1988 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach
Joe Gibbs
Home Field
RFK Stadium
Results
Record
7-9
Place
3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish
did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season
Next season
1987
1989
The 1988 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 11-4 record from 1987, when they won Super Bowl XXII . The Redskins failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the seventh team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs.[1]
Offseason
NFL Draft
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
TV Time
Attendance
1
September 5, 1988
at New York Giants
L 27-20
ABC 8:00et
76,417
2
September 11, 1988
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 30-29
NBC 1:00et
54,083
3
September 18, 1988
Philadelphia Eagles
W 17-10
CBS 1:00et
53,920
4
September 25, 1988
at Phoenix Cardinals
L 30-21
CBS 4:00et
61,973
5
October 2, 1988
New York Giants
L 24-23
CBS 1:00et
54,601
6
October 9, 1988
at Dallas Cowboys
W 35-17
CBS 1:00et
63,325
7
October 16, 1988
Phoenix Cardinals
W 33-17
CBS 1:00et
54,402
8
October 23, 1988
at Green Bay Packers
W 20-17
CBS 4:00et
51,767
9
October 30, 1988
at Houston Oilers
L 41-17
ESPN 8:00et
48,781
10
November 6, 1988
New Orleans Saints
W 27-24
CBS 4:00et
54,183
11
November 13, 1988
Chicago Bears
L 34-14
CBS 1:00et
52,418
12
November 21, 1988
at San Francisco 49ers
L 37-21
ABC 9:00et
59,268
13
November 27, 1988
Cleveland Browns
L 17-13
NBC 1:00et
51,604
14
December 4, 1988
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 20-19
CBS 1:00et
65,947
15
December 11, 1988
Dallas Cowboys
L 24-17
CBS 1:00et
51,526
16
December 17, 1988
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 20-17
CBS 12:30et
52,157
Standings
Roster
Awards and honors
Charles Mann , Pro Bowl selection
References
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 256
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