1998 New York Giants season

1998 New York Giants season
Head Coach	Jim Fassel
Home Field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Place	3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1997	1999

The 1998 New York Giants season was the team's 74th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–5–1, winning only eight games and missing the playoffs. Perhaps the most memorable moment of the 1998 season took place during week 15, when the Giants defeated the previously undefeated Denver Broncos on a late touchdown pass from Kent Graham to Amani Toomer.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1998 NFL Draft

1998 New York Giants Draft Selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	24	Shaun Williams	S	UCLA
2	55	Joe Jurevicius	WR	Penn State
3	70	Brian Alford	WR	Purdue
5	147	Toby Myles	T	Jackson State
6	177	Todd Pollack	TE	Boston College
7	213	Ben Fricke	C	Houston

Personnel

Staff

1998 New York Giants staff
Front Office President and Co-Chief Executive Officer – Wellington Mara Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer – Preston Robert Tisch Executive Vice President and General Counsel – John Mara Vice President and General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Assistant General Manager – Rick Donohue Vice President of Player Personnel – Tom Boisture Special Assistant to the General Manager – Harry Hulmes Director of Player Personnel – Marv Sunderland Director of Pro Personnel – Tim Rooney Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – David Gettleman Director of College Scouting – Jerry Shay Head Coaches Head Coach – Jim Fassel Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Jim Skipper Quarterbacks – Rod Dowhower Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Dick Rehbein Offensive Line – John Matsko Offensive Assistant – Mike Gillhamer			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – John Fox Defensive Line – Denny Marcin Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Johnnie Lynn Defensive Quality Control – Dave Brazil Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Larry MacDuff Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Craig Stoddard

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	Washington Redskins	W 31–24	76,629
2	September 13, 1998	at Oakland Raiders	L 20–17	40,545
3	September 21, 1998	Dallas Cowboys	L 31–7	78,039
4	September 27, 1998	at San Diego Chargers	W 34–16	55,672
5	October 4, 1998	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–3	64,989
6	October 11, 1998	Atlanta Falcons	L 34–20	71,173
7	October 18, 1998	Arizona Cardinals	W 34–7	70,456
8	Bye
9	November 1, 1998	at Washington Redskins	L 21–14	67,976
10	November 8, 1998	at Dallas Cowboys	L 16–6	64,316
11	November 15, 1998	Green Bay Packers	L 37–3	76,272
12	November 22, 1998	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–0	65,763
13	November 30, 1998	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–7	68,212
14	December 6, 1998	at Arizona Cardinals	W 23–19	46,128
15	December 13, 1998	Denver Broncos	W 20–16	72,336
16	December 20, 1998	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–7	66,040
17	December 27, 1998	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–10	66,596

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	381	275
Arizona Cardinals	9	7	0	.563	325	378
New York Giants	8	8	0	.500	287	309
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	319	421
Philadelphia Eagles	3	13	0	.188	161	344

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons