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 Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 7 Curtis Galick Defensive back British Columbia 2 8 Ousmane Tounkara Wide receiver Ottawa 3 19 Kevin Pressburger Linebacker Waterloo 4 27 Jason Van Geel Linebacker Waterloo 6 42 James Repesse Linebacker Saskatchewan

Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance A Fri, June 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 22–3 Loss 10,000 B Thurs, June 25 at BC Lions 24–18 Loss 11,376

Regular season Season standings

Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 Fri, July 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 19–10 1–0 21,714 2 Thur, July 9 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–30 1–1 14,388 3 Thur, July 16 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 28–14 2–1 21,686 4 Fri, July 24 vs. BC Lions L 20–25 2–2 25,055 5 Thurs, July 30 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–26 2–3 18,276 6 Fri, Aug 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 27–46 2–4 22,588 7 Thur, Aug 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 24–47 2–5 31,507 8 Fri, Aug 21 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 12–13 2–6 22,042 9 Thur, Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–35 2–7 31,894 10 Sun, Sept 6 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 32–18 3–7 30,152 11 Sun, Sept 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 35–36 3–8 23,726 12 Fri, Sept 18 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–35 3–9 30,633 13 Sun, Sept 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 27–22 4–9 26,145 14 Sat, Oct 3 at Toronto Argonauts W 18–15 5–9 15,272 15 Fri, Oct 9 at BC Lions L 14–31 5–10 22,465 16 Fri, Oct 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 31–34 5–11 21,893 17 Sun, Oct 25 vs. BC Lions L 37–42 5–12 26,537 18 Sun, Nov 1 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–46 5–13 28,470

Roster 1998 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G G G T C T

Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE DT

Special teams K/P Linebackers

LS

Defensive backs

Injured list LB RB SB LB LB T WR DE

Italics indicate American player

Awards and records CFL All-Star Selections Donald Narcisse, Wide Receiver John Terry, Offensive Tackle

Western All-Star Selections Donald Narcisse, Wide Receiver John Terry, Offensive Tackle

References