1998 Indianapolis Colts season

1998 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Jim Mora
General manager	Bill Polian
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	4th AFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1998 Indianapolis Colts season was the 46th season for the team in the National Football League and 15th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1998 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.

Coming off a 3–13 season the year before, the Colts drafted quarterback Peyton Manning with the first overall pick. Manning would mark the beginning of a new era for the Colts.

This season was Marshall Faulk's last with the Colts as he was traded to the St. Louis Rams in the off-season. He would go on to have his best seasons in St. Louis, helping the Rams to two Super Bowls in 1999 and 2001 and winning the league's MVP in 2000.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	Peyton Manning	Quarterback	Tennessee
2	Jerome Pathon	Wide Receiver	Washington
3	E.G. Green	Wide Receiver	Florida State
4	Steve McKinney	Center	Texas A&M
5	Antony Jordan	Linebacker	Vanderbilt
7	Aaron Taylor	Center	Nebraska
7	Corey Gaimes	Safety	Tennessee
8	Mick Wright	Safety	Ball State

Personnel

Staff

1998 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

Owner and Chief Executive Officer – Jim Irsay
President – Bill Polian
Director of Football Operations – Dom Anile
Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers
Director of Pro Scouting – Chris Polian
Graphic Media Engineer – Eric Winter

Head coaches

Head Coach – Jim E. Mora
Assistant Head Coach – George Catavolos

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Tom Moore
Quarterbacks – Bruce Arians
Running Backs – Gene Huey
Receivers – Jay Norvell
Tight Ends – Tony Marciano
Offensive Line – Howard Mudd

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Rusty Tillman
Defensive Line – Greg Blache
Linebackers – Mike Murphy
Defensive Backs – George Catavolos
Defensive Assistant – John Pagano

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Kevin Spencer

Strength and conditioning

Conditioning – Jon Torine
Strength – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	Miami Dolphins	L 15–24	0–1	RCA Dome	60,587
2	September 13, 1998	at New England Patriots	L 6–29	0–2	Foxboro Stadium	60,068
3	September 20, 1998	at New York Jets	L 6–44	0–3	The Meadowlands	66,321
4	September 27, 1998	New Orleans Saints	L 13–19	0–4	RCA Dome	48,480
5	October 4, 1998	San Diego Chargers	W 17–12	1–4	RCA Dome	51,988
6	October 11, 1998	Buffalo Bills	L 24–31	1–5	RCA Dome	52,938
7	October 18, 1998	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–34	1–6	3Com Park	68,486
8	Bye
9	November 1, 1998	New England Patriots	L 16–21	1–7	RCA Dome	58,056
10	November 8, 1998	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–27	1–8	Pro Player Stadium	73,400
11	November 15, 1998	New York Jets	W 24–23	2–8	RCA Dome	55,520
12	November 22, 1998	at Buffalo Bills	L 11–34	2–9	Rich Stadium	49,032
13	November 29, 1998	at Baltimore Ravens	L 31–38	2–10	Ravens Stadium	68,898
14	December 6, 1998	at Atlanta Falcons	L 21–28	2–11	Georgia Dome	61,141
15	December 13, 1998	Cincinnati Bengals	W 39–26	3–11	RCA Dome	55,179
16	December 20, 1998	at Seattle Seahawks	L 23–27	3–12	Kingdome	58,703
17	December 27, 1998	Carolina Panthers	L 19–27	3–13	RCA Dome	58,182

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ New York Jets	12	4	0	.750	416	266	W6
⁽⁴⁾ Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	321	265	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Buffalo Bills	10	6	0	.625	400	333	W1
⁽⁶⁾ New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	337	329	L1
Indianapolis Colts	3	13	0	.188	310	444	L2

Roster

Player Pos G GS Birthdate College
Elijah Alexander LB 13 9 08/08/1970 Kansas State
Billy Austin DB 1 0 03/08/1975 New Mexico
Aaron Bailey WR 9 0 10/24/1971 Louisville
Brad Banta TE 16 0 12/14/1970 Southern California
Michael Barber LB 12 6 11/09/1971 Clemson
Jason Belser DB 16 16 05/28/1970 Oklahoma
Bertrand Berry DE 16 12 08/15/1975 Notre Dame
Robert Blackmon DB 15 9 05/12/1967 Baylor
Tony Blevins DB 3 0 01/29/1975 Kansas
Jeff Burris DB 14 14 06/07/1972 Notre Dame
Larry Chester DT 14 2 10/17/1975 Temple
Jason Chorak LB 8 0 09/23/1974 Washington
Rico Clark DB 16 0 06/06/1974 Louisville
Steve Conley LB 1 0 01/18/1972 Arkansas
Zack Crockett RB 2 1 12/02/1972 Florida State
Ken Dilger TE 16 16 02/02/1971 Illinois
Keith Elias RB 13 0 02/03/1972 Princeton
Marshall Faulk RB 16 15 02/26/1973 San Diego State
Albert Fontenot DE 7 5 09/17/1970 Baylor
Dan Footman DE 3 3 01/13/1969 Florida State
Chris Gardocki P 16 0 02/07/1970 Clemson
Tarik Glenn OT 16 16 05/25/1976 California
E.G. Green WR 11 0 06/28/1975 Florida State
Scott Greene RB 5 0 06/01/1972 Michigan State
Marvin Harrison WR 12 12 08/25/1972 Syracuse
Tim Hauck DB 16 7 12/20/1966 Montana
Jeff Herrod LB 10 7 07/29/1966 Mississippi
Chris Hetherington RB 14 1 11/27/1972 Yale
Craig Heyward RB 4 3 09/26/1966 Pittsburgh
Rob Holmberg LB 3 0 05/06/1971 Penn State
Waverly Jackson OG 6 2 12/19/1972 Virginia Tech
Ellis Johnson DT 16 16 10/30/1973 Florida
Jason Johnson C 14 0 02/06/1974 Kansas State
Antony Jordan LB 15 3 12/19/1974 Vanderbilt
Jay Leeuwenburg OG 16 16 06/18/1969 Colorado
Tony Mandarich OG 10 10 09/23/1966 Michigan State
Peyton Manning QB 16 16 03/24/1976 Tennessee
Steve Martin DT 4 0 05/31/1974 Missouri
Tony McCoy DT 14 13 06/10/1969 Florida
Ray McElroy DB 16 0 07/31/1972 Eastern Illinois
Kaipo McGuire WR 1 0 01/16/1974 Brigham Young
Steve McKinney OG 16 16 10/15/1975 Texas A&M
Adam Meadows OT 14 14 01/25/1974 Georgia
Monty Montgomery DB 16 5 12/08/1973 Houston
Larry Moore OG 6 5 06/01/1975 Brigham Young
Steve Morrison LB 16 12 12/28/1971 Michigan
Tom Myslinski OG 4 1 12/07/1968 Tennessee
Jerome Pathon WR 16 15 12/16/1975 Washington
Marcus Pollard TE 16 11 02/08/1972 Bradley
Tyrone Poole DB 15 15 02/03/1972 Fort Valley State
Andre Royal LB 13 9 12/01/1972 Alabama
Freddie Scott WR 1 0 08/26/1974 Penn State
Kendel Shello DT 6 1 11/24/1973 Southern
Torrance Small WR 16 4 09/06/1970 Alcorn State
Mark Thomas DE 4 1 05/06/1969 North Carolina State
Ratcliff Thomas LB 5 0 01/02/1974 Maryland
Van Tuinei DT 12 0 02/16/1971 Arizona
Mike Vanderjagt K 14 0 03/24/1970 West Virginia
Lamont Warren RB 12 2 01/04/1973 Colorado
Bernard Whittington DT 15 11 08/20/1971 Indiana
Jeff Zgonina DT 2 0 05/24/1970 Purdue

References

Indianapolis Colts

Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (16)	1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014

Conference championships (7)	1958 1959 1964 1968 1970 2006 2009

League championships (4^†)	1958 1959 1970 (V) 2006 (XLI) ^† does not include 1968 NFL championship

Retired numbers	19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1998 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Jacksonville	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Tennessee	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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