 | 100 | 4.2 | 21 | 2 |
| Mike Archie | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Kevin Dyson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Stepnoski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hentrich | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Krieg | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 462 | 1970 | 4.3 | 71 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wycheck | 70 | 768 | 11.0 | 38 | 2 |
| Jackie Harris | 43 | 412 | 9.6 | 32 | 2 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 38 | 493 | 13.0 | 55 | 3 |
| Eddie George | 37 | 310 | 8.4 | 29 | 1 |
| Willie Davis | 32 | 461 | 14.4 | 38 | 3 |
| Derrick Mason | 25 | 333 | 13.3 | 47 | 3 |
| Kevin Dyson | 21 | 263 | 12.5 | 45 | 2 |
| Michael Roan | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Isaac Byrd | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Sanders | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Mike Archie | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joey Kent | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 305 | 3482 | 11.4 | 55 | 16 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Del Greco | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 39 | 36 | 92.3 | 136 |
| Craig Hentrich | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 40 | 36 | 90.0 | 136 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hentrich | 69 | 3258 | 47.2 | 71 |
| Totals | 69 | 3258 | 47.2 | 71 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 31 | 228 | 7.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Archie | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 280 | 7.4 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Archie | 42 | 913 | 21.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 8 | 154 | 19.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Michael Roan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 56 | 1148 | 20.5 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryll Lewis | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lonnie Marts | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Blaine Bishop | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Bowden | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 98 | 8.2 | 33 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Marts | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Eddie Robinson | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Josh Evans | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Blaine Bishop | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kenny Holmes | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Pratt Lyons | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Anthony Cook | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Samari Rolle | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Henry Ford | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Jackson | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Bowden | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Darryll Lewis | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Salave'a | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Gary Walker | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bowden | 88 | 73 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Robinson | 81 | 72 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Denard Walker | 75.5 | 68 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Blaine Bishop | 74 | 63 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryll Lewis | 64 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Jackson | 49.5 | 45 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Lonnie Marts | 49.5 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Marcus Robertson | 39 | 35 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Walker | 39 | 31 | 16 | ||||||
| Kenny Holmes | 27.5 | 22 | 11 | ||||||
| Pratt Lyons | 27 | 22 | 10 | ||||||
| Samari Rolle | 23.5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Perry Phenix | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anthony Cook | 17 | 15 | 4 | ||||||
| Dainon Sidney | 15.5 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Henry Ford | 18 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Roberson | 13 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
| Joe Salave'a | 8.5 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Terry Killens | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Barron Wortham | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Anthony Dorsett | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Dennis Stallings | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Mike Sutton | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| George McCullough | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Eddie George | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve McNair | 5 | 3 | -7 | 0 | |||||
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jason Layman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Stepnoski | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Krieg | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bruce Matthews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Isaac Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Derrick Mason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Michael Roan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Archie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 744 | 646 | 196 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 8 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Al Del Greco | 36 | 28 | 0 | 136 | ||||||||||
| Eddie George | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |||||||
| Steve McNair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Yancey Thigpen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Willie Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Joe Bowden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Rodney Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Kevin Dyson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Michael Roan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Lonnie Marts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Archie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 330 |
