The 1988 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 22nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to match their previous season 's output of 12–3, winning only ten games and missing the playoffs (and losing the division) by a tiebreaker.[1]
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ] [2]
Personnel [ ] Staff [ ]
1988 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson
President/General Manager – Jim Finks
Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller
Director of Player Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro
[3]
Roster [ ]
1988 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 4, 1988
San Francisco 49ers
L 34–33
66,357
2
September 11, 1988
at Atlanta Falcons
W 29–21
48,901
3
September 18, 1988
at Detroit Lions
W 22–14
32,943
4
September 25, 1988
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 13–9
66,671
5
October 3, 1988
Dallas Cowboys
W 20–17
68,474
6
October 9, 1988
at San Diego Chargers
W 23–17
42,693
7
October 16, 1988
at Seattle Seahawks
W 20–19
63,569
8
October 23, 1988
Los Angeles Raiders
W 20–6
66,249
9
October 30, 1988
Los Angeles Rams
L 12–10
68,238
10
November 6, 1988
at Washington Redskins
L 27–24
54,183
11
November 13, 1988
at Los Angeles Rams
W 14–10
63,305
12
November 20, 1988
Denver Broncos
W 42–0
68,075
13
November 27, 1988
New York Giants
L 13–12
66,526
14
December 4, 1988
at Minnesota Vikings
L 45–3
61,215
15
December 11, 1988
at San Francisco 49ers
L 30–17
62,977
16
December 18, 1988
Atlanta Falcons
W 10–9
60,566
Game summaries [ ] Week 1 [ ] Week 2 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Saints
3
9
10
7
29
Falcons
7
7
7
0
21
Date: September 11 Location: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 48,901Game weather: 75°F; wind 10
Scoring summary Q1
NO Andersen 41 yard field goalNO 3–0 Q1
ATL Whisenhunt 12 yard pass from Miller (Davis kick)ATL 7–3 Q2
ATL Higdon 34 yard pass from Miller (Davis kick)ATL 14–3 Q2
NO Andersen 29 yard field goal ATL 14–6 Q2
NO Martin 14 yard pass from Hebert (kick failed)ATL 14–12 Q3
NO Andersen 28 yard field goal NO 15–14 Q3
ATL Settle 1 yard run (Davis kick)ATL 21–15 Q3
NO Mayes 17 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 22–21 Q4
NO Hilliard 4 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 29–21
[4]
Week 3 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Saints
0
7
12
3
22
Lions
7
7
0
0
14
Scoring summary Q1
DET Bland 9 yard pass from Long (Murray kick)DET 7–0 Q2
NO Hill 29 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)Tie 7–7 Q2
DET Bland 10 yard pass from Long (Murray kick) DET 14–7 Q3
NO Andersen 37 yard field goal DET 14–10 Q3
NO Safety, Long tackled by Jackson in end zone DET 14–12 Q3
NO Hilliard 4 yard run (Anderson kick)NO 19–14 Q4
NO Andersen 29 yard field goal NO 22–14
[5]
Week 4 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
6
0
3
9
• Saints
10
3
0
0
13
Scoring summary Q1
NO Hill 5 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q1
NO Andersen 28 yard field goal NO 10–0 Q2
TB Igwebuike 25 yard field goalNO 10–3 Q2
NO Andersen 41 yard field goal NO 13–3 Q2
TB Igwebuike 35 yard field goal NO 13–6 Q4
TB Igwebuike 35 yard field goal NO 13–9
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Week 5 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
0
7
7
3
17
• Saints
7
7
3
3
20
Scoring summary Q1
NO Hill 7 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2
NO Perriman 17 yard pass from Hebert (Anderson kick)NO 14–0 Q2
DAL Martin 13 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick)NO 14–7 Q3
DAL Martin 14 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick) Tie 14–14 Q3
NO Andersen 27 yard field goal NO 17–14 Q4
DAL Ruzek 39 yard field goal Tie 17–17 Q4
NO Andersen 49 yard field goal NO 20–17
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Week 6 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Saints
0
13
7
3
23
Chargers
14
0
3
0
17
Scoring summary Q1
SD Miller 47 yard pass from Laufenberg (Abbott kick)SD 7–0 Q1
SD Roy Bennett recovered fumble in end zone (Abbott kick)SD 14–0 Q2
NO Andersen 27 yard field goalSD 14–3 Q2
NO Andersen 35 yard field goal SD 14–6 Q2
NO Hill 19 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)SD 14–13 Q3
NO Martin 10 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 20–14 Q3
SD Abbott 35 yard field goal NO 20–17 Q4
NO Andersen 34 yard field goal NO 23–17
[8]
Week 7 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Saints
0
10
7
3
20
Seahawks
3
3
6
7
19
Date: October 16 Location: Kingdome Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 63,569Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Scoring summary Q1
SEA Johnson 22 yard field goalSEA 3–0 Q2
NO Martin 19 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–3 Q2
SEA Johnson 47 yard field goal NO 7–6 Q2
NO Andersen 23 yard field goal NO 10–6 Q3
SEA Johnson 46 yard field goal NO 10–9 Q3
NO Waymer 58 yard blocked field goal return (Andersen kick)NO 17–9 Q3
SEA Johnson 42 yard field goal NO 17–12 Q4
NO Andersen 31 yard field goal NO 20–12 Q4
SEA Blades 3 yard pass from Stouffer (Johnson kick)NO 20–19
[9]
Week 8 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Raiders
0
6
0
0
6
• Saints
3
0
14
3
20
Scoring summary Q1
NO Andersen 51 yard field goalNO 3–0 Q2
LA Fernandez 85 yard pass from Schroeder (kick failed)LA 6–3 Q3
NO Heyward 73 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 10–7 Q3
NO Hilliard 7 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 17–7 Q4
NO Andersen 25 yard field goal NO 20–7
[10]
Week 9 [ ] Week 10 [ ] Week 11 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Saints
0
7
7
0
14
Rams
0
3
0
7
10
Scoring summary Q2
NO Hilliard 4 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2
LA Lansford 23 yard field goalNO 7–3 Q3
NO Mayes 3 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 14–3 Q4
LA Bell 1 yard run (Lansford kick)NO 14–10
[11]
Week 12 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Broncos
0
0
0
0
0
• Saints
14
7
14
7
42
Scoring summary Q1
NO Mayes 2 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q1
NO Hilliard 2 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 14–0 Q2
NO Martin 40 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 21–0 Q3
NO Gray 66 yard punt return (Andersen kick)NO 28–0 Q3
NO Tice 8 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 35–0 Q4
NO Martin 6 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 42–0
[12]
Week 13 [ ] Week 14 [ ] Week 15 [ ] Week 16 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
0
3
3
3
9
• Saints
7
0
0
3
10
Scoring summary Q1
NO Hilliard 13 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2
ATL Davis 27 yard field goalNO 7–3 Q3
ATL Davis 43 yard field goal NO 7–6 Q4
ATL Davis 39 yard field goal ATL 9–7 Q4
NO Andersen 30 yard field goal NO 10–9
[13]
Standings [ ] [14]
References [ ] v · d · e New Orleans Saints Founded in 1967 • Based in New Orleans Louisiana The Franchise Stadiums
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