1988 Los Angeles Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Rams 1988 10–6 2nd NFC West John Robinson Ernie Zampese Fritz Shurmur Georgia Frontiere Anaheim Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Vikings) 17–28 Rams seasons thumb | right | 1988 NFC Wild Card Game The 1988 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League, their 52nd overall, and their 43rd in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The team improved on a disappointing 6–9 record the previous year, going 10–6 and qualifying as a Wild Card before losing to the Minnesota Vikings 28–17 in the NFC Wild Card game. Offseason NFL draft 1988 NFL draft 1988 Los Angeles Rams 1 14 Gaston Green Running back UCLA no yes 1 20 Aaron Cox Wide receiver Arizona State no yes 2 35 Anthony Newman Safety Oregon no yes 2 46 Flipper Anderson Wide receiver UCLA no yes 2 47 Fred Strickland Linebacker Purdue no yes 3 82 Mike Piel Defensive end Illinois no yes 5 117 Robert Delpino Running back Missouri no yes 5 137 James Washington Safety UCLA no yes 6 147 Keith "End Zone" Jones Running back Nebraska no yes 6 165 Jeff Knapton Defensive tackle Wyoming no no 8 201 Darryl Franklin Wide receiver Washington no no 9 231 Pat Foster Defensive tackle Montana no no 10 258 R. C. Mullin Offensive tackle Southwestern Louisiana no no 12 333 Jeff Beathard Wide receiver Southern Oregon 1988 Mr. Irrelevant no no no Personnel Staff 1988 Los Angeles Rams Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere Vice president of finance – John Shaw General counsel – Jay Zygmunt Administrator of football operations – Jack Faulkner Director of operations – Dick Beam Director of player personnel – John Math Head coach – John Robinson Offensive coordinator – Ernie Zampese Quarterbacks – Dick Coury Running backs – Gil Haskell Tight ends/wide receivers – Norv Turner Offensive line – Hudson Houck Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers – Fritz Shurmur Defensive line – Marv Goux Assistant defensive line – Larry Brooks Outside linebackers – Fred Whittingham Defensive backs – Steve Shafer Special teams – Artie Gigantino Roster 1988 Los Angeles Rams 11 Jim Everett  9 Mark Herrmann 42 Greg Bell running back, born 1962 39 Robert Delpino y KR 30 Gaston Green y KR 44 Mike Guman 24 Buford McGee 32 Tim Tyrrell 33 Charles White American football 83 Flipper Anderson y 89 Ron Brown wide receiver KR 84 Aaron Cox y 80 Henry Ellard PR 81 Pete Holohan 86 Damone Johnson 82 Eric Sievers 72 Robert Jenkins American football T 67 Duval Love G 66 Tom Newberry G 75 Irv Pankey T 76 Mike Schad G 78 Jackie Slater T 61 Tony Slaton C/G 56 Doug Smith offensive lineman C 77 Gary Jeter DE 69 Greg Meisner NT 98 Shawn Miller American football DE 93 Doug Reed DE 99 Alvin Wright NT 50 Jim Collins linebacker ILB 55 Carl Ekern ILB 51 Brett Faryniarz y OLB 91 Kevin Greene OLB 52 Larry Kelm ILB 53 Fred Strickland y ILB 54 Mike Wilcher OLB 25 Jerry Gray CB 28 Cliff Hicks CB PR 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 20 Johnnie Johnson American football FS 26 Anthony Newman American football y CB 23 Michael Stewart American football SS 49 Mickey Sutton cornerback CB 37 James Washington safety y FS  5 Dale Hatcher P  1 Mike Lansford K 90 Mike McDonald American football LS 87 Jon Embree TE IR 59 Mark Jerue LB IR -- Keith Jones RB (IR) 7px -- R.C. Mullin y T IR 22 Vince Newsome S IR 58 Mel Owens LB IR 95 Mike Piel y DE IR 65 Fred Stokes DE IR 88 Mike Young American football WR IR 47 active, 9 inactive none Regular season 1988 Team Starters Offense 11 Jim Everett QB 42 Greg Bell RB 24 Buford McGee FB 