1998 New England Patriots Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Mike Ditka (6-10) | 9-7 | 0-1 | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | Lost Wild Card |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Bruce Armstrong | T-G | September 7, 1965 | 6’4′ | 295 | Louisville |
| Mike Bartrum | TE-C | June 23, 1970 | 6’4′ | 245 | Marshall |
| Drew Bledsoe | QB | February 14, 1972 | 6’5′ | 238 | Washington St. |
| Vincent Brisby | WR | January 25, 1971 | 6’3′ | 190 | La-Monroe |
| Troy Brown | WR | July 2, 1971 | 5’10’ | 196 | Marshall |
| Tedy Bruschi | LB | June 9, 1973 | 6’1′ | 247 | Arizona |
| Chris Canty | DB | March 30, 1976 | 5’9′ | 185 | Kansas St. |
| Tony Carter | RB | August 23, 1972 | 6’0′ | 230 | Minnesota |
| Chris Carter | DB | September 27, 1974 | 6’1′ | 201 | Texas |
| Willie Clay | DB | September 5, 1970 | 5’10’ | 193 | Georgia Tech |
| Ben Coates | TE | August 16, 1969 | 6’5′ | 245 | Livingstone |
| Todd Collins | LB | May 27, 1970 | 6’2′ | 248 | Georgia |
| Ferric Collons | DE | December 4, 1969 | 6’7′ | 290 | California |
| Dana Cottrell | LB | January 11, 1974 | 6’3′ | 234 | Syracuse |
| Vernon Crawford | LB | June 25, 1974 | 6’4′ | 245 | Florida St. |
| Derrick Cullors | RB | December 26, 1972 | 6’0′ | 195 | TCU |
| Damon Denson | G | February 8, 1975 | 6’4′ | 305 | Michigan |
| Chad Eaton | DT-NT | April 6, 1972 | 6’5′ | 303 | Washington St. |
| Robert Edwards | RB | October 2, 1974 | 5’11’ | 218 | Georgia |
| Henry Ellard | WR | July 21, 1961 | 5’11’ | 180 | Fresno St. |
| Ed Ellis | T | October 13, 1975 | 6’5′ | 325 | Buffalo |
| Chris Floyd | RB | June 23, 1975 | 6’2′ | 231 | Michigan |
| Terry Glenn | WR | July 23, 1974 | 5’11’ | 195 | Ohio St. |
| Heath Irwin | G | June 27, 1973 | 6’4′ | 300 | Colorado |
| Steve Israel | DB | March 16, 1969 | 5’11’ | 194 | Pittsburgh |
| Shawn Jefferson | WR | February 22, 1969 | 5’11’ | 185 | Central Florida |
| Ted Johnson | LB | December 4, 1972 | 6’4′ | 253 | Colorado |
| Tebucky Jones | DB | October 6, 1974 | 6’2′ | 218 | Syracuse |
| Anthony Ladd | WR | December 23, 1973 | 6’1′ | 188 | Cincinnati |
| Max Lane | T-G | February 22, 1971 | 6’6′ | 315 | Navy |
| Ty Law | DB | February 10, 1974 | 5’11’ | 200 | Michigan |
| Steve Lofton | DB | November 26, 1968 | 5’9′ | 180 | Texas A&M |
| Willie McGinest | DE-LB | December 11, 1971 | 6’5′ | 270 | USC |
| Lawyer Milloy | DB | November 14, 1973 | 6’0′ | 210 | Washington |
| Brandon Mitchell | DE-DT | June 19, 1975 | 6’3′ | 290 | Texas A&M |
| Marty Moore | LB | March 19, 1971 | 6’1′ | 244 | Kentucky |
| Zefross Moss | T | August 17, 1966 | 6’6′ | 325 | Alabama St. |
| Lovett Purnell | TE | April 7, 1972 | 6’3′ | 245 | West Virginia |
| Scott Rehberg | G-T | November 17, 1973 | 6’8′ | 325 | Central Michigan |
| Leonta Rheams | DT | August 1, 1976 | 6’2′ | 303 | Houston |
| Todd Rucci | G-T | July 14, 1970 | 6’5′ | 296 | Penn St. |
| Bernard Russ | LB | November 4, 1973 | 6’1′ | 238 | West Virginia |
| Rod Rutledge | TE | August 12, 1975 | 6’5′ | 262 | Alabama |
| Harold Shaw | RB | September 3, 1974 | 6’0′ | 228 | Southern Miss |
| Sedrick Shaw | RB | November 16, 1973 | 6’0′ | 214 | Iowa |
| Tony Simmons | WR | December 8, 1974 | 6’1′ | 210 | Wisconsin |
| Chris Slade | LB | January 30, 1971 | 6’5′ | 245 | Virginia |
| Greg Spires | DE | August 12, 1974 | 6’1′ | 265 | Florida St. |
| Shawn Stuckey | LB | October 22, 1975 | 6’0′ | 230 | Vanderbilt |
| Chris Sullivan | DE | March 14, 1973 | 6’4′ | 279 | Boston Col. |
| Henry Thomas | DT-NT | January 12, 1965 | 6’2′ | 277 | LSU |
| Tom Tupa | QB-P | February 6, 1966 | 6’4′ | 225 | Ohio St. |
| Adam Vinatieri | K | December 28, 1972 | 6’0′ | 202 | South Dakota St. |
| Mark Wheeler | DT-NT | April 1, 1970 | 6’3′ | 285 | Texas A&M |
| Larry Whigham | DB | June 23, 1972 | 6’2′ | 205 | La-Monroe |
| Dave Wohlabaugh | C | April 13, 1972 | 6’3′ | 296 | Syracuse |
| Scott Zolak | QB | December 13, 1967 | 6’5′ | 230 | Maryland |