1988 New England Patriots season

1988 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Raymond Berry
General manager	Patrick Sullivan
Owner	Victor Kiam
Home field	Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division Place	T-2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB John Stephens LB Johnny Rembert LB Andre Tippett
AP All-Pros	T Bruce Armstrong (2nd team) LB Andre Tippett (2nd team)
Uniform
Timeline
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The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1988 season with a record of nine wins and seven losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division.

Staff

New England Patriots 1988 staff
Front Office Chairman/CEO – 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 College Scouting – Joe Mendes Director of Pro Scouting – Bill McPeak Head Coaches Head Coach – Raymond Berry Staff Assistant – Don Blackmon Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Les Steckel Quarterbacks/Special Assistant to the Head Coach – John Polonchek Offensive Backfield – Bobby Grier Receivers – Harold Jackson Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik Assistant Offensive Line – Guy Morriss			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat Assistant Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Don Shinnick Defensive Backfield – Jim Carr Special Teams Coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	New York Jets	W 28–3	1–0	44,027
2	September 11, 1988	at Minnesota Vikings	L 36–6	1–1	55,545
3	September 18, 1988	Buffalo Bills	L 16–14	1–2	55,945
4	September 25, 1988	at Houston Oilers	L 31–6	1–3	38,646
5	October 2, 1988	Indianapolis Colts	W 21–17	2–3	58,050
6	October 9, 1988	at Green Bay Packers	L 45–3	2–4	51,932
7	October 16, 1988	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–21	3–4	59,969
8	October 23, 1988	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–20	3–5	76,824
9	October 30, 1988	Chicago Bears	W 30–7	4–5	60,821
10	November 6, 1988	Miami Dolphins	W 21–10	5–5	60,840
11	November 13, 1988	at New York Jets	W 14–13	6–5	48,358
12	November 20, 1988	at Miami Dolphins	W 6–3	7–5	53,526
13	November 27, 1988	at Indianapolis Colts	L 24–21	7–6	58,157
14	December 4, 1988	Seattle Seahawks	W 13–7	8–6	59,086
15	December 11, 1988	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 10–7	9–6	39,889
16	December 17, 1988	at Denver Broncos	L 21–10	9–7	70,910

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	12	4	0	.750	7–1	10–2	329	237	L1
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	354	315	W1
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	250	284	L1
New York Jets	8	7	1	.531	3–5	6–7–1	372	354	W2
Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	0–8	3–9	319	380	L1

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1988 New England Patriots.

Name	Position	Notes

See also

• New England Patriots seasons