1998 San Diego Chargers season

1998 San Diego Chargers season
Head Coach	Kevin Gilbride June Jones (interim)
Home Field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Place	5th AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1997	1999

The 1998 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 1997. It was Kevin Gilbride's final season as the teams head coach. The team's defense lead the league in yards allowed.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1st round 2nd overall Ryan Leaf

Personnel

Staff

1998 San Diego Chargers staff
Head Coaches Head Coach – Kevin Gilbride Assistant Head Coach – Nick Nicolau Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Mike Sheppard Quarterbacks – June Jones Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Tight Ends – Bill MacDermott Offensive Line – Joe Bugel Offensive Assistant – Mike Cavanaugh			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Pascale Defensive Line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive Backs – Rod Perry Defensive Assistant – Kevin Lempa Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Frank Novak Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Hastings

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	Buffalo Bills	W 16–14	64,037
2	September 13, 1998	at Tennessee Oilers	W 13–7	41,089
3	September 20, 1998	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–7	73,730
4	September 27, 1998	New York Giants	L 34–16	55,672
5	October 4, 1998	at Indianapolis Colts	L 17–12	51,988
6	October 11, 1998	at Oakland Raiders	L 7–6	42,467
7	October 18, 1998	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–10	56,967
8	October 25, 1998	Seattle Seahawks	L 27–20	58,512
9	Bye
10	November 8, 1998	at Denver Broncos	L 27–10	74,925
11	November 15, 1998	Baltimore Ravens	W 14–13	54,388
12	November 22, 1998	Kansas City Chiefs	W 38–37	59,894
13	November 29, 1998	Denver Broncos	L 31–16	66,532
14	December 6, 1998	at Washington Redskins	L 24–20	65,713
15	December 13, 1998	at Seattle Seahawks	L 38–17	62,690
16	December 20, 1998	Oakland Raiders	L 17–10	60,716
17	December 27, 1998	at Arizona Cardinals	L 16–13	71,670

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos	14	2	0	.875	501	309	W-1
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	372	310	L-1
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	288	356	L-1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	327	363	W-1
San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.313	241	342	L-5

References

1. REDIRECT Template:Los Angeles Chargers

 

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