1988 New York Jets season

The 1988 New York Jets season was the 29th season for the team and the 19th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–9 record from 1987 under head coach Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–7–1. Although for the second straight year they failed to qualify for the playoffs, they would play the spoiler, as a victory over their cross-town rival New York Giants in Week 16 kept the Giants out of the playoffs due to a series of tiebreakers. For the third time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 7 interceptions in 424 passing attempts.

1988 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachJoe Walton
Home fieldThe Meadowlands
Results
Record8–7–1
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Mickey Shuler
WR Al Toon
FS Erik McMillan
A ticket for a September 1988 game between the Jets and the Cleveland Browns.

The Jets endured a major distraction when Mark Gastineau, the team's main pass rusher who appeared to be experiencing a career-renaissance, abruptly retired in midseason to tend to ailing actress Brigitte Nielsen.

Offseason

Draft

1988 New York Jets draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 Dave Cadigan  OT USC
2 37 Terry Williams  DB Bethune-Cookman
3 63 Erik McMillan  DB Missouri
3 74 James Hasty  DB Washington State
5 119 Mike Withycombe  OG Fresno State
6 146 Paul Frase  DE Syracuse
7 172 Gary Patton  RB Eastern Michigan
8 203 Keith Neubert  TE Nebraska
9 230 Ralph Tamm  OG West Chester
10 257 John Booty  DB TCU
11 287 John Galvin  LB Boston College
12 314 Albert Goss  DT Jackson State
      Made roster       Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1988 New York Jets staff
Front office
  • Owner – Leon Hess
  • President/General Manager – Jim Kensil

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

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Roster

1988 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Starters

POS Name GS
QB7 Ken O'Brien12
RB24 Freeman McNeil16
FB43 Roger Vick12
WR88 Al Toon15
WR85 Wesley Walker10
TE82 Mickey Shuler15
LT61 Jeff Criswell12
LG79 Mike Haight9
C53 Jim Sweeney16
RG60 Dan Alexander13
RT68 Reggie McElroy16
POS Name GS
LDE99 Mark Gastineau7
NT94 Scott Mersereau15
RDE93 Marty Lyons16
LOLB55 Alex Gordon13
LILB54 Troy Benson16
RILB59 Kyle Clifton15
ROLB57 Kevin McArthur16
LCB48 Bobby Humphery16
RCB40 James Hasty15
SS36 Rich Miano16
FS22 Erik McMillan13

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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 4, 1988at New England PatriotsL 28–3Sullivan Stadium
44,027
2September 11, 1988at Cleveland BrownsW 23–3Cleveland Municipal Stadium
74,434
3September 18, 1988Houston OilersW 45–3The Meadowlands
64,483
4September 25, 1988at Detroit LionsW 17–10Pontiac Silverdome
29,250
5October 2, 1988Kansas City ChiefsT 17–17 (OT)The Meadowlands
66,110
6October 9, 1988at Cincinnati BengalsL 36–19Riverfront Stadium
57,482
7October 17, 1988Buffalo BillsL 37–14The Meadowlands
70,218
8October 23, 1988at Miami DolphinsW 44–30Joe Robbie Stadium
68,292
9October 30, 1988Pittsburgh SteelersW 24–20The Meadowlands
64,862
10November 6, 1988at Indianapolis ColtsL 38–14Hoosier Dome
59,233
11November 13, 1988New England PatriotsL 14–13The Meadowlands
48,358
12November 20, 1988at Buffalo BillsL 9–6 (OT)Rich Stadium
78,389
13November 27, 1988Miami DolphinsW 38–34The Meadowlands
52,752
14December 4, 1988at Kansas City ChiefsL 38–34Arrowhead Stadium
30,059
15December 10, 1988Indianapolis ColtsW 34–16The Meadowlands
46,284
16December 18, 1988New York GiantsW 27–21The Meadowlands
69,770

Week 1

1 234Total
Jets 3 000 3
Patriots 3 31012 28

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Week 2

1 234Total
Jets 3 3314 23
Browns 3 000 3
  • Date: September 11
  • Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C) • wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor and Al DeRogatis

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Week 3

1 234Total
Oilers 3 000 3
Jets 14 14314 45
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • Television network: NBC

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Week 4

1 234Total
Jets 3 707 17
Lions 3 070 10

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Week 5

1 234OTTotal
Chiefs 0 03140 17
Jets 3 7070 17
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • Television network: NBC

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Week 6

1 234Total
Jets 9 370 19
Bengals 6 1370 26
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

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Week 7

1 234Total
Bills 17 1433 37
Jets 0 770 14
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, and Dan Dierdorf

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Week 8

1 234Total
Jets 6 2477 44
Dolphins 7 3137 30
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

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Week 9

1 234Total
Steelers 10 0010 20
Jets 0 1077 24
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • Television network: NBC

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Week 10

1 234Total
Jets 0 1400 14
Colts 7 3217 38

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Week 11

1 234Total
Patriots 0 077 14
Jets 0 337 13

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Week 12

1 234OTTotal
Jets 0 3030 6
Bills 0 0333 9
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 78,389
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6.1 °C) • wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)

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Week 13

1 234Total
Dolphins 7 7200 34
Jets 7 17014 38
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12.2 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

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Week 14

1 234Total
Jets 10 1077 34
Chiefs 14 7017 38

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Week 15

1 234Total
Colts 6 730 16
Jets 10 0213 34
  • Date: December 10
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 31 °F (−0.6 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

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Week 16

1 234Total
Giants 0 777 21
Jets 10 377 27

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Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills(2) 12 4 0 .750 7–1 10–2 329 237 L1
Indianapolis Colts 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 354 315 W1
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 250 284 L1
New York Jets 8 7 1 .531 3–5 6–7–1 372 354 W2
Miami Dolphins 6 10 0 .375 0–8 3–9 319 380 L1

References

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