1988 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1988 5–11 4th NFC West Marion Campbell Fulton County Stadium Did not qualify 3 G Bill Fralic FB John Settle CB Scott Case Falcons seasons The 1988 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL). The team was marred by tragedy when cornerback David Croudip died on October 10 after a cocaine overdose.Falcon David Croudip Dies; Cocaine Cocktail Suspected October 10, 1988 Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15622942/falcon_david_croudip_dies_cocaine/ Newspapers.com It would be the first of three player deaths of the team in the space of two seasons. Offseason NFL draft 1988 NFL draft 1988 Atlanta Falcons 1 1 Aundray Bruce Linebacker Auburn yes 2 28 Marcus Cotton Linebacker USC yes 3 56 Alex Higdon Tight end Ohio State yes 5 110 Charles Dimry Cornerback UNLV yes 6 138 George Thomas Wide receiver UNLV 6 140 Houston Hoover Guard Jackson State yes 7 166 Michael Haynes Wide receiver Northern Arizona yes 8 194 Phillip Brown Linebacker Alabama 9 222 James Primus Running back UCLA yes 10 250 Stan Clayton Guard Penn State yes 11 278 James Milling Wide receiver Maryland yes 12 306 Carter Wiley Safety Virginia Tech no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1988_draft.htm 1988 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 15, 2013 Undrafted free agents + 1988 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTed BatesDefensive endNorfolk StateChris ClaussPunterPenn StateMark ComalanderQuarterbackRiceRobert HoughilinKickerIowaDanny JamesWide receiverMorehouseGary McGuireLinebackerHoustonVinson SmithLinebackerEast Carolina Personnel Staff 1988 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive vice president – Taylor Smith Director of player personnel – Ken Herock Director of pro personnel – Bill Jobko Head coach – Marion Campbell Assistant head coach/offense – Jim Hanifan Offensive coordinator – Rod Dowhower Running backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Jimmy Raye Tight ends – Foge Fazio Assistant head coach/defense – Fred Bruney Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Chuck Clausen Defensive assistant – Claude Humphrey Special teams – Foge Fazio Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen Roster 1988 Atlanta Falcons 47 16 14 Kerwin Bell y  7 Hugh Millen 12 Chris Miller quarterback 35 Keith Griffin American football 33 Gene Lang American football 49 James Primus y 42 Gerald Riggs 44 John Settle 82 Stacey Bailey 85 Lew Barnes 86 Floyd Dixon American football 81 Michael Haynes wide receiver y 89 Jessie Hester 84 James Milling y 87 Danzell Lee 45 Ken Whisenhunt 80 Gary Wilkins 74 Stan Clayton y G 69 Houston Hoover y T 78 Mike Kenn T 62 Brett Miller American football T 67 Paul Oswald C 55 Wayne Radloff C 61 John Scully American football G 66 George Yarno LS/C 77 Rick Bryan DE 98 Greg Brown defensive lineman DE/DT 75 Tony Casillas DT 76 Mike Gann DE 94 Charles Martin American football DE 73 Mitch Willis DT 93 Aundray Bruce y OLB 51 Marcus Cotton y OLB 99 Tim Green OLB 95 Michael Reid linebacker ILB 58 Jessie Tuggle ILB 54 Joel Williams linebacker OLB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 25 Scott Case American football CB 20 Evan Cooper SS KR 22 Charles Dimry y CB 41 Tim Gordon FS 27 Calvin Loveall CB 34 Robert Moore American football SS 37 Elbert Shelley CB/S  5 Greg Davis placekicker K  3 Rick Donnelly P 53 Phillip Brown linebacker y LB IR 10 Scott Campbell American football QB IR 28 Bret Clark S IR 56 Joe Costello American football DE IR  8 Steve Dils QB IR 64 Jamie Dukes G IR 24 Larry Emery RB IR 48 Kenny Flowers RB IR 79 Bill Fralic G IR 65 Garry Frank y G IR 88 Alex Higdon y TE IR 59 John Rade LB IR 52 Vinson Smith y LB IR 29 Sylvester Stamps RB IR 35 George Thomas wide receiver y WR IR 71 Mitch Young DE IR 47 16 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at Detroit Lions L 17–31 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome 31,075 2 September 11 New Orleans Saints L 21–29 0–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 48,901 3 September 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 34–17 1–2 Candlestick Park 60,168 4 September 25 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–26 1–3 Texas Stadium 39,702 5 October 2 Seattle Seahawks L 20–31 1–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 28,619 6 October 9 Los Angeles Rams L 0–33 1–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 30,852 7 October 16 at Denver Broncos L 14–30 1–6 Mile High Stadium 75,287 8 October 23 New York Giants L 16–23 1–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 45,092 9 October 30 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–24 2–7 Veterans Stadium 60,091 10 November 6 Green Bay Packers W 20–0 3–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 29,952 11 November 13 San Diego Chargers L 7–10 3–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 26,329 12 November 20 at Los Angeles Raiders W 12–6 4–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,967 13 November 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–10 5–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 14,020 14 December 4 San Francisco 49ers L 3–13 5–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,048 15 December 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–22 5–10 Anaheim Stadium 42,828 16 December 18 at New Orleans Saints L 9–10 5–11 Louisiana Superdome 60,566 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1988 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Category:Long stubs with short prose