1988 New England Patriots season

1988 New England Patriots season
OwnerVictor Kiam
General managerPatrick Sullivan
Head coachRaymond Berry
Home fieldSullivan Stadium
Local radioWHDH–AM 850
Results
Record9–7
Division placeT-2nd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB John Stephens
LB Johnny Rembert
LB Andre Tippett
AP All-ProsT Bruce Armstrong (2nd team)
LB Andre Tippett (2nd team)
Uniform
The Patriots playing against the Indianapolis Colts, circa 1988.

The 1988 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League, the 29th overall and the 5th under head coach Raymond Berry. With a record of nine wins and seven losses, they finished tied for second in the AFC East Division. It would take until 1994 for the Patriots to record another winning season. The Patriots improved on its 8–7 record from 1987, winning one more game due to one game being cancelled the previous season. Despite the winning record, the Patriots did not reach the postseason. They finished tied for 2nd in the AFC East with the arch rival Colts, but were relegated to 3rd place because the Colts had a better record against common opponents than the Patriots did.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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Main article: 1988 NFL draft
1988 New England Patriots draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 17 John Stephens *  Running back Northwestern State
2 43 Vincent Brown  Linebacker Mississippi Valley State
3 69 Tom Rehder  Tackle Notre Dame
4 87 Tim Goad  Nose tackle North Carolina
4 97 Sammy Martin  Wide receiver LSU
4 100 Teddy Garcia  Kicker Northeast Louisiana
5 115 Troy Wolko  Guard Minnesota
6 154 Steve Johnson  Tight end Virginia Tech
7 181 Darryl Usher  Wide receiver Illinois
9 240 Neil Galbraith  Defensive back Central State (OK)
10 267 Rodney Lossow  Center Wisconsin
11 294 Marvin Allen  Running back Tulane
12 321 Dave Nugent  Defensive tackle Boston College
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

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Staff

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1988 New England Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Raymond Berry
  • Assistant Head Coach-Offense – Rod Humenuik
  • Special Assistant to Head Coach – John Polonchek

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Dante Scarnecchia

Strength and conditioning


Roster

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1988 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

NONE

47 active, 15 inactive Reserve

  • -- Gerrick McPhearson CB (IR)


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 4 New York Jets W 28–3 1–0 Sullivan Stadium 44,027 Recap
2 September 11 at Minnesota Vikings L 6–36 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 55,545 Recap
3 September 18 Buffalo Bills L 14–16 1–2 Sullivan Stadium 55,945 Recap
4 September 25 at Houston Oilers L 6–31 1–3 Houston Astrodome 38,646 Recap
5 October 2 Indianapolis Colts W 21–17 2–3 Sullivan Stadium 58,050 Recap
6 October 9 at Green Bay Packers L 3–45 2–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 51,932 Recap
7 October 16 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–21 3–4 Sullivan Stadium 59,969 Recap
8 October 23 at Buffalo Bills L 20–23 3–5 Rich Stadium 76,824 Recap
9 October 30 Chicago Bears W 30–7 4–5 Sullivan Stadium 60,821 Recap
10 November 6 Miami Dolphins W 21–10 5–5 Sullivan Stadium 60,840 Recap
11 November 13 at New York Jets W 14–13 6–5 Giants Stadium 48,358 Recap
12 November 20 at Miami Dolphins W 6–3 7–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 53,526 Recap
13 November 27 at Indianapolis Colts L 21–24 7–6 Hoosier Dome 58,157 Recap
14 December 4 Seattle Seahawks W 13–7 8–6 Sullivan Stadium 59,086 Recap
15 December 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 10–7 (OT) 9–6 Sullivan Stadium 39,889 Recap
16 December 17 at Denver Broncos L 10–21 9–7 Mile High Stadium 70,910 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 5

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1 234Total
Colts 0 7010 17
• Patriots 0 7014 21
Scoring summary
Q2NEPerryman 1 yard run (Garcia kick)NE 7–0
Q2INDDickerson 1 yard run (Biasucci kick)Tie 7–7
Q4NEMorgan 26 yard pass from Flutie (Garcia kick)NE 14–7
Q4INDBiasucci 20 yard field goalNE 14–10
Q4INDBrooks 48 yard pass from Chandler (Biasucci kick)IND 17–14
Q4NEFlutie 13 yard run (Garcia kick)NE 21–17

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Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills(2) 12 4 0 .750 7–1 10–2 329 237 L1
Indianapolis Colts 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 354 315 W1
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 250 284 L1
New York Jets 8 7 1 .531 3–5 6–7–1 372 354 W2
Miami Dolphins 6 10 0 .375 0–8 3–9 319 380 L1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1988 New England Patriots starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-19.
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