1988 New York Jets season

New York Jets
1988 New York Jets season
Head coach	Joe Walton
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	8–7–1
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Mickey Shuler; WR Al Toon; FS Erik McMillan

The 1988 New York Jets season was the 29th season for the team and the 19th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–9 record from 1987 under head coach Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–7–1. Although for the second straight year they failed to qualify for the playoffs, they would play the spoiler, as a victory over their cross-town rival New York Giants in Week 16 kept the Giants out of the playoffs due to a series of tiebreakers. For the third time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 7 interceptions in 424 passing attempts.

A ticket for a September 1988 game between the Jets and the Cleveland Browns.

The Jets endured a major distraction when Mark Gastineau, the team's main pass rusher who appeared to be experiencing a career-renaissance, abruptly retired in midseason to tend to ailing actress Brigitte Nielsen.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	8	Dave Cadigan	Offensive Tackle	USC
2	37	Terry Williams	Defensive Back	Bethune-Cookman
3	63	Erik McMillan	Defensive Back	Missouri
3	74	James Hasty	Defensive Back	Washington State
5	119	Mike Withycombe	Guard	Fresno State
6	146	Paul Frase	Defensive End	Syracuse
7	172	Gary Patton	Running Back	Eastern Michigan
8	203	Keith Neubert	Tight End	Nebraska
9	230	Ralph Tamm	Guard	West Chester
10	257	John Booty	Defensive Back	TCU
11	287	John Galvin	Linebacker	Boston College
12	314	Albert Goss	Defensive Tackle	Jackson State

Personnel

Staff

**1988 New York Jets staff**

	Front office Owner – Leon Hess President/General Manager – Jim Kensil Head coaches Head Coach – Joe Walton Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator?Receivers Coach – Rich Kotite Quarterbacks Coach - Zeke Bratkowski Running Backs Coach - Bobby Hammond Offensive Line Coach - Dan Radakovich			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bud Carson Defensive Line Coach = Wally Chambers Linebackers Coach - Jim Vechiarella Secondary - Mike Faulkiner Special teams coaches Special Teams Coach - Larry Pasquale Quality Control - Ray Callahan

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Roster

**1988 New York Jets final roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan Running backs 30 Nuu Faaola 34 Johnny Hector 24 Freeman McNeil 43 Roger Vick Wide receivers 87 Kurt Sohn 88 Al Toon 83 Jo-Jo Townsell 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends 81 Billy Griggs 86 Keith Neubert 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander G 63 Ted Banker G 64 Guy Bingham C 79 Mike Haight T 68 Reggie McElroy T 75 Adam Schreiber G 53 Jim Sweeney C 76 Mike Withycombe G Defensive linemen 97 Don Baldwin DT 78 Barry Bennett DE 91 Paul Frase DE 99 Mark Gastineau DE 94 Scott Mersereau DT		Linebackers 54 Troy Benson OLB 90 Robin Cole 59 Kyle Clifton MLB 51 John Galvin 55 Alex Gordon OLB 96 Steve Hammond 57 Kevin McArthur Defensive backs 42 John Booty FS/CB 35 Kerry Glenn CB 40 James Hasty CB 28 Carl Howard CB 48 Bobby Humphery CB 22 Erik McMillan FS 25 George Radachowsky SS 33 Terry Williams 38 Mike Zordich FS Special teams 5 Pat Leahy K 6 Joe Prokop P 83 Jo-Jo Townsell PR/KR		Reserve lists 35 Kerry Glenn CB (PUP) Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Starters

POS	Name	GS
QB	7 Ken O'Brien	12
RB	24 Freeman McNeil	16
FB	43 Roger Vick	12
WR	88 Al Toon	15
WR	85 Wesley Walker	10
TE	82 Mickey Shuler	15
LT	61 Jeff Criswell	12
LG	79 Mike Haight	9
C	53 Jim Sweeney	16
RG	60 Dan Alexander	13
RT	68 Reggie McElroy	16

POS	Name	GS
LDE	99 Mark Gastineau	7
NT	94 Scott Mersereau	15
RDE	93 Marty Lyons	16
LOLB	55 Alex Gordon	13
LILB	54 Troy Benson	16
RILB	59 Kyle Clifton	15
ROLB	57 Kevin McArthur	16
LCB	48 Bobby Humphery	16
RCB	40 James Hasty	15
SS	36 Rich Miano	16
FS	22 Erik McMillan	13

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	at New England Patriots	L 28–3	Sullivan Stadium	44,027
2	September 11, 1988	at Cleveland Browns	W 23–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	74,434
3	September 18, 1988	Houston Oilers	W 45–3	The Meadowlands	64,483
4	September 25, 1988	at Detroit Lions	W 17–10	Pontiac Silverdome	29,250
5	October 2, 1988	Kansas City Chiefs	T 17–17 (OT)	The Meadowlands	66,110
6	October 9, 1988	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 36–19	Riverfront Stadium	57,482
7	October 17, 1988	Buffalo Bills	L 37–14	The Meadowlands	70,218
8	October 23, 1988	at Miami Dolphins	W 44–30	Joe Robbie Stadium	68,292
9	October 30, 1988	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–20	The Meadowlands	64,862
10	November 6, 1988	at Indianapolis Colts	L 38–14	Hoosier Dome	59,233
11	November 13, 1988	New England Patriots	L 14–13	The Meadowlands	48,358
12	November 20, 1988	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–6 (OT)	Rich Stadium	78,389
13	November 27, 1988	Miami Dolphins	W 38–34	The Meadowlands	52,752
14	December 4, 1988	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 38–34	Arrowhead Stadium	30,059
15	December 10, 1988	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–16	The Meadowlands	46,284
16	December 18, 1988	New York Giants	W 27–21	The Meadowlands	69,770

Game summaries

Week 1

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Week 2

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	3	0	0	0	3
• Jets	14	14	3	14	45

Date: September 18
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
Referee: Bob McElwee
Television network: NBC

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	3	7	0	7	17
Lions	3	0	7	0	10

Date: September 25
Location: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Game weather: indoors (dome)
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Joe Namath

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Week 5

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	0	0	3	14	0	17
Jets	3	7	0	7	0	17

Date: October 2
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
Referee: Ben Dreith
Television network: NBC

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	9	3	7	0	19
• Bengals	6	13	7	0	26

Date: October 9
Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bills	17	14	3	3	37
Jets	0	7	7	0	14

Date: October 17
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, and Dan Dierdorf

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	6	24	7	7	44
Dolphins	7	3	13	7	30

Date: October 23
Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	0	0	10	20
• Jets	0	10	7	7	24

Date: October 30
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
Referee: Tom Dooley
Television network: NBC

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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	14	0	0	14
• Colts	7	3	21	7	38

Date: November 6
Location: Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: indoors (dome)

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Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Patriots	0	0	7	7	14
Jets	0	3	3	7	13

Date: November 13
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jets	0	3	0	3	0	6
• Bills	0	0	3	3	3	9

Date: November 20
Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 78,389
Game weather: 43 °F (6.1 °C) • wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	20	0	34
• Jets	7	17	0	14	38

Date: November 27
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 54 °F (12.2 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	10	10	7	7	34
• Chiefs	14	7	0	17	38

Date: December 4
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 35 °F (1.7 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)

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Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	6	7	3	0	16
• Jets	10	0	21	3	34

Date: December 10
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 12:30 p.m.
Game weather: 31 °F (−0.6 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

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Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	7	7	21
• Jets	10	3	7	7	27

Date: December 18
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 25 °F (−3.9 °C), wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw

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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

External links

1988 New York Jets at Pro-Football-Reference.com

References

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