1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Home field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card (Patriots) 25–10 Lost Divisional Playoff (Jets) 34–24
Uniform

The 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's fourth year in the National Football League. The Jaguars appeared twice on Monday Night Football.

They removed the black side panels from the uniforms after they had wore it only for the previous season.

Personnel

Staff

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Senior Vice President of Football Operations – Michael Huyghue Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chris Palmer Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – Pete Carmichael Tight Ends – Fred Hoaglin Offensive Line – Mike Maser Quality Control – John McNulty

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dick Jauron Defensive Line – John Pease Inside Linebackers – Steve Szabo Outside Linebackers – Lucious Selmon Secondary – Perry Fewell Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale Assistant Special Teams – Joe Baker Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	at Chicago Bears	W 24–23	55,614
2	September 13, 1998	Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–16	69,821
3	September 20, 1998	Baltimore Ravens	W 24–10	67,069
4	September 27, 1998	at Tennessee Oilers	W 27–22	34,656
5	Bye
6	October 12, 1998	Miami Dolphins	W 28–21	74,051
7	October 18, 1998	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–16	77,635
8	October 25, 1998	at Denver Broncos	L 37–24	75,217
9	November 1, 1998	at Baltimore Ravens	W 45–19	68,915
10	November 8, 1998	Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–11	67,040
11	November 15, 1998	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 29–24	72,974
12	November 22, 1998	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30–15	59,124
13	November 29, 1998	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–17	55,432
14	December 6, 1998	Detroit Lions	W 37–22	70,717
15	December 13, 1998	Tennessee Oilers	L 16–13	65,657
16	December 20, 1998	at Minnesota Vikings	L 50–10	64,363
17	December 28, 1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–3	74,143

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

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild-Card	January 3, 1999	New England Patriots (6)	W 25–10	71,139
Divisional	January 10, 1999	at New York Jets (2)	L 34–24	78,817

AFC Wild Card Game vs New England Patriots

AFC Wild Card Game: New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	0	7	3	10
Jaguars	6	6	0	13	25

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: January 3, 1999
• Game time: 12:40 p.m. PDT

Fred Taylor runs for 162 yards and 1 touchdown on 31 carries. The Patriots had just 206 total yards and the Jaguars defense forced 3 turnovers.

AFC Divisional Game vs New York Jets

AFC Divisional Game: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	7	10	24
Jets	7	10	14	3	34

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: January 10, 1999
• Game time: 12:40 p.m. PDT

Mark Brunell throws for 3 touchdowns, but completes just 12 of 31 passes with 3 interceptions. The Jaguars committed 4 turnovers.

Awards and records

• Mark Brunell, Franchise Record (tied), Most Touchdown Passes in One Game, 4 Passes (November 29, 1998)
• Mark Brunell, Franchise Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 20 Passes (November 29, 1998)
• Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Touchdowns in One Season, 17
• Single Game Home Attendance Record, 74,143, December 28, 1998
• Single Season Home Attendance Record, 561,472, December 28, 1998

References

• Jaguars on Pro Football Reference
• Jaguars Schedule on jt-sw.com