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The 1988 season was the Houston Oilers 29th season and their 19th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise scored 424 points, which was second in the AFC and second overall in the NFL. The defense gave up 365 points. Their record of 10 wins and 6 losses resulted in a third-place finish in the AFC Central Division. The Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football and appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Warren Moon would be selected for the Pro Bowl.
Offseason
NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
1988 Houston Oilers staff
Front office
Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Richard Smith
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 4, 1988
at Indianapolis Colts
W 17–14
57,251
2
September 11, 1988
Los Angeles Raiders
W 38–35
46,050
3
September 18, 1988
at New York Jets
L 45–3
64,683
4
September 25, 1988
New England Patriots
W 31–6
38,646
5
October 2, 1988
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 32–23
64,692
6
October 9, 1988
Kansas City Chiefs
W 7–6
39,134
7
October 16, 1988
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 34–14
52,229
8
October 23, 1988
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 44–21
54,659
9
October 30, 1988
Washington Redskins
W 41–17
48,781
10
November 7, 1988
Cleveland Browns
W 24–17
51,467
11
November 13, 1988
at Seattle Seahawks
L 27–24
60,446
12
November 20, 1988
Phoenix Cardinals
W 38–20
43,843
13
November 24, 1988
at Dallas Cowboys
W 25–17
50,845
14
December 4, 1988
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 37–34
47,791
15
December 11, 1988
Cincinnati Bengals
W 41–6
50,269
16
December 18, 1988
at Cleveland Browns
L 28–23
74,610
Season summary
Week 15
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
0
3 3 0
6
• Oilers
7
17 3 14
41
Scoring summary 1 HOU Mike Rozier 13-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick)Oilers 7–0
2 HOU Mike Rozier 15-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick) Oilers 14–0
2 CIN Jim Breech 45-yard field goalOilers 14–3
2 HOU Curtis Duncan 13-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick)Oilers 21–3
2 HOU Tony Zendejas 43-yard field goal Oilers 24–3
3 CIN Jim Breech 27-yard field goal Oilers 24–6
3 HOU Tony Zendejas 48-yard field goal Oilers 27–6
4 HOU Mike Rozier 3-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick) Oilers 34–6
4 HOU Drew Hill 33-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick)Oilers 41–6
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Standings
Playoffs
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Wild Card
December 24, 1988
at Cleveland Browns
W 24–23
74,977
Divisional
January 1, 1989
at Buffalo Bills
L 17–10
79,532
Awards and records
Warren Moon, Pro Bowl
Warren Moon, All-Pro selection
Milestones
Drew Hill, 3rd 1,000 Yard Receiving Season (1,141)
References
External links
Founded in 1960
Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998)
Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
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