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The 1988 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 11–4 record from 1987, when they won Super Bowl XXII . The Redskins failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the seventh team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs.[1]
Offseason
NFL Draft
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
TV Time
Attendance
1
September 5, 1988
at New York Giants
L 27–20
ABC 8:00et
76,417
2
September 11, 1988
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 30–29
NBC 1:00et
54,083
3
September 18, 1988
Philadelphia Eagles
W 17–10
CBS 1:00et
53,920
4
September 25, 1988
at Phoenix Cardinals
L 30–21
CBS 4:00et
61,973
5
October 2, 1988
New York Giants
L 24–23
CBS 1:00et
54,601
6
October 9, 1988
at Dallas Cowboys
W 35–17
CBS 1:00et
63,325
7
October 16, 1988
Phoenix Cardinals
W 33–17
CBS 1:00et
54,402
8
October 23, 1988
at Green Bay Packers
W 20–17
CBS 4:00et
51,767
9
October 30, 1988
at Houston Oilers
L 41–17
ESPN 8:00et
48,781
10
November 6, 1988
New Orleans Saints
W 27–24
CBS 4:00et
54,183
11
November 13, 1988
Chicago Bears
L 34–14
CBS 1:00et
52,418
12
November 21, 1988
at San Francisco 49ers
L 37–21
ABC 9:00et
59,268
13
November 27, 1988
Cleveland Browns
L 17–13
NBC 1:00et
51,604
14
December 4, 1988
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 20–19
CBS 1:00et
65,947
15
December 11, 1988
Dallas Cowboys
L 24–17
CBS 1:00et
51,526
16
December 17, 1988
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 20–17
CBS 12:30et
52,157
Game summaries
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
6
7 0 7
20
• Giants
0
3 10 14
27
Week 2
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
3
10 6 10
29
• Redskins
7
3 7 13
30
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
• Redskins
7
0 3 10
20
Eagles
3
13 3 0
19
Standings
1988 Team Starters
Offense
17 Doug Williams QB
32 Craig McEwan RB
36 Timmy Smith FB
81 Art Monk WR
84 Gary Clark WR
85 Don Warren TE
66 Joe Jacoby LT
63 Raleigh McKenzie LG
53 Jeff Bostic C
73 Mark May RG
79 Jim Lachey RT
Defense
71 Charles Mann LDE
65 Dave Butz LDT
77 Darryl Grant RDT
72 Dexter Manley RDT
51 Monte Coleman LB
52 Neal Olkewicz LB
58 Wilber Marshall LB
45 Barry Wilburn LCB
28 Darrell Green RCB
40 Alvin Walton SS
23 Todd Bowles FS
8 Chip Lohmiller K
15 Greg Coleman P
80 Derrick Shepherd PR
22 Jamie Morris KR
Awards and honors
References
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 256
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)
Based in Landover, Maryland
Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia
Franchise Stadiums Ownership group Key personnel Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (15) Conference championships (5) League championships (2) Super Bowl championships (3) Hall of Famers Affiliations
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)