1988 New England Patriots season

Season of National Football League team the New England Patriots November 2013 March 2026 New England Patriots 1988 9–7 T-2nd AFC East Raymond Berry Patrick Sullivan Victor Kiam Sullivan Stadium Did not qualify RB John StephensLB Johnny RembertLB Andre Tippett T Bruce Armstrong (2nd team) LB Andre Tippett (2nd team) Image:AFC-1988-1989-Uniform-NE.PNG Patriots seasons thumb|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. The last remaining active member of the 1988 New England Patriots was Jeff Feagles, who retired after the 2009 season. Offseason NFL draft 1988 NFL draft 1988 New England Patriots 1 17 John Stephens Running back Northwestern State yes yes 2 43 Vincent Brown Linebacker Mississippi Valley State yes 3 69 Tom Rehder Tackle Notre Dame yes 4 87 Tim Goad Nose tackle North Carolina yes 4 97 Sammy Martin Wide receiver LSU yes 4 100 Teddy Garcia Kicker Northeast Louisiana yes 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 yes 12 321 Dave Nugent Defensive tackle Boston College no Undrafted free agents + 1988 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLee HullWide receiverHoly Cross Personnel Staff 1988 New England Patriots Chairman – Victor Kiam Vice Chairman – Fran Murray President – Billy Sullivan Vice President – Bucko Kilroy General Manager – Patrick Sullivan Director of Player Development – Dick Steinberg Director of Pro Scouting – Bill McPeak Director of College Scouting – Joe Mendes Special Assistant to Head Coach – John Polonchek Head Coach – Raymond Berry Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Rod Humenuik Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator – Les Steckel Offensive Backfield/Running Game Coordinator – Bobby Grier Receivers – Harold Jackson Offensive line – Guy Morriss Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat Assistant Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Don Shinnick Defensive Backfield – Jim Carr Staff Assistant – Don Blackmon Special Teams/Tigh Ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons Roster 1988 New England Patriots 11 Tony Eason  2 Doug Flutie 14 Steve Grogan 40 Elgin Davis 21 Reggie Dupard 34 Bob Perryman FB 44 John Stephens American football y 30 Mosi Tatupu 80 Irving Fryar PR 48 Dennis Gadbois 83 Cedric Jones wide receiver 82 Sammy Martin y KR 86 Stanley Morgan 81 Russ Francis 85 Steve Johnson tight end y 78 Bruce Armstrong T 68 Mike Baab C 66 Paul Fairchild G 62 Sean Farrell American football G 64 Trevor Matich C/T 76 Tom Rehder y T 73 Danny Villa T/LS 61 Ron Wooten G 72 Tim Goad y NT 97 Milford Hodge DE/NT 65 Edmund Nelson American football DE/NT 60 Garin Veris DE 96 Brent Williams American football DE 90 Toby Williams American football DE 53 Thomas Benson American football ILB 59 Vincent Brown linebacker y ILB 93 Tim Jordan American football OLB 50 Larry McGrew OLB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds linebacker ILB 56 Andre Tippett OLB 28 Jim Bowman American football SS 26 Raymond Clayborn CB 27 Howard Feggins y CB 43 Ernest Gibson American football CB 41 Darryl Holmes FS 38 Roland James SS 42 Ronnie Lippett CB 31 Fred Marion FS 23 Rod McSwain CB  6 Jeff Feagles y P  7 Teddy Garcia y K  4 Jason Staurovsky K 39 Marvin Allen running back y RB/KR IR 87 Lin Dawson TE IR 99 Tom Gibson American football DE IR 32 Craig James running back RB IR -- Kennard McGuire y WR IR -- Gerrick McPhearson no y CB IR 67 Steve Moore American football T NF-Ill. 91 Eric Naposki y LB IR 88 Willie Scott American football TE IR 77 Kenneth Sims DE IR 18 Darryl Usher y WR IR 94 David Ward linebacker LB IR -- Kevin White wide receiver y WR IR 54 Ed Williams linebacker LB IR 63 Troy Wolkow y G IR 47 active, 15 inactive https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/1988_roster.htm 1988 New England Patriots starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 22, 2014 Regular season Schedule 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, 1988 at Denver Broncos L 10–21 9–7 Mile High Stadium 70,910 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 5 Colts 0 7 0 10 Patriots 0 7 0 14 October 2 Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts 1:00 p.m. 68 F; wind 19 mph on Bob McElwee yes Q2 NE Perryman 1 yard run (Garcia kick) NE 7–0 Q2 IND Dickerson 1 yard run (Biasucci kick) Tie 7–7 Q4 NE Morgan 26 yard pass from Flutie (Garcia kick) NE 14–7 Q4 IND Biasucci 20 yard field goal NE 14–10 Q4 IND Brooks 48 yard pass from Chandler (Biasucci kick) IND 17–14 Q4 NE Flutie 13 yard run (Garcia kick) NE 21–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-19. Standings See also New England Patriots seasons References New England Patriots Category:New England Patriots seasons New England Patriots Category:Sports competitions in Foxborough, Massachusetts Category:Long stubs with short prose