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1988 Washington Redskins season

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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
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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]

OffseasonEdit

NFL DraftEdit

Regular seasonEdit

ScheduleEdit

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

StandingsEdit

NFC East
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Philadelphia Eagles 1060.625379319
New York Giants 1060.625359304
Washington Redskins 790.438345387
Phoenix Cardinals 790.438344398
Dallas Cowboys 3130.188265381

RosterEdit

Awards and honorsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 256
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