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NFL team season
The
1988
New York Giants
season was the franchise's 64th season in the
National Football League (NFL). The team would finish with 10–6, but a loss to the
New York Jets in the season finale would keep them out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Giants would finish second behind the
Philadelphia Eagles in the division, losing the conference tiebreaker to the
Los Angeles Rams for the final wild card. The season was marked early by the suspension for substance abuse of star linebacker
Lawrence Taylor by the NFL for the first four games of the season. Following the end of the season, the Giants would see two longtime defensive stalwarts; defensive end
George Martin and future
Hall-of-Fame inside linebacker
Harry Carson , announce their retirement.
Offseason
NFL Draft
[1]
Personnel
Staff
1988 New York Giants staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator –
Bill Belichick
Defensive line – Lamar Leachman
Defensive backfield – Len Fontes
Defensive assistant – Mike Sweatman
Special teams coaches
Special teams –
Romeo Crennel
Assistant special teams – Mike Sweatman
Strength and conditioning
Roster
1988 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
None
47 active, 15 inactive
Rookies in italics
[2]
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
6
7 0 7
20
• Giants
0
3 10 14
27
Scoring summary 1 WSH
Chip Lohmiller 26 yard field goal Redskins 3–0
1 WSH Chip Lohmiller 25 yard field goal Redskins 6–0
2 WSH
Ricky Sanders 29 yard pass from
Doug Williams (Chip Lohmiller kick) Redskins 13–0
2 NYG
Raúl Allegre 23 yard field goal Redskins 13–3
3 NYG
Joe Morris 9 yard run (Raúl Allegre kick) Redskins 13–10
3 NYG Raúl Allegre 32 yard field goal Tie 13–13
4 NYG
Tom Flynn 27 yard blocked punt return (Raúl Allegre kick) Giants 20–13
4 NYG
Jim Burt 39 yard fumble return (Raúl Allegre kick) Giants 27–13
4 WSH
Kelvin Bryant 19 yard pass from Doug Williams (Chip Lohmiller kick) Giants 27–20
[3]
Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
5
0 7 0
12
Cowboys
3
0 7 0
10
Week 9
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Giants
0
3 7 0 3
13
Lions
0
7 0 3 0
10
Scoring summary Q2 DET
Chadwick 15 yard pass from
Hilger (
Murray kick) DET 7–0
Q2 NYG
McFadden 42 yard field goal DET 7–3
Q3 NYG
Morris 1 yard run (McFadden kick) NYG 10–7
Q4 DET Murray 37 yard field goal Tie 10–10
OT NYG McFadden 33 yard field goal NYG 13–10
[4]
Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
0
7 0 6
13
Saints
3
6 0 3
12
Scoring summary Q1 NO
Morten Andersen 27 yard field goal NO 3–0
Q2 NO Morten Andersen 41 yard field goal NO 6–0
Q2 NYG
Stephen Baker 85 yard pass from
Jeff Hostetler (
Paul McFadden kick) NYG 7–6
Q2 NO Morten Andersen 26 yard field goal NO 9–7
Q4 NYG Paul McFadden 46 yard field goal NYG 10–9
Q4 NO Morten Andersen 45 yard field goal NO 12–10
Q4 NYG Paul McFadden 35 yard field goal NYG 13–12
[5]
Standings
References
External links
Franchise
History Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel Division championships (22) Conference championships (11) League championships (8) Retired numbers Media Current league affiliations