1998 New Orleans Saints roster: 6-10

The New Orleans Saints went 6-10 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the NFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1998 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points20.215th of 30
Passing Yards196.118th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.218th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.224th of 30
Rushing Yards82.830th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.429th of 30
Sacks2.96th of 30
Tackles48.34th of 30
Touchdowns2.216th of 30
Total Yards302.425th of 30
Points Allowed22.421st of 30
3rd Down Conversion %35.816th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Saints roster: passing

1998 New Orleans Saints passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Billy Joe TolliverQB71101991,4278483.1
Danny WuerffelQB5621196955566.3
Billy Joe HobertQB111231701087.2
Lamar SmithRB14122010125.0

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1998 Saints roster: rushing

1998 New Orleans Saints rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Lamar SmithRB141384573.31
Aaron CraverFB16451804.02
Ray ZellarsRB0561622.91
Troy DavisRB14551432.61
Wilmont PerryRB6301224.10
Danny WuerffelQB511605.50
Billy Joe TolliverQB711433.90
Andre HastingsWR1633210.70
Billy Joe HobertQB12136.50

What the columns mean: CAR

1998 Saints roster: receiving

1998 New Orleans Saints receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Sean DawkinsWR1553082315.51
Cameron CleelandTE1654068412.76
Keith PooleWR1524050921.22
Andre HastingsWR1635045513.03
Brett BechWR1614026418.93
Lamar SmithRB1424024910.42
Aaron CraverFB163302146.52
Eric GulifordWR510012412.40
Troy DavisRB14160996.20
Ray ZellarsRB0100505.00
John FarquharTE5101313.00
Scott SlutzkerTE3101010.00
Josh WilcoxTE3101010.00
Tony JohnsonTE111088.00
Wilmont PerryRB61022.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1998 Saints roster: defense

1998 New Orleans Saints defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Mark FieldsLB15107816.0051
Chad CotaDB1696712.0461
Tyronne DrakefordCB1676650.04150
Sammy KnightDB1475620.0690
Keith MitchellLB1673462.5004
Joe JohnsonDE1671557.0001
La'Roi GloverDT16665810.0113
Chris BordanoLB1662461.0000
Alex MoldenDB1660520.02142
Kevin MitchellLB845232.5012
Wayne MartinDT1645373.0080
Fred WearyDB1434280.0220
Rob KellyDB1631220.0240
Je'Rod CherryDB1429232.0050
Jared TomichDE1626216.0012
Troy WilsonDE151391.0000
Ink AleagaLB151381.0000
Chris HewittDB161292.0000
Brady SmithDE1412100.0000
Austin RobbinsDT161161.0010
Vinson SmithLB15540.0001
Ron WarnerDE1420.0000
Brett BechWR16200.0000
Julian PittmanDE2200.0000
Tony JohnsonTE11100.0000
Earl LittleDB16100.0000
Andre HastingsWR16100.0000
Cameron CleelandTE16100.0000
Kendall GammonC16100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 6, 1998@ LARW 24-17
  2. Sep 13, 1998vs CARW 19-14
  3. Sep 27, 1998@ INDW 19-13
  4. Oct 4, 1998vs NEL 27-30
  5. Oct 11, 1998vs SFL 0-31
  6. Oct 18, 1998@ ATLL 23-31
  7. Oct 25, 1998vs TBW 9-3
  8. Nov 1, 1998@ CARL 17-31
  9. Nov 8, 1998@ MINL 24-31
  10. Nov 15, 1998vs LARW 24-3
  11. Nov 22, 1998@ SFL 20-31
  12. Nov 29, 1998@ MIAL 10-30
  13. Dec 6, 1998vs DALW 22-3
  14. Dec 13, 1998vs ATLL 17-27
  15. Dec 20, 1998@ ARIL 17-19
  16. Dec 27, 1998vs BUFL 33-45

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.