1988 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1988 4–12 4th NFC Central Darryl Rogers (fired November 13, 2-9 record)Wayne Fontes (interim, 2-4 record) Russ Thomas William Clay Ford Sr. Pontiac Silverdome Did not qualify LB Mike CoferP Jim Arnold P Jim Arnold (2nd team) Lions seasons The 1988 Detroit Lions season was the 59th season in franchise history. The team fell a step further from their 4–11 record in the strike-affected 1987 season, losing 12 of 16 games and suffering their fifth successive losing record. Head coach Darryl Rogers, who had served since 1985, was fired after 11 games and replaced by defensive coordinator Wayne Fontes.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114 The 1988 Lions’ offense was historically inept; their 3,405 offensive yards gained is the second-lowest all-time in a 16-game season, and the lowest total of the 1980s.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Total Yds. Their 220 points scored (13.75 per game) is the fifth-fewest of the 1980s.In a 16-game season, Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1980 to 1989, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For. They scored 20 or more points only three times all season. Offseason NFL draft 1988 NFL draft 1988 Detroit Lions 1 3 Bennie Blades S Miami (FL) yes yes 2 29 Chris Spielman LB Ohio State yes yes 2 32 Pat Carter TE Florida State yes no 3 58 Ray Roundtree WR Penn State yes no 4 85 William White S Ohio State yes no 5 111 Eric Andolsek G LSU yes no 6 142 Carl Painter RB Hampton yes no 7 169 Jeff James WR Stanford no no 8 196 Gary Hadd DT Minnesota yes no 9 223 Kip Corrington S Texas A&M no no 9 234 Todd Irvin OT Mississippi no no 10 254 Paco Craig WR UCLA yes no 11 281 Danny McCoin QB Cincinnati no no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1988_draft.htm 1988 Detroit Lions Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 10, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1988 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDouglas BeatyFullbackAppalachian State Personnel Staff 1988 Detroit Lions Owner and president – William Clay Ford Sr. Executive vice president and general manager – Russ Thomas Treasurer – William Clay Ford Jr. Vice president for finance – Chuck Schmidt Vice president for player personnel – Jerry Vainisi Director of player personnel – Joe Bushofsky Director of pro scouting – Ron Hughes Head coach and director of football operations – Darryl Rogers Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Bob Baker Running backs – Vic Rapp Receivers – Lew Carpenter Tight ends/staff administrative assistant – Don Doll Offensive line – Bill Muir Defensive coordinator/secondary – Wayne Fontes Defensive line – Dick Modzelewski Inside linebackers – Mike Murphy Outside linebackers – Willie Shaw Special teams – Carl Battershell Strength and conditioning coordinator – Don Clemons Roster 1988 Detroit Lions 47 11 12 Rusty Hilger 16 Chuck Long 32 Garry James 30 James Jones running back, born 1961 42 Randall Morris 49 Tony Paige FB American football 26 Carl Painter y KR 38 Scott Williams running back 80 Carl Bland KR 89 Jeff Chadwick 83 Gary Lee American football KR 82 Pete Mandley PR 81 Stephen Starring KR 87 Pat Carter y 84 Rob Rubick 65 Eric Andolsek y G 61 Scott Barrows G 75 Lomas Brown T 53 Kevin Glover G 74 Joe Milinichik G 52 Steve Mott American football C 73 Harvey Salem T 64 Eric Sanders offensive lineman T 72 Curt Singer offensive lineman T 93 Jerry Ball NT 77 Keith Ferguson American football DE 71 Gary Hadd y DE 97 Dan Saleaumua NT 94 Thomas Strauthers DE 76 Eric Williams defensive lineman DE 57 Dave Ahrens OLB 96 Paul Butcher American football OLB 55 Mike Cofer linebacker OLB 98 Dennis Gibson American football ILB 58 George Jamison OLB 50 Danny Lockett ILB 54 Chris Spielman y ILB 36 Bennie Blades y SS 45 Raphel Cherry FS 34 James Griffin defensive back FS/SS 43 Jerry Holmes CB 29 Bruce McNorton CB 