1998 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bobby Ross (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1998 Detroit Lions Statistics
1998 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit racked up 306 points, while the defense conceded 378. Charlie Batch threw for 2,178 yards. Herman Moore hauled in 82 balls, while Johnnie Morton added 1,028 receiving yards.

Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,491 yards for the Lions.

Mark Carrier, Bryant Westbrook and Ron Rice each intercepted 3 opponent throws. Robert Porcher topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 42 sacks.

Bobby Ross coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
24Kevin AbramsRCBFebruary 28, 19745'8"175SyracuseTampa, FL USA167
55Allen AldridgeRLBMay 30, 19726'1"254HoustonHouston, TX USA1615
35Robert BaileyDBSeptember 3, 19685'9"176Miami (FL), Barbados160
10Charlie BatchQBDecember 5, 19746'2"220East. MichiganHomestead, PA USA1212
79Eric BeverlyC-GMarch 28, 19746'3"300Miami (OH)Cleveland, OH USA160
57Stephen BoydMLBAugust 22, 19726'0"247Boston Col.Valley Stream, NY USA1313
80Tommie BoydWRDecember 21, 19716'0"195ToledoLansing, MI USA90
39Lamar CampbellDBAugust 29, 19765'11"182WisconsinChester, PA USA120
27Mark CarrierFSApril 28, 19686'1"192USCLake Charles, LA USA1313
95Mike ChalenskiDE-DTJanuary 28, 19706'5"279PittsburghElizabeth, NJ USA80
81Pete ChryplewiczTEApril 27, 19746'5"253Notre DameDetroit, MI USA162
77Mike ComptonLGSeptember 18, 19706'6"310West VirginiaRichlands, VA USA1616
82Germane CrowellWRSeptember 13, 19766'3"213VirginiaWinston-Salem, NC USA142
94Luther EllissRDTMarch 22, 19736'5"318UtahMancos, CO USA1616
23Terry FairKRJuly 20, 19765'9"185TennesseePhoenix, AZ USA1410
53Rob FredricksonLLBMay 13, 19716'4"240Michigan St.St. Joseph, MO USA1616
4Jason HansonKJune 17, 19705'11"182Washington St.Spokane, WA USA160
64Jeff HartingsRGSeptember 7, 19726'3"301Penn St.St. Henry, OH USA1313
46Kevin HickmanTEAugust 20, 19716'4"258NavyCherry Hill, NJ USA30
73Darius HollandDTNovember 10, 19736'5"330ColoradoPetersburg, VA USA104
58George JamisonLBSeptember 30, 19626'1"232CincinnatiBridgeton, NJ USA140
25Greg JeffriesDBOctober 16, 19715'9"195VirginiaHigh Point, NC USA153
18John JettPNovember 11, 19686'0"197East CarolinaRichmond, VA USA140
70Andre JohnsonTAugust 25, 19736'5"314Penn St.Southampton, NY USA30
99Richard JordanLBDecember 1, 19746'1"252Missouri SouthernHoldenville, OK USA163
17John KiddPAugust 22, 19616'3"210NorthwesternSpringfield, IL USA20
52Scott KowalkowskiLBAugust 23, 19686'2"220Notre DameFarmington Hills, MI USA150
21Jerris McPhailRBJune 26, 19725'11"198Wake ForestClinton, NC USA30
19Scott MitchellQBJanuary 2, 19686'6"240UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA22
84Herman MooreWROctober 20, 19696'4"210VirginiaDanville, VA USA1515
87Johnnie MortonWROctober 7, 19716'0"190USCInglewood, CA USA1616
59Kevin O'NeillLBApril 14, 19756'2"239Bowling GreenTwinsburg, OH USA110
26Brock OlivoRBJune 24, 19766'0"226MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA10
90Dan OwensLDTMarch 16, 19676'3"280USCWhittier, CA USA1111
91Robert PorcherLDEJuly 30, 19696'3"266South Carolina St.Wando, SC USA1615
61Jim PyneCNovember 23, 19716'2"290Virginia TechMilford, MA USA1616
75Tony RamirezRTJanuary 26, 19736'6"296Northern ColoradoLincoln, NE USA167
89Walter RasbyTESeptember 7, 19726'3"252Wake ForestWashington, DC USA1616
36Travis ReeceRBApril 3, 19756'3"252Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA30
14Frank ReichQBDecember 4, 19616'4"210MarylandFreeport, NY USA62
28Ron RiceSSNovember 9, 19726'1"216East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA1616
34Ron RiversRBNovember 13, 19715'8"205Fresno St.Elizabeth, NJ USA150
72Ray RobertsLTJune 3, 19696'6"315VirginiaAsheville, NC USA1616
20Barry SandersRBJuly 16, 19685'8"203Oklahoma St.Wichita, KS USA1616
98Don SasaDTSeptember 16, 19726'3"290Washington St., American Samoa20
30Cory SchlesingerFBJune 23, 19726'0"247NebraskaColumbus, NE USA152
97Tracy ScrogginsDESeptember 11, 19696'3"273TulsaChecotah, OK USA113
62Tony SempleGDecember 20, 19706'5"286MemphisLincoln, IL USA163
86David SloanTEJune 8, 19726'6"260New MexicoFresno, CA USA102
92Marc SpindlerDENovember 28, 19696'5"290PittsburghScranton, PA USA151
83Brian StableinWRApril 14, 19706'1"193Ohio St.Erie, PA USA100
42Ryan StewartDBSeptember 30, 19736'1"207Georgia TechMoncks Corner, SC USA160
29Kywin SupernawDBJune 2, 19756'1"206NE Oklahoma A&MClaremore, OK USA20
96Henry TaylorDTNovember 29, 19756'2"295South CarolinaBroward County, FL USA10
71Larry TharpeRTNovember 19, 19706'4"300Tennessee St.Macon, GA USA169
15Corey ThomasWRJune 6, 19756'0"174DukeWilson, NC USA10
98Marvin ThomasDEOctober 19, 19736'5"264MemphisBay Minette, AL USA40
44Tommy VardellFBFebruary 20, 19696'2"234StanfordEl Cajon, CA USA149
93Kerwin WaldroupRDEAugust 1, 19746'3"260MichiganChicago, IL USA1313
32Bryant WestbrookLCBDecember 19, 19746'0"199TexasCharlotte, NC USA1616



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