1988 Atlanta Falcons season

1988 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Marion Campbell
Home field	Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1988 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1988 NFL Draft

1988 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	1	Aundray Bruce	Linebacker	Auburn
2	28	Marcus Cotton	Linebacker	USC
3	56	Alex Higdon	Tight end	Ohio State
5	110	Charles Dimry	Cornerback	UNLV
6	138	George Thomas	Wide receiver	UNLV
6	140	Houston Hoover	Guard	Jackson State
7	166	Michael Haynes	Wide receiver	Northern Arizona
8	194	Phillip Brown	Linebacker	Alabama
9	222	James Primus	Running back	UCLA
10	250	Stan Clayton	Guard	Penn State
11	278	James Milling	Wide receiver	Maryland
12	306	Carter Wiley	Defensive back	Virginia Tech
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1988 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive Vice President – Taylor Smith Director of Player Personnel – Ken Herock Director of Pro Personnel – Bill Jobko Head coaches Head Coach – Marion Campbell Offensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Jim Hanifan Offensive Coordinator – Rod Dowhower Running Backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Jimmy Raye Tight Ends – Foge Fazio

Defensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Fred Bruney Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Chuck Clausen Defensive Assistant – Claude Humphrey Special teams coaches Special Teams – Foge Fazio Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	at Detroit Lions	L 31–17	31,075
2	September 11, 1988	New Orleans Saints	L 29–21	48,901
3	September 18, 1988	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–17	60,168
4	September 25, 1988	at Dallas Cowboys	L 26–20	39,702
5	October 2, 1988	Seattle Seahawks	L 31–20	28,619
6	October 9, 1988	Los Angeles Rams	L 33–0	30,852
7	October 16, 1988	at Denver Broncos	L 30–14	75,287
8	October 23, 1988	New York Giants	L 23–16	45,092
9	October 30, 1988	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–24	60,091
10	November 6, 1988	Green Bay Packers	W 20–0	29,952
11	November 13, 1988	San Diego Chargers	L 10–7	26,329
12	November 20, 1988	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 12–6	40,967
13	November 27, 1988	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–10	14,020
14	December 4, 1988	San Francisco 49ers	L 13–3	44,048
15	December 11, 1988	at Los Angeles Rams	L 22–7	42,828
16	December 18, 1988	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–9	60,566

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers(2)	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	369	294	L1
Los Angeles Rams(5)	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	407	293	W3
New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	3–3	6–6	312	283	W1
Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	244	315	L3

External links

• 1988 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com