1988 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1988 7–9 3rd NFC East Joe Gibbs Bobby Beathard Jack Kent Cooke John Kent Cooke Joe Bugel Richie Petitbon RFK Stadium Did not qualify DE Charles MannRG/RT Mark May Redskins seasons The 1988 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 57th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 53rd in Washington, D.C. They failed to improve on their 11–4 record from 1987, when they won Super Bowl XXII, and finished 7–9. The Redskins failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1985. They were the seventh team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 256 The Week 8 game against Green Bay was the two teams' final meeting for 13 years. The 7–9 finish would be the only time during Gibbs's first stint with the Redskins that the team finished with a losing record. Offseason NFL draft Roster 1988 Washington Redskins 11 Mark Rypien 17 Doug Williams quarterback 29 Reggie Branch 22 Jamie Morris y 25 Mike Oliphant y 36 Timmy Smith 89 Anthony Allen wide receiver 84 Gary Clark American football 81 Art Monk 83 Ricky Sanders 80 Derrick Shepard wide receiver 88 Joe Caravello 32 Craig McEwen 86 Ron Middleton American football 87 Terry Orr 85 Don Warren 53 Jeff Bostic C 68 Russ Grimm G 66 Joe Jacoby T 79 Jim Lachey T 73 Mark May G/T 63 Raleigh McKenzie C/G 76 Ed Simmons T 69 R.C. Thielemann G 65 Dave Butz DT 77 Darryl Grant DT 78 Dean Hamel DT 64 Steve Hamilton American football DE 72 Dexter Manley DE 71 Charles Mann DE American football 50 Ravin Caldwell OLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 54 Kurt Gouveia MLB 55 Mel Kaufman OLB 91 Greg Manusky y OLB/MLB 58 Wilber Marshall OLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 23 Todd Bowles FS 37 Travis Curtis FS 48 Steve Gage SS 31 Clarence Vaughn SS 40 Alvin Walton SS 45 Barry Wilburn CB 46 Dennis Woodberry CB 15 Greg Coleman American football P 59 Dave Harbour y LS  8 Chip Lohmiller y K 14 Tommy Barnhardt P IR 95 Dan Benish DT IR -- Brian Bonner linebacker y LB IR 24 Kelvin Bryant RB IR -- Dale Chipps WR PUP 56 Eric Coyle C IR 34 Brian Davis American football CB IR 75 Mark Duckens y DT IR 28 Darrell Green CB IR 62 Ray Hitchcock C PUP 16 Stan Humphries y QB NF-Ill. 61 Rick Kehr G IR 74 Markus Koch DE IR 39 Darryl McGill y RB IR -- Carl Mims y CB NF-Inj. -- Blake Peterson y LB IR 38 Willard Reaves RB IR 47 Johnny Thomas cornerback CB IR -- Eric Yarber WR IR 47 active, 19 inactive Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 5, 1988 at New York Giants L 20–27 0–1 Giants Stadium 76,417 Recap 2 September 11 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–29 1–1 RFK Stadium 54,083 Recap 3 September 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–10 2–1 RFK Stadium 53,920 Recap 4 September 25 at Phoenix Cardinals L 21–30 2–2 Sun Devil Stadium 61,973 Recap 5 October 2 New York Giants L 23–24 2–3 RFK Stadium 54,601 Recap 6 October 9 at Dallas Cowboys W 35–17 3–3 Texas Stadium 63,325 Recap 7 October 16 Phoenix Cardinals W 33–17 4–3 RFK Stadium 54,402 Recap 8 October 23 at Green Bay Packers W 20–17 5–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 51,767 Recap 9 October 30 at Houston Oilers L 17–41 5–4 Astrodome 48,781 Recap 10 November 6 New Orleans Saints W 27–24 6–4 RFK Stadium 54,183 Recap 11 November 13 Chicago Bears L 14–34 6–5 RFK Stadium 52,418 Recap 12 November 21, 1988 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–37 6–6 Candlestick Park 59,268 Recap 13 November 27 Cleveland Browns L 13–17 6–7 RFK Stadium 51,604 Recap 14 December 4 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–19 7–7 Veterans Stadium 65,947 Recap 15 December 11 Dallas Cowboys L 17–24 7–8 RFK Stadium 51,526 Recap 16 December 17, 1988 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–20 (OT) 7–9 Riverfront Stadium 52,157 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Redskins 6 7 0 7 Giants 0 3 10 14 September 5 Giants Stadium 8:00 p.m. EDT 72 F Dick Jorgensen Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf ABC Week 2 Steelers 3 10 6 10 Redskins 7 3 7 13 September 11 RFK Stadium 1:00 p.m. EDT 54,083 73 F Gene Barth Curt Gowdy and Merlin Olsen NBC Week 14 Redskins 7 0 3 10 Eagles 3 13 3 0 December 4 Veterans Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 41 F Ben Dreith Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts CBS Standings 1988 Team Starters Offense 17 Doug Williams QB 32 Craig McEwan RB 36 Timmy Smith FB 81 Art Monk WR 84 Gary Clark WR 85 Don Warren TE 66 Joe Jacoby LT 63 Raleigh McKenzie LG 53 Jeff Bostic C 73 Mark May RG 79 Jim Lachey RT Defense 71 Charles Mann LDE 65 Dave Butz LDT 77 Darryl Grant RDT 72 Dexter Manley RDT 51 Monte Coleman LB 52 Neal Olkewicz LB 58 Wilber Marshall LB 45 Barry Wilburn LCB 28 Darrell Green RCB 40 Alvin Walton SS 23 Todd Bowles FS 8 Chip Lohmiller K 15 Greg Coleman P 80 Derrick Shepherd PR 22 Jamie Morris KR Awards and honors Charles Mann, Pro Bowl selection References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Wash