1988 Green Bay Packers season

1988 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Lindy Infante
General Manager	Tom Braatz
Home Field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Place	5th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1987	1989

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 club had their second 4–12 in three seasons, finishing last place in the NFC Central division. 1988 was the first season the Packers played under Infante.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1988 NFL draft

1988 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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

Personnel

Staff

1988 Green Bay Packers staff
	Front office President – Robert J. Parins Executive Vice President of Administration – Bob Harlan Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Tom Braatz Head coaches Head Coach – Lindy Infante Offensive coaches Offensive Backs – Willie Peete Wide Receivers – Wayne "Buddy" Geis Tight Ends – Virgil Knight Offensive Line – Charlie Davis Offensive Assistant – Joe Clark			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Hank Bullough Defensive Line – Greg Blache Outside Linebackers – Dick Moseley Defensive Backs – Dick Jauron Special teams coaches Special Teams – Howard Tippett Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Virgil Knight

Roster

1988 Green Bay Packers roster
	Quarterbacks 10 Blair Kiel  7 Don Majkowski 16 Randy Wright Running backs 30 Paul Ott Carruth 25 Patrick Collins 36 Kenneth Davis 21 Brent Fullwood 34 Larry Mason 45 Lavale Thomas 33 Keith Woodside Wide receivers 88 Albert Bell 82 Scott Bolton 85 Phil Epps 81 Perry Kemp 88 Aubrey Matthews 83 Patrick Scott 84 Sterling Sharpe 87 Walter Stanley Tight ends 80 Clint Didier 89 Joey Hackett 86 Ed West		Offensive linemen 58 Mark Cannon 60 Dave Croston 74 Darryl Haley 65 Ron Hallstrom 62 Kani Kauahi 57 Rich Moran 72 Tom Neville 75 Ken Ruettgers 70 Keith Uecker Defensive linemen 61 Jerry Boyarsky 93 Robert Brown 76 Alphonso Carreker 90 Nate Hill 79 Bob Nelson 96 Shawn Patterson 68 Blaise Winter		Linebackers 59 John Anderson 53 John Corker 56 Burnell Dent 99 John Dorsey 97 Tim Harris 50 Johnny Holland 91 Brian Noble 51 Ron Simpkins 54 Scott Stephen 52 Mike Weddington Defensive backs 32 Dave Brown 26 Chuck Cecil 23 Tiger Greene 38 Norman Jefferson 22 Mark Lee 44 Chris Mandeville 37 Mark Murphy 28 Ron Pitts 46 Gary Richard 29 Ken Stills Special teams 17 Don Bracken  5 Curtis Burrow  4 Dale Dawson  9 Dean Dorsey  8 Max Zendejas		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	Los Angeles Rams	L 34–7	Lambeau Field	53,769
2	September 11, 1988	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–10	Lambeau Field	52,584
3	September 18, 1988	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–17	Joe Robbie Stadium	54,409
4	September 25, 1988	Chicago Bears	L 24–6	Lambeau Field	56,492
5	October 2, 1988	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–24	Tampa Stadium	40,003
6	October 9, 1988	New England Patriots	W 45–3	Milwaukee County Stadium	51,932
7	October 16, 1988	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–14	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	59,053
8	October 23, 1988	Washington Redskins	L 20–17	Milwaukee County Stadium	51,767
9	October 30, 1988	at Buffalo Bills	L 28–0	Rich Stadium	79,176
10	November 6, 1988	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–0	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	29,952
11	November 13, 1988	Indianapolis Colts	L 20–13	Lambeau Field	53,492
12	November 20, 1988	Detroit Lions	L 19–9	Milwaukee County Stadium	44,327
13	November 27, 1988	at Chicago Bears	L 16–0	Soldier Field	62,026
14	December 4, 1988	at Detroit Lions	L 30–14	Pontiac Silverdome	28,124
15	December 11, 1988	Minnesota Vikings	W 18–6	Lambeau Field	48,892
16	December 18, 1988	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 26–17	Sun Devil Stadium	44,586

