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NFL team season
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
[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
47 active, 11 inactive
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 4
Atlanta Falcons
W 31–17
1–0
31,075
2
September 11
at
Los Angeles Rams
L 10–17
1–1
46,262
3
September 18
New Orleans Saints
L 14–22
1–2
32,943
4
September 25
New York Jets
L 10–17
1–3
29,250
5
October 2
at
San Francisco 49ers
L 13–20
1–4
58,285
6
October 9
Chicago Bears
L 7–24
1–5
64,526
7
October 16
at
New York Giants
L 10–30
1–6
74,813
8
October 23
at
Kansas City Chiefs
W 7–6
2–6
66,926
9
October 30
New York Giants
L 10–13 OT
2–7
38,354
10
November 6
at
Minnesota Vikings
L 17–44
2–8
55,573
11
November 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 20–23
2–9
25,956
12
November 20
at
Green Bay Packers
W 19–9
3–9
44,327
13
Minnesota Vikings
L 0–23
3–10
46,379
14
December 4
Green Bay Packers
W 30–14
4–10
28,124
15
December 11
at
Chicago Bears
L 12–13
4–11
55,010
16
December 18
at
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 10–21
4–12
37,778
Note : Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
Falcons
3
0 0 14
17
• Lions
0
10 14 7
31
[5]
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
• Lions
0
7 0 0
7
Chiefs
0
3 3 0
6
Scoring summary Q2 KC
Lowery 38 yard field goal KC 3–0
Q2 DET
Chadwick 14 yard pass from
Hilger (
Murray kick) DET 7–3
Q3 KC Lowery 43 yard field goal DET 7–6
[6]
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
• Lions
3
6 0 10
19
Packers
0
0 3 6
9
Scoring summary Q1 DET
Murray 42 yard field goal DET 3–0
Q2 DET Murray 37 yard field goal DET 6–0
Q2 DET Murray 19 yard field goal DET 9–0
Q3 GB
Dawson 32 yard field goal DET 9–3
Q4 DET
Williams 1 yard run (Murray kick) DET 16–3
Q4 DET Murray 26 yard field goal DET 19–3
Q4 GB
Matthews 3 yard pass from
Majkowski (kick failed) DET 19–9
[7]
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
0 0 14
14
• Lions
10
17 0 3
30
Scoring summary Q1 DET
Murray 26 yard field goal DET 3–0
Q1 DET
Mandley 21 yard run (Murray kick) DET 10–0
Q2 DET Murray 23 yard field goal DET 13–0
Q2 DET
Mitchell 90 yard interception return (Murray kick) DET 20–0
Q2 DET
James 2 yard run (Murray kick) DET 27–0
Q4 GB
West 4 yard pass from
Wright (
Dorsey kick) DET 27–7
Q4 DET Murray 23 yard field goal DET 30–7
Q4 GB
Sharpe 24 yard pass from Wright (Dorsey kick) DET 30–14
[8]
Standings
References
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY,
ISBN
0-7611-2480-2 , p. 114
^
Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Total Yds.
^ 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.
^
"1988 Detroit Lions Draftees" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 10, 2014 .
^
Pro-Football-Reference.com
^
Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
^
Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.
^
Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.
External links
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