31 Devon Mitchell FS 27 Bobby Watkins cornerback CB 35 William White American football y CB  3 Eddie Murray American football K  6 Jim Arnold American football P 68 Steve Baack NT IR 25 Karl Bernard RB IR 40 Duane Galloway CB IR 62 Curtis Green DE/NT IR 17 Eric Hipple QB IR 14 Danny McCoin y QB IR 56 Shelton Robinson LB IR 60 Reggie Rogers DE IR 86 Ray Roundtree y WR IR 59 Jimmy Williams linebacker LB IR 21 Butch Woolfolk RB IR 47 active, 11 inactive Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 4 Atlanta Falcons W 31–171–0 31,075 2 September 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–171–1 46,262 3 September 18 New Orleans Saints L 14–221–2 32,943 4 September 25 New York Jets L 10–171–3 29,250 5 October 2 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–201–4 58,285 6 October 9 Chicago Bears L 7–241–5 64,526 7 October 16 at New York Giants L 10–301–6 74,813 8 October 23 at Kansas City Chiefs W 7–62–6 66,926 9 October 30 New York Giants L 10–13 OT2–7 38,354 10 November 6 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–442–8 55,573 11 November 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–232–9 25,956 12 November 20 at Green Bay Packers W 19–93–9 44,327 13 November 24, 1988 Minnesota Vikings L 0–233–10 46,379 14 December 4 Green Bay Packers W 30–144–10 28,124 15 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 12–134–11 55,010 16 December 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–214–12 37,778Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Falcons 3 0 0 14 Lions 0 10 14 7 September 4 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 1:00 p.m. indoors (dome) yes 1 ATL Greg Davis 19 yard field goal Falcons 3–0 2 DET Pete Mandley 7 yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) Lions 7–3 2 DET Eddie Murray 37 yard field goal Lions 10–3 3 DET Garry James 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) Lions 17–3 3 DET George Jamison 4 yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick) Lions 24–3 4 ATL Alex Higdon 9 yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) Lions 24–10 4 DET Mark Lewis 1 yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) Lions 31–10 4 ATL John Settle 2 yard run (Greg Davis kick) Lions 31–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8 Lions 0 7 0 0 Chiefs 0 3 3 0 October 23 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00 p.m. EST 58 °F °C 1 or; wind 20 mph km/h knots yes Q2 KC Lowery 38 yard field goal KC 3–0 Q2 DET Chadwick 14 yard pass from Hilger (Murray kick) DET 7–3 Q3 KC Lowery 43 yard field goal DET 7–6 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28. Week 12 Lions 3 6 0 10 Packers 0 0 3 6 November 20 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI 1:00 p.m. 38 °F °C 1 or; wind 13 mph km/h knots yes Q1 DET Murray 42 yard field goal DET 3–0 Q2 DET Murray 37 yard field goal DET 6–0 Q2 DET Murray 19 yard field goal DET 9–0 Q3 GB Dawson 32 yard field goal DET 9–3 Q4 DET Williams 1 yard run (Murray kick) DET 16–3 Q4 DET Murray 26 yard field goal DET 19–3 Q4 GB Matthews 3 yard pass from Majkowski (kick failed) DET 19–9 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07. Week 14 Packers 0 0 0 14 Lions 10 17 0 3 December 4 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI 1:00 p.m. Indoors (dome) yes Q1 DET Murray 26 yard field goal DET 3–0 Q1 DET Mandley 21 yard run (Murray kick) DET 10–0 Q2 DET Murray 23 yard field goal DET 13–0 Q2 DET Mitchell 90 yard interception return (Murray kick) DET 20–0 Q2 DET James 2 yard run (Murray kick) DET 27–0 Q4 GB West 4 yard pass from Wright (Dorsey kick) DET 27–7 Q4 DET Murray 23 yard field goal DET 30–7 Q4 GB Sharpe 24 yard pass from Wright (Dorsey kick) DET 30–14 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07. Standings References External links 1988 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com Detroit Lions Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions