# 1998 Washington Redskins season

The 1998 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 62nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8–7–1 and finished fourth in the NFC East, with a record of 6–10 and missed the NFL playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. They started the season 0–7, before going 6–3 after their bye week.
After ranking 28th out of 30 NFL teams in defense against the run in 1997, the Redskins had tried to revamp their interior defensive line during the off-season. They had signed Dana Stubblefield from the San Francisco 49ers, and Dan Wilkinson from the Cincinnati Bengals. The acquisitions, in particular Stubblefield's, were eventually considered to have been costly failures though.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

1998 Washington Redskins draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 2 | 48 | Stephen Alexander * | Tight end | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 69 | Skip Hicks | Running back | UCLA |
| 4 | 113 | Shawn Barber | Linebacker | Richmond |
| 5 | 140 | Mark Fischer | Guard | Purdue |
| 6 | 170 | Patrick Palmer | Wide receiver | Northwestern State |
| 7 | 191 | David Terrell | Safety | UTEP |
| 7 | 206 | Antwaune Ponds | Linebacker | Syracuse |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 6 | at New York Giants | L 24–31 | 0–1 | Giants Stadium | 76,629 |
| 2 | September 14 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–45 | 0–2 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 76,798 |
| 3 | September 20 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 14–24 | 0–3 | Kingdome | 63,336 |
| 4 | September 27 | Denver Broncos | L 16–38 | 0–4 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 71,880 |
| 5 | October 4 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–31 | 0–5 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 72,284 |
| 6 | October 11 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 12–17 | 0–6 | Veterans Stadium | 66,183 |
| 7 | October 18 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–41 | 0–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,004 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 1 | New York Giants | W 21–14 | 1–7 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 67,976 |
| 10 | November 8 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 27–29 | 1–8 | Sun Devil Stadium | 55,950 |
| 11 | November 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 28–3 | 2–8 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 57,704 |
| 12 | November 22 | Arizona Cardinals | L 42–45 | 2–9 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 63,435 |
| 13 | November 29 | at Oakland Raiders | W 29–19 | 3–9 | Network Associates Coliseum | 41,409 |
| 14 | December 6 | San Diego Chargers | W 24–20 | 4–9 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 65,713 |
| 15 | December 13 | at Carolina Panthers | W 28–25 | 5–9 | Ericcson Stadium | 46,940 |
| 16 | December 19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–16 | 6–9 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 66,309 |
| 17 | December 27 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–23 | 6–10 | Texas Stadium | 63,565 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 381 | 275 | W2 |
| $^{(6)}$ Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 325 | 378 | W3 |
| New York Giants | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 287 | 309 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 319 | 421 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 161 | 344 | L3 |