1988 Los Angeles Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Los Angeles Raiders 1988 7–9 3rd AFC West Al Davis Al Davis Mike Shanahan Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Did not qualify Raiders seasons The 1988 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 29th season overall, and the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League. Mike Shanahan was hired as head coach, and the club finished with a 7–9 record. The Raiders drafted Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, making Brown the third person on the Raiders roster to have won the Heisman Trophy, the others being Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson. Most of the team's success throughout the season came through their division, as the Raiders finished 6–2 against a weakening AFC West division, with their only 2 losses against the champions of the division, the Seattle Seahawks. However, the Raiders were only 1–7 against the rest of the NFL. Their only other win coming against the eventual champions, the 49ers in San Francisco in a game in which only field goals were kicked. Offseason NFL draft 1988 Los Angeles Raiders 1 6 Tim Brown WR Notre Dame yes yes yes 1 9 Terry McDaniel CB Tennessee yes yes 1 25 Scott Davis DE Illinois yes 4 90 Tim Rother DT Nebraska 5 131 Dennis Price DB UCLA yes 6 143 Erwin Grabisna LB Case Western Reserve 7 171 Derrick Crudup DB Oklahoma 8 199 Mike Alexander WR Penn State yes 9 227 Reggie Ware RB Auburn 9 229 Scott Tabor P California 10 255 Newt Harrell OG West Texas A&M 11 283 David Weber QB Carroll (WI) 12 311 Greg Kunkel OG Kentucky The Football Database. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17. Personnel Staff 1988 Los Angeles Raiders President of the General Partner – Al Davis Executive Assistant – Al LoCasale Personnel Operations – Ron Wolf Senior Executive – John Herrera Head Coach – Mike Shanahan Special Assistant to the Head Coach – Alex Gibbs Quarterbacks – Tom Walsh Offensive Backs – Joe Scannella Receivers – Nick Nicolau Offensive Line – Art Shell Coaches Assistant – Terry Robiskie Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Sam Gruneisen Linebackers – Charlie Sumner Defensive Backs – Willie Brown Defensive Backs – Jimmy Warren Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn Roster 1988 Los Angeles Raiders  7 Steve Beuerlein 11 Vince Evans 13 Jay Schroeder 32 Marcus Allen 34 Bo Jackson 42 Vance Mueller 35 Steve Smith running back 39 Steve Strachan American football 81 Tim Brown American football y KR/PR 86 Mervyn Fernandez 83 Willie Gault 80 James Lofton 46 Todd Christensen 87 Trey Junkin LS 85 Andy Parker American football 61 Mike Freeman guard G 60 Rory Graves T 51 Bill Lewis center G 72 Don Mosebar T 77 Chris Riehm G 63 Dwight Wheeler G/T 68 Bruce Wilkerson G 66 Steve Wright American football, born 1959 T 70 Scott Davis defensive lineman y DE 75 Howie Long DE 71 Bill Pickel NT 96 Malcolm Taylor American football NT 93 Greg Townsend DE 90 Mike Wise American football DE 64 Ron Brown linebacker OLB 52 Linden King OLB 53 Rod Martin OLB 56 Milt McColl OLB 54 Reggie McKenzie linebacker ILB/OLB 55 Matt Millen ILB 57 Jerry Robinson linebacker ILB 44 Stefon Adams CB/S 33 Eddie Anderson safety FS 29 Russell Carter American football SS 21 Ron Fellows American football CB 22 Mike Haynes cornerback CB 26 Vann McElroy FS 38 Dennis Price American football y CB 30 Stacey Toran SS 48 Lionel Washington CB 10 Chris Bahr K  6 Jeff Gossett P 89 Mike Alexander gridiron football y WR IR 23 Derrick Crudup y S IR 84 Mike Dyal y TE IR 63 John Gesek G/C IR 73 Charley Hannah G IR 62 Newt Harrell y G IR 82 Charles Henry American football y TE IR 59 Jamie Kimmel LB IR 40 Zeph Lee S IR 36 Terry McDaniel y CB IR 20 Chris McLemore RB IR 79 Tim Rother y DT IR 91 Eric Snelson y LB IR 78 Tim Stone American football T IR 47 Reggie Ware y RB IR 88 Chris Woods gridiron football WR IR 47 active, 16 inactive Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 4 San Diego Chargers W 24–13 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,029 Recap 2 September 11 at Houston Oilers L 35–38 1–1 Houston Astrodome 46,050 Recap 3 September 18 Los Angeles Rams L 17–22 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 84,870 Recap 4 September 26, 1988 at Denver Broncos W 30–27 (OT) 2–2 Mile High Stadium 75,964 Recap 5 October 2 Cincinnati Bengals L 21–45 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 