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week One: Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 7 14 10 3 34 Packers 0 0 0 7 7 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 4 Game time: 12:00 PM CDT/1:00 PM EDT TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie and Terry Bradshaw Game information First quarter LA – Greg Bell 1 yd. TD run XP good (LA 7–0) Second quarter LA – Greg Bell 3 yd. TD pass from Jim Everett XP good (LA 14–0) LA – Henry Ellard 11 yd TD pass from Jim Everett XP good (LA 21–0) Third quarter LA – Mike Lansford 33 yd. field goal (LA 24–0) LA – Jerry Gray 47 yd INT return for TD XP good (LA 31–0) Fourth quarter GB – Ed West 17 yd. TD pass from Don Majkowski XP good (LA 31–7) LA – Mike Lansford 29 yd. field goal (LA 34–7)

Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Two: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 10 0 3 13 Packers 10 0 0 0 10 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 11 Game time: 12:00 PM CDT TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts

Week 3: at Miami Dolphins

Week Three: Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 14 3 0 17 Dolphins 17 7 0 0 24 at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida Date: September 18 Game time: 1:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM CDT TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie and Will McDonough Game information First quarter MIA – Fuad Reveiz 29-yard field goal (MIA 3–0) MIA – Lorenzo Hampton 2 yd. TD run, Fuad Reveiz, XP good (MIA 10–0) MIA – Mark Clayton 25 yd. TD pass from Dan Marino, XP good (MIA 17–0) Second quarter GB Randy Wright 1 yd. TD run, Max Zendejas kick (MIA 17–7) MIA Ferrell Edmunds 4 yd TD pass from Dan Marino, XP good (MIA 24–7) GB Brent Fullwood 1 yd. TD run, XP good (MIA 24–14) GB Max Zendajas 36 yard field goal (MIA 24–17)

Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Four: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 17 0 7 24 Packers 6 0 0 0 6 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 25 Game time: 12:00 PM TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Dan Jiggetts First quarter GB – Brent Fullwood 2 yd TD run (kick failed) (GB 6–0) Second quarter CHI – Neal Anderson 45 yd TD run (Kevin Butler PAT) (CHI 7–6) CHI – Neal Anderson 4 yd TD run XP good (CHI 14–6) CHI – Kevin Butler 35 yd FG (CHI 17–6) Third quarter Fourth Quarter Thomas Sanders 5 yd. TD XP good (CHI 24–6)

Week 5: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Five: Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 3 7 7 7 24 Buccaneers 0 10 0 17 27 at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida Date: October 2 Game time: 1:00 PM EDT TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Ken Stabler Game information First quarter GB – Max Zendejas 44 yd field goal (GB 3–0) Second quarter TB – Donald Iqwebuike 45 yd field goal (GB 3–3) TB – Kevin Murphy 35 INT return for TD XP good (TB 10–3) GB – Ed West 14 yd TD pass from Randy Wright XP good (TB 10–10) Third quarter GB – Brent Fullwood 1 yd TD run XP good (GB 17–10) Fourth quarter TB – Lars Tate 1 yd TD run XP good (GB 17–17) GB – Randy Wright 1 yd TD run XP good (GB 24–17) TB – Bruce Hill 19 yd TD pass from Vinny Testaverde XP good (GB 24–24) TB – Donald Iqwebuike 44 yard field goal (TB 27–24)

Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game Summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 9 7 8 10 34 Vikings 0 7 0 7 14 at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date: October 16 TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Gary Fencik

Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Eight: Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 10 0 7 3 20 Packers 7 3 7 0 17 at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date: October 23 TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts

Week 9: at Buffalo Bills

Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Bills 7 7 7 7 28 at Rich Stadium, Buffalo, New York Date: October 30 Game time: 1:00 PM EDT TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Ken Stabler

Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 10: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Falcons 7 10 0 3 20 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Date: November 6 Game time: 1:00 PM ET TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Gary Fencik

Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 12: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 3 6 0 10 19 Packers 0 0 3 6 9 at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date: November 20 Game time: 1:00 PM EDT TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Gary Fencik

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week 13: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Bears' 7 0 7 2 16 at Soldier Field, Chicago Date: November 27 Game time: 12:00 PM CDT TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Week 14: at Detroit Lions

Week 14: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 14 14 Lions 10 17 0 3 30 at Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan Date: December 4 Game time: 1:00 ETD TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie and Gary Fencik

Week 15: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 15: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 3 0 3 6 Packers 7 3 6 2 18 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: December 11 TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie and Ken Stabler

Week 16: at Phoenix Cardinals

Week 16: Green Bay Packers at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 13 7 6 0 26 Cardinals 7 10 0 0 17 at Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona Date: December 18 Game time: 2:00 PM TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Dan Jiggetts

External links

• 1988 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com