1998 Baltimore Ravens season

1998 Baltimore Ravens season
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home field	PSINet Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1998 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's third year in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

NFL Draft

1998 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	10	Duane Starks	Cornerback	Miami (FL)
2	42	Patrick Johnson	Wide receiver	Oregon
5	124	Martin Chase	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma
5	133	Ryan Sutter	Safety	Colorado
6	154	Ron Rogers	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
6	164	Sammy Williams	Offensive tackle	Oklahoma
7	241	Cam Quayle	Tight end	Weber State
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1998 Baltimore Ravens staff
	Front office Owner and President – Art Modell Vice President of Player Personnel – Ozzie Newsome Director of College Scouting – Phil Savage Director of Pro Personnel – James Harris Head coaches Head Coach – Ted Marchibroda Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Kirk Ferentz Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Don Strock Running Backs – Al Lavan Wide Receivers – Richard Mann Tight Ends – Ken Whisenhunt Quality Control/Offense – Lester Erb			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Marvin Lewis Defensive Line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Maxie Baughan Defensive Backs – Alvin Reynolds Quality Control/Defense – Jim Schwartz Special teams coaches Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Quality Control/Special Teams – Darrin Simmons Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

Roster

1998 Baltimore Ravens roster
	Quarterbacks  4 Jim Harbaugh 14 Wally Richardson 10 Eric Zeier Running backs 23 Kenyon Cotton FB 34 Jay Graham 33 Priest Holmes 32 Errict Rhett 42 Roosevelt Potts FB Wide receivers 81 Michael Jackson 85 Patrick Johnson 84 Jermaine Lewis PR 83 James Roe 87 Floyd Turner 80 Ryan Yarborough		Tight ends 86 Eric Green 88 Brian Kinchen 82 Harper LeBel 89 A. J. Ofodile Offensive linemen 74 James Atkins G/T 69 Jeff Blackshear G 77 Orlando Brown T 65 Ben Cavil G 62 Mike Flynn G 71 Spencer Folau T 60 Jeff Mitchell C 75 Jonathan Ogden T 63 Wally Williams G		Defensive linemen 90 Rob Burnett DE 91 Lional Dalton DT 95 Paul Frase DE 94 Mike Frederick DE 97 James Jones DT 99 Michael McCrary DE 98 Tony Siragusa DT 93 Keith Washington DE 79 Larry Webster DT Linebackers 58 Peter Boulware OLB 51 Cornell Brown OLB 57 Jeff Kopp MLB 52 Ray Lewis MLB 54 Tyrus McCloud MLB 56 Jerry Olsavsky OLB 53 Tyrell Peters OLB 55 Jamie Sharper OLB		Defensive backs 24 Donny Brady CB 45 Corey Harris FS/KR 20 Kim Herring FS 25 DeRon Jenkins CB 27 Stevon Moore SS 22 Duane Starks CB 41 Ralph Staten FS/SS 37 Bennie Thompson SS 36 John Williams CB 26 Rod Woodson CB Special teams  5 Kyle Richardson P  3 Matt Stover K Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–13	0–1–0	68,847
2	September 13, 1998	at New York Jets	W 24–10	1–1–0	70,063
3	September 20, 1998	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 24–10	1–2–0	67,069
4	September 27, 1998	Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–24	2–2–0	68,154
5	Bye
6	October 11, 1998	Tennessee Oilers	L 12–8	2–3–0	68,561
7	October 18, 1998	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–6	2–4–0	58,620
8	October 25, 1998	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–10	2–5–0	59,860
9	November 1, 1998	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 45–19	2–6–0	68,915
10	November 8, 1998	Oakland Raiders	W 13–10	3–6–0	69,037
11	November 15, 1998	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–13	3–7–0	54,388
12	November 22, 1998	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–13	4–7–0	52,571
13	November 29, 1998	Indianapolis Colts	W 38–31	5–7–0	68,898
14	December 6, 1998	at Tennessee Oilers	L 16–14	5–8–0	31,124
15	December 13, 1998	Minnesota Vikings	L 38–28	5–9–0	69,074
16	December 20, 1998	at Chicago Bears	L 24–3	5–10–0	40,853
17	December 27, 1998	Detroit Lions	W 19–10	6–10–0	68,045

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Jacksonville Jaguars	11	5	0	.688	392	338	W1
Tennessee Oilers	8	8	0	.500	330	320	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	263	303	L5
Baltimore Ravens	6	10	0	.375	269	335	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	268	452	L1

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Awards and records

Milestones

• This was the Ravens' first season at Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards (now M&T Bank Stadium)

References

1. "1998 Baltimore Ravens draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
2. "1998 Baltimore Ravens starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2

External links

• 1998 Baltimore Ravens at Pro-Football-Reference.com
• Shpigel, Ben. "The Harbaugh Who Did Not Last in Baltimore," The New York Times, Monday, January 28, 2013.