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1988 Green Bay Packers season

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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
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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.

OffseasonEdit

NFL draftEdit

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

[1]

PersonnelEdit

StaffEdit

1988 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office

Head coaches

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

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Howard Tippett

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Virgil Knight

[2]

RosterEdit

1988 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular seasonEdit

ScheduleEdit

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 summariesEdit

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles RamsEdit

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

Game information
First quarter
  • LA – Greg Bell 1 yd. TD run XP good (LA 7–0)

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay BuccaneersEdit

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

Week 3: at Miami DolphinsEdit

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

Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

Week 4: vs. Chicago BearsEdit

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

Week 5: at Tampa Bay BuccaneersEdit

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

Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Week 7: at Minnesota VikingsEdit

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

Week 8: vs. Washington RedskinsEdit

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

Week 9: at Buffalo BillsEdit

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

Week 10: at Atlanta FalconsEdit

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

Week 12: vs. Detroit LionsEdit

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

Week 13: at Chicago BearsEdit

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

Week 14: at Detroit LionsEdit

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

Week 15: vs. Minnesota VikingsEdit

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

Week 16: at Phoenix CardinalsEdit

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

StandingsEdit

Template:1988 NFC Central standings

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "1988 Green Bay Packers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1988_draft.htm. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809040gnb.htm
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809110gnb.htm
  5. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809180mia.htm
  6. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809250gnb.htm
  7. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810020tam.htm
  8. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810160min.htm
  9. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810230gnb.htm
  10. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810300buf.htm
  11. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811060atl.htm
  12. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811200gnb.htm
  13. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811270chi.htm
  14. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812040det.htm
  15. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812110gnb.htm
  16. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812180crd.htm

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