42,594 Recap 6 October 9 Miami Dolphins L 14–24 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50,751 Recap 7 October 16 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–17 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 77,078 Recap 8 October 23 at New Orleans Saints L 6–20 3–5 Louisiana Superdome 66,249 Recap 9 October 30 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–10 4–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 36,103 Recap 10 November 6 at San Diego Chargers W 13–3 5–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 55,134 Recap 11 November 13 at San Francisco 49ers W 9–3 6–5 Candlestick Park 54,448 Recap 12 November 20 Atlanta Falcons L 6–12 6–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,967 Recap 13 November 28, 1988 at Seattle Seahawks L 27–35 6–7 Kingdome 62,641 Recap 14 December 4 Denver Broncos W 21–20 7–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,561 Recap 15 December 11 at Buffalo Bills L 21–37 7–8 Rich Stadium 77,348 Recap 16 December 18 Seattle Seahawks L 37–43 7–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,127 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 Chargers 0 3 3 7 Raiders 0 14 0 10 September 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles 1:00 p.m. PST 82 F C 1, wind 8 mph km/h knots yes 2 LA Marcus Allen 11 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 7–0 2 SD Vince Abbott 23 yard field goal Raiders 7–3 2 LA Tim Brown 97 yard kickoff return (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 14–3 3 SD Vince Abbott 33 yard field goal Raiders 14–6 4 LA Chris Bahr 25 yard field goal Raiders 17–6 4 SD Jamie Holland 24 yard pass from Babe Laufenberg (Vince Abbott kick) Raiders 17–13 4 LA Marcus Allen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 24–13 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2 August 2013 Week 3 Steve Beuerlein threw for 375 yards in a game against the Los Angeles Rams. Week 4 Raiders 0 0 14 13 3 Broncos 7 17 0 3 0 September 26 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 6:00 p.m. 66 F C 1, wind 8 mph km/h knots ABC yes 1 DEN Tony Dorsett 1 yard run (Rich Karlis kick) Broncos 7–0 2 DEN Tony Dorsett 1 yard run (Rich Karlis kick) Broncos 14–0 2 DEN Steve Sewell 7 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) Broncos 21–0 2 DEN Rich Karlis 39 yard field goal Broncos 24–0 3 LA Steve Smith 40 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) Broncos 24–7 3 LA Steve Smith 42 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) Broncos 24–14 4 LA Chris Bahr 28 yard field goal Broncos 24–17 4 LA Marcus Allen 4 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Tie 24–24 4 DEN Rich Karlis 25 yard field goal Broncos 27–24 4 LA Chris Bahr 44 yard field goal Tie 27–27 OT LA Chris Bahr 35 yard field goal Raiders 30–27 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 7 Raiders 7 7 0 13 Chiefs 0 7 0 10 October 16 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 1:00 p.m. 77,078 64 F C 1; wind 9 mph km/h knots yes Q1 LA Allen 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 10:10 LA Smith 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 14–0 Q2 8:35 KC Palmer 48 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick) LA 14–7 Q4 KC Lowery 43 yard field goal LA 14–10 Q4 LA Junkin 4 yard pass from Beuerlein (kick blocked) LA 20–10 Q4 5:49 LA Jackson 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 27–10 Q4 1:21 KC Paige 25 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick) LA 27–17 yes Bo Jackson 70 Yds (season debut; reported to Raiders Wednesday) The Raiders played without DE Howie Long, S Stacey Toran and TE Todd Christensen due to injuries while Marcus Allen was limited due to a wrist injury of his own. "Bo goes home, happy at hobby." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 17. Standings Awards and records Tim Brown, Pro Bowl selection Tim Brown, led all AFC rookies in receiving yardage Tim Brown, led NFL with 26.8 yard average on kickoff return Tim Brown had more total yards rushing, receiving and returning kicks (2,317) than any other rookie in NFL history.1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Tim Brown, Card No. 150, Pro Set Properties References External links 1988 Los Angeles Raiders at JT-SW.com 1988 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com Los Angeles Raiders 1988 Los Category:1988 in Los Angeles