1988 Denver Broncos season

1988 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Dan Reeves
General manager	John Beake
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1988 Denver Broncos season was the team's 29th year in professional football and its 19th with the National Football League. The team tried to win its third consecutive AFC title, but went 8–8 and missed the playoffs for the second time in six seasons.

Personnel

Staff

1988 Denver Broncos staff
	Front Office President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen General Manager – John Beake Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson Director of Pro Personnel – Lide Huggins Head Coaches Head Coach – Dan Reeves Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Joe Collier Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – Chan Gailey Running Backs – Mo Forte Wide Receivers – Larry Kennan Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Pete Mangurian Offensive Line – George Henshaw Special Assistant – Marvin Bass			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Stan Jones Assistant Defensive Line – Rubin Carter Linebackers – Myrel Moore Assistant Linebackers – Mike Nolan Defensive Backs – Charlie West Assistant Defensive Backs – Charlie Waters Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Mike Nolan Special Teams – Charlie Waters Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

Roster

1988 Denver Broncos roster
	Quarterbacks  7 John Elway 12 Ken Karcher  8 Gary Kubiak Running Backs 33 Tony Dorsett Wide Receivers 84 Ricky Nattiel Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice Squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	Seattle Seahawks	L 21–14	75,986
2	September 11, 1988	San Diego Chargers	W 34–3	75,359
3	September 18, 1988	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–13	63,268
4	September 26, 1988	Los Angeles Raiders	L 30–27	75,964
5	October 2, 1988	at San Diego Chargers	W 12–0	55,763
6	October 9, 1988	at San Francisco 49ers	W 16–13	61,711
7	October 16, 1988	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–14	75,287
8	October 23, 1988	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 39–21	49,811
9	October 31, 1988	at Indianapolis Colts	L 55–23	60,544
10	November 6, 1988	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–11	74,227
11	November 13, 1988	Cleveland Browns	W 30–7	75,806
12	November 20, 1988	at New Orleans Saints	L 42–0	68,075
13	November 27, 1988	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–24	74,141
14	December 4, 1988	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 21–20	65,561
15	December 11, 1988	at Seattle Seahawks	L 42–14	62,838
16	December 17, 1988	New England Patriots	W 21–10	70,910

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks(3)	9	7	0	.563	6–2	8–4	339	329
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	327	352
Los Angeles Raiders	7	9	0	.438	6–2	6–6	325	369
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	231	332
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	1	.281	2–6	4–9–1	254	320

External links

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com