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

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. It would take until 1994 for the Patriots to record another winning record.

Personnel

Staff

1988 New England Patriots staff

Front office

Chairman – 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 Pro Scouting – Bill McPeak
Director of College Scouting – Joe Mendes

Head coaches

Head Coach – Raymond Berry
Assistant Head Coach-Offense – Rod Humenuik
Special Assistant to Head Coach – John Polonchek

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Rod Humenuik
Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator – Les Steckel
Offensive Backfield/Running Game Coordinator – Bobby Grier
Receivers – Harold Jackson
Tight Ends – Dante Scarnecchia
Assistant Offensive Line – Guy Morriss

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat
Assistant Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton
Linebackers – Don Shinnick
Defensive Backfield – Jimmy Carr
Staff Assistant – Don Blackmon

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Dante Scarnecchia

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

Roster

1988 New England Patriots roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

34 Bob Perryman FB
44 John Stephens

Wide receivers

Tight ends

81 Russ Francis

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

72 Tim Goad NT
60 Garin Veris DE
96 Brent Williams DE

Linebackers

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

Defensive backs

Special teams

6 Jeff Feagles P
7 Teddy Garcia K

Rookies in italics

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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

Game summaries

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	7	0	10	17
• Patriots	0	7	0	14	21

Date: October 2
Location: Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 68°F; wind 19

Scoring summary

Q2	NE	Perryman 1 yard run (Garcia kick)	NE 7–0

Q2	IND	Dickerson 1 yard run (Biasucci kick)	Tie 7–7

Q4	NE	Morgan 26 yard pass from Flutie (Garcia kick)	NE 14–7

Q4	IND	Biasucci 20 yard field goal	NE 14–10

Q4	IND	Brooks 48 yard pass from Chandler (Biasucci kick)	IND 17–14

Q4	NE	Flutie 13 yard run (Garcia kick)	NE 21–17

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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

References

↑ "1988 New England Patriots starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-19.

New England Patriots

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970) Based and headquartered in Foxborough, Massachusetts

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Strategy Broadcasters Current season

Stadiums	Nickerson Field Fenway Park Alumni Stadium Harvard Stadium Foxboro Stadium Gillette Stadium

Culture	Billy Sullivan Robert Kraft Jonathan Kraft Pat Patriot Cheerleaders "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" "Crazy Train" Patriot Reign (book) Family Guy "Stunning and Brave" (South Park episode)

Lore	Snowplow Game St. Louis Stallions Snow Bowl Spygate 16–0 Helmet Catch Butt fumble Deflategate

Rivalries	Buffalo Bills New York Jets Indianapolis Colts (Brady vs. Manning)

Division championships (18)	1963 1978 1986 1996 1997 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference championships (8)	1985 1996 2001 2003 2004 2007 2011 2014

League championships (4)	2001 (XXXVI) 2003 (XXXVIII) 2004 (XXXIX) 2014 (XLIX)

Retired numbers	20 40 56 57 73 78 79 89

Media	Broadcasters WBZ-FM Radio network Gil Santos Gino Cappelletti Bob Socci Scott Zolak

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Boston / New England Patriots seasons

Boston 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 New England 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1988 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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