1988 Green Bay Packers season | |
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General manager | Tom Braatz |
Head coach | Lindy Infante |
Home field |
Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–12 |
Division place | 5th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
The 1988 Green Bay Packers season was their 70th season overall and their 68th in the National Football League (NFL). Under coach Lindy Infante, the team finished with their second 4–12 in three seasons, and finishing last place in the NFC Central division. 1988 was the first season the Packers played under Infante.
1988 Green Bay Packers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Sterling Sharpe * | Wide receiver | South Carolina | |
2 | 34 | Shawn Patterson | Defensive end | Arizona State | |
3 | 61 | Keith Woodside | Running back | Texas A&M | |
4 | 88 | Rollin Putzier | Defensive tackle | Oregon | |
4 | 89 | Chuck Cecil * | Safety | Arizona | |
5 | 116 | Darrell Reed | Linebacker | Oklahoma | |
6 | 144 | Nate Hill | Defensive end | Auburn | |
7 | 173 | Gary Richard | Cornerback | Pittsburgh | |
8 | 200 | Patrick Collins | Running back | Oklahoma | |
9 | 228 | Neal Wilkinson | Tight end | James Madison | |
10 | 256 | Bud Keyes | Quarterback | Wisconsin | |
12 | 312 | Scott Bolton | Wide receiver | Auburn | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Player | Position | College |
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Erik Campbell | Defensive back | Michigan |
Todd Gregoire | Kicker | Wisconsin |
Paul Pomfret | Tight end | Penn State |
Pat Shurmur | Center | Michigan State |
Tom Whelihan | Kicker | Missouri |
Phil Zelinski | Linebacker | Central Michigan |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 4 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–34 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 53,769 |
2 | September 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–13 | 0–2 | Lambeau Field | 52,584 |
3 | September 18 | at Miami Dolphins | L 17–24 | 0–3 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 54,409 |
4 | September 25 | Chicago Bears | L 6–24 | 0–4 | Lambeau Field | 56,492 |
5 | October 2 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 24–27 | 0–5 | Tampa Stadium | 40,003 |
6 | October 9 | New England Patriots | W 45–3 | 1–5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 51,932 |
7 | October 16 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 34–14 | 2–5 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 59,053 |
8 | October 23 | Washington Redskins | L 17–20 | 2–6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 51,767 |
9 | October 30 | at Buffalo Bills | L 0–28 | 2–7 | Rich Stadium | 79,176 |
10 | November 6 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 0–20 | 2–8 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 29,952 |
11 | November 13 | Indianapolis Colts | L 13–20 | 2–9 | Lambeau Field | 53,492 |
12 | November 20 | Detroit Lions | L 9–19 | 2–10 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 44,327 |
13 | November 27 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–16 | 2–11 | Soldier Field | 62,026 |
14 | December 4 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–30 | 2–12 | Pontiac Silverdome | 28,124 |
15 | December 11 | Minnesota Vikings | W 18–6 | 3–12 | Lambeau Field | 48,892 |
16 | December 18 | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 26–17 | 4–12 | Sun Devil Stadium | 44,586 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Packers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Dolphins | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Packers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter Fourth Quarter
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Packers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bills | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Rich Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bears' | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Lions | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
at Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Packers | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona
NFC Central | |||||||||
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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 |