80 Henry Ellard WR 84 Aaron Cox WR 86 Damone Johnson TE 75 Irv Pankey LT 66 Tom Newberry LG 56 Doug Smith C 67 Duval Love RG 78 Jackie Slater RT Defense 93 Doug Reed LDE 99 Alvin Wright NT 98 Shawn Miller RDE 91 Kevin Greene LB 55 Carl Ekern LB 59 Mark Jerue LB 54 Mike Wilcher LB 25 Jerry Gray CB 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 23 Michael Stewart SS 20 Johnnie Johnson FS Kicking Team 1 Mike Lansford K 3 Rich Camarillo P 28 Cliff Hicks PR 89 Ron Brown KR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at Green Bay Packers W 34–7 1–0 Lambeau Field 53,769 2 September 11 Detroit Lions W 17–10 2–0 Anaheim Stadium 46,262 3 September 18 at Los Angeles Raiders W 22–17 3–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 84,870 4 September 25 at New York Giants W 45–31 4–0 Giants Stadium 75,617 5 October 2 Phoenix Cardinals L 27–41 4–1 Anaheim Stadium 49,830 6 October 9 at Atlanta Falcons W 33–0 5–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 30,852 7 October 16 San Francisco 49ers L 21–24 5–2 Anaheim Stadium 65,450 8 October 23 Seattle Seahawks W 31–10 6–2 Anaheim Stadium 57,033 9 October 30 at New Orleans Saints W 12–10 7–2 Louisiana Superdome 68,238 10 November 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–30 7–3 Veterans Stadium 65,624 11 November 13 New Orleans Saints L 10–14 7–4 Anaheim Stadium 63,305 12 November 20 San Diego Chargers L 24–38 7–5 Anaheim Stadium 45,462 13 November 27 at Denver Broncos L 24–35 7–6 Mile High Stadium 74,141 14 December 5, 1988 Chicago Bears W 23–3 8–6 Anaheim Stadium 65,579 15 December 11 Atlanta Falcons W 22–7 9–6 Anaheim Stadium 42,828 16 December 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 38–16 10–6 Candlestick Park 62,444 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 4 Rams 7 21 7 10 Giants 0 10 14 7 September 25 Giants Stadium 4:00 p.m. EST 64 F 1; wind 11 mph km/h knots Johnny Grier CBS yes Q1 LA Holohan 14 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick) LA 7–0 Q2 NYG Allegre 34 yard field goal LA 7–3 Q2 LA Delpino 5 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick) LA 14–3 Q2 LA Bell 2 yard run (Lansford kick) LA 21–3 Q2 LA Cox 69 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick) LA 28–3 Q2 NYG Ingram 9 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick) LA 28–10 Q3 NYG Johnson 33 yard interception return (Allegre kick) LA 28–17 Q3 LA Bell 2 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick) LA 35–17 Q3 NYG Morris 3 yard run (Allegre kick) LA 35–24 Q4 LA Lansford 41 yard field goal LA 38–24 Q4 LA Ellard 41 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick) LA 45–24 Q4 NYG Bavaro 16 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick) LA 45–31 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02. Standings Playoffs 1988–89 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wildcard December 26 at Minnesota Vikings (4) L 17–28 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,666 Awards and records Greg Bell, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 31 TD's NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447 Greg Bell, NFL Comeback Player of the Year Jerry Gray, NFC Pro Bowl selection Pete Holohan, Franchise Record, most receptions by a tight end (59) See also Other Anaheim–based teams in 1988 California Angels (Anaheim Stadium) 1988 California Angels season External links 1988 Los Angeles Rams Season at Pro-Football Reference References 30em Los Angeles Rams Category:Los Angeles Rams seasons Los Ang Category:1988 in Los Angeles Category:Long stubs with short prose