1988 Green Bay Packers season

Green Bay Packers
1988 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Lindy Infante
General manager	Tom Braatz
Home field	Lambeau Field; Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None

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

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 Green Bay Packers draft
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

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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

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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 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 61 Jerry Boyarsky DT (IR) 73 Alan Veingrad T (IR) 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

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
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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
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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
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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
[6] 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears⁽¹⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	312	215	L1
Minnesota Vikings⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	406	233	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	4–4	4–8	261	350	W1
Detroit Lions	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–11	220	315	L2
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	240	313	W2

References

External links

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

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[1] "1988 Green Bay Packers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

[2] "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

[3] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809040gnb.htm

[4] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809110gnb.htm

[5] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809180mia.htm

[6] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809250gnb.htm

[7] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810020tam.htm

[8] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810160min.htm

[9] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810230gnb.htm

[10] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810300buf.htm

[11] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811060atl.htm

[12] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811200gnb.htm

[13] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811270chi.htm

[14] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812040det.htm

[15] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812110gnb.htm

[16] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812180crd.htm

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