The

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...

season was the franchise's 23rd season in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...

(NFL), the 23rd playing their home games at the

Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District, Seattle, Industrial District (later SoDo, Seattle, SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States. O ...

, and the fourth and final under head coach

head coach A head coach, senior coach, or manager is a professional responsible for training and developing athletes within a sports team. This role often has a higher public profile and salary than other coaching positions. In some sports, such as associat ...

Dennis Erickson Dennis Brian Erickson (born March 24, 1947) is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) league. He was also the head coach at the University of ...

. They matched their 8–8 record from

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

, but a late-season loss to the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

came due to a controversial call when Jets quarterback

Vinny Testaverde Vincent Frank Testaverde Sr. (; born November 13, 1963) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning con ...

ran in a touchdown but was downed short of the goal line yet the play was ruled a touchdown; the loss helped knock Seattle to 6–7. They won the next two games but a loss to the

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...

in the final week saw them finish 8–8 and out of the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Final roster

* Starters in bold. * (*) Denotes players that were selected for the

1999 Pro Bowl The 1999 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1998 season. The game was played on February 7, 1999, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. For the fourth time in the past five years, the AFC beat the NFC, doing so 23–10. Keyshawn Johnson ...

Schedule

Preseason

:Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East. :Bold indicates division opponents. :Source: 1998 NFL season results

Standings

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Dallas Cowboys

Week P2: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week P4: at Arizona Cardinals

Week P5: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Regular season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 8: at San Diego Chargers

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 13: vs. Tennessee Oilers

Week 14: at New York Jets

Vinny Testaverde's controversial touchdown on fourth down from the five-yard line with 20 seconds remaining gave the Jets the victory. Replays showed that Testaverde's helmet crossed the goal line, but not the ball. This play is widely attributed as being responsible for bringing back instant replay to the NFL in 1999.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/quarterback-sneak-vinny-testaverde-1998-opened-door-coaches-request-video-replays-article-1.178092 New York Daily News, June 3, 2010, accessed on March 15, 2015

Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 17 at Denver Broncos

Awards and records

The 1998 Seahawks hold the record for most defensive touchdowns in a season, with 10 (as of the 2007 NFL Season). In 2012 the

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...

tied the record.

Milestones

References

External links

*
1998 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN

at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
1998 Seattle Seahawks Statistics
at jt-sw.com
1998 Seattle Seahawks Schedule
at jt-sw.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Seattle Seahawks Season

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

Seattle Seahawks seasons