1998 Tennessee Oilers season

1998 Tennessee Oilers season
Head Coach	Jeff Fisher
Home Field	Vanderbilt Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1997	1999

The 1998 Tennessee Oilers season was the 39th season the team was with the league and their final season as the Oilers. The team matched their previous season's output of 8–8, marking their third straight season with exactly eight wins. The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.

Personnel

Staff

1998 Tennessee Oilers staff
Front Office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Floyd Reese Director of Player Personnel – Rich Snead Director of College Scouting – Glenn Cumbee Director of Regional Scouting – Mike Holovak Head Coaches Head Coach – Jeff Fisher Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Les Steckel Offensive Assistant/Quarterbacks – Bart Andrus Running Backs – Sherman Smith Wide Receivers – Alan Lowry Offensive Line/Tight Ends – George Henshaw Offensive Line – Mike Munchak			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Gregg Williams Defensive Line – Rex Norris Linebackers – O'Neill Gilbert Defensive Backs – Greg Brown Defensive Assistant/Nickel – Jerry Gray Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Russ Purnell Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–14	55,848
2	September 13, 1998	San Diego Chargers	L 13–7	41,089
3	September 20, 1998	at New England Patriots	L 27–16	59,973
4	September 27, 1998	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 27–22	34,656
5	Bye
6	October 11, 1998	at Baltimore Ravens	W 12–8	68,561
7	October 18, 1998	Cincinnati Bengals	W 44–14	33,288
8	October 25, 1998	Chicago Bears	L 23–20	40,089
9	November 1, 1998	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 41–31	58,222
10	November 8, 1998	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–22	65,054
11	November 15, 1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–14	41,104
12	November 22, 1998	New York Jets	L 24–3	37,084
13	November 29, 1998	at Seattle Seahawks	L 20–18	59,048
14	December 6, 1998	Baltimore Ravens	W 16–14	31,124
15	December 13, 1998	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 16–13	65,657
16	December 20, 1998	at Green Bay Packers	L 30–22	59,888
17	December 26, 1998	Minnesota Vikings	L 26–16	41,121

Standings

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