1988 Detroit Lions season

1988 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Darryl Rogers
Wayne Fontes
General manager Russ Thomas
Owner William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record 4–12
Division place 4th NFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1988 Detroit Lions season was the 59th season in franchise history. The team fell a step further from their 4–11 record in the strike-affected 1987 season, losing 12 of 16 games and suffering their fifth successive losing record. Head coach Darryl Rogers, who had served since 1985, was fired after 11 games and replaced by defensive coordinator Wayne Fontes.[1]

The 1988 Lions’ offense was historically inept; their 3,405 offensive yards gained is the second-lowest all-time in a 16-game season, and the lowest total of the 1980s.[2] Their 220 points scored (13.75 per game) is the fifth-fewest of the 1980s.[3] They scored 20 or more points only three times all season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1988 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Bennie Blades *  Defensive back Miami (FL)
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[4]

Personnel

Staff

1988 Detroit Lions staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Carl Battershell

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Don Clemons

Roster

1988 Detroit Lions final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 4, 1988 Atlanta Falcons W 31–17
31,075
2 September 11, 1988 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–10
46,262
3 September 18, 1988 New Orleans Saints L 22–14
32,943
4 September 25, 1988 New York Jets L 17–10
29,250
5 October 2, 1988 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–13
58,285
6 October 9, 1988 Chicago Bears L 24–7
64,526
7 October 16, 1988 at New York Giants L 30–10
74,813
8 October 23, 1988 at Kansas City Chiefs W 7–6
66,926
9 October 30, 1988 New York Giants L 13–10 OT
38,354
10 November 6, 1988 at Minnesota Vikings L 44–17
55,573
11 November 13, 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–20
25,956
12 November 20, 1988 at Green Bay Packers W 19–9
44,327
13 November 24, 1988 Minnesota Vikings L 23–0
46,379
14 December 4, 1988 Green Bay Packers W 30–14
28,124
15 December 11, 1988 at Chicago Bears L 13–12
55,010
16 December 18, 1988 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21–10
37,778

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Falcons 3 0014 17
• Lions 0 10147 31

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Week 8

1 234Total
• Lions 0 700 7
Chiefs 0 330 6

[6]

Week 12

1 234Total
• Lions 3 6010 19
Packers 0 036 9

[7]

Week 14

1 234Total
Packers 0 0014 14
• Lions 10 1703 30

[8]

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears(1) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 312 215 L1
Minnesota Vikings(4) 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 406 233 W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 4–4 4–8 261 350 W1
Detroit Lions 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–11 220 315 L2
Green Bay Packers 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–9 240 313 W2

References

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Total Yds.
  3. ↑ In a 16-game season, Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1980 to 1989, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
  4. ↑ "1988 Detroit Lions Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  6. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
  7. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.
  8. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.
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