1998 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| year = 1998

| record = 5–13

| division_place = 4th, West

| coach = Jim Daley

| general manager = Alan Ford

| stadium = Taylor Field

| playoffs = did not qualify

| MOP = Reggie Slack

| MOC = Dan Rashovich

| MOR = Mario Smith

| shortnavlink = Roughriders seasons

}}

The 1998 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in fourth place in the West Division 1998 CFL season with a 5–13 record and missed the playoffs, failing to return to the Grey Cup game.

Offseason

=CFL draft=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="15%"\| Round ! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="15%"\| Pick ! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="20%"\| Player ! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="15%"\| Position ! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="20%"\| School/Club Team
align=center\| 1	7	Curtis Galick	Defensive back	British Columbia
align=center\| 2	8	Ousmane Tounkara	Wide receiver	Ottawa
align=center\| 3	19	Kevin Pressburger	Linebacker	Waterloo
align=center\| 4	27	Jason Van Geel	Linebacker	Waterloo
align=center\| 6	42	James Repesse	Linebacker	Saskatchewan

=Preseason=

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! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="8%"| Week

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Date

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="20%"| Opponent

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Score

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Result

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Attendance

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| A

| Fri, June 19

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| 22–3

| Loss

| 10,000

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| B

| Thurs, June 25

| at BC Lions

| 24–18

| Loss

| 11,376

Regular season

=Season standings=

class="wikitable" \|+ West Division ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
align="center" \| align="left" \|Calgary Stampeders	18	12	6	0	558	397	24	Details
align="center" \| align="left" \|Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	0	396	450	18	Details
align="center" \| align="left" \|BC Lions	18	9	9	0	394	427	18	Details
align="center" \| align="left" \|Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	411	525	10	Details

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1998/reg |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729132825/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1998/reg |archive-date=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead }}

=Season schedule=

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! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="8%"| Week

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Date

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="20%"| Opponent

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Score

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Result

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Attendance

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Record

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

! 1

| Fri, July 3

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 19–10

| 1–0

| 21,714

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 2

| Thur, July 9

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 24–30

| 1–1

| 14,388

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

! 3

| Thur, July 16

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 28–14

| 2–1

| 21,686

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 4

| Fri, July 24

| vs. BC Lions

| L 20–25

| 2–2

| 25,055

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 5

| Thurs, July 30

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 8–26

| 2–3

| 18,276

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 6

| Fri, Aug 7

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 27–46

| 2–4

| 22,588

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 7

| Thur, Aug 13

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 24–47

| 2–5

| 31,507

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 8

| Fri, Aug 21

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| L 12–13

| 2–6

| 22,042

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 9

| Thur, Aug 27

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 13–35

| 2–7

| 31,894

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

! 10

| Sun, Sept 6

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 32–18

| 3–7

| 30,152

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 11

| Sun, Sept 13

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 35–36

| 3–8

| 23,726

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 12

| Fri, Sept 18

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 18–35

| 3–9

| 30,633

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

! 13

| Sun, Sept 27

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| W 27–22

| 4–9

| 26,145

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

! 14

| Sat, Oct 3

| at Toronto Argonauts

| W 18–15

| 5–9

| 15,272

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 15

| Fri, Oct 9

| at BC Lions

| L 14–31

| 5–10

| 22,465

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 16

| Fri, Oct 16

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 31–34

| 5–11

| 21,893

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 17

| Sun, Oct 25

| vs. BC Lions

| L 37–42

| 5–12

| 26,537

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

! 18

| Sun, Nov 1

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 24–46

| 5–13

| 28,470

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan="7" style="background-color: #00704a;color:white;text-align:center;" \| Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Slotbacks \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Offensive linemen Defensive linemen \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Injured Practice Roster Italics indicate Import player → More rosters

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"

colspan="7" style="background-color: #00704a;color:white;text-align:center;" | Saskatchewan Roughriders roster

style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Linebackers

Defensive backs