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)
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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(2)	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

1988 Team Starters

Offense

2  Doug Flutie       QB
44 John Stephens     RB
34 Bob Perryman      FB
80 Irving Fryar      WR/PR
86 Stanley Morgan    WR
81 Russ Francis      TE

73 Danny Villa       LT
62 Sean Farrell      LG
68 Mike Baab         C
61 Ron Wooten        RG
78 Bruce Armstrong   RT

Defense

96 Brent Williams    LDE
72 Tim Goad          NT
60 Garin Veris       RDE

56 Andre Tippett     LB
95 Ed Reynolds       LB
52 Johnny Rembert    LB
50 Larry McGrew      LB

42 Ronnie Lippett    LCB
26 Raymond Clayborn  RCB
38 Roland James      SS
31 Fred Marion       FS

Kicking Team

7 Teddy Garcia       K
6 Jeff Feagles       P
82 Sammy Martin      KR 

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

Name	Position	Notes
Doug Flutie	Quarterback	Had nine starts with six wins
Steve Grogan	Quarterback	Only victory in four starts was Week One against the Jets
Irving Fryar	Wide receiver	Had 33 catches for 490 yards and five touchdowns
John Stephens	Running back	Rushed for 1,168 yards and four touchdowns
Stanley Morgan	Wide Receiver	Had 31 catches for 502 yards and four touchdowns
Tom Ramsey	Quarterback	Only start was 21-17 win over Indianapolis

See also

• New England Patriots seasons