1988 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
4th place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 5-11-0 .313 |
Head Coach: Marion Campbell |
Tommy Brasher | Defensive Line |
Fred Bruney | Assistant Head Coach/Defense |
Scott Campbell | Administrative Assistant |
Chuck Clausen | Linebackers |
Steve Crosby | Running Backs |
Rod Dowhower | Offensive Coordinator |
Foge Fazio | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
Jim Hanifan | Assistant Head Coach/Offense |
Claude Humphrey | Defensive Assistant |
Tim Jorgensen | Strength and Conditioning |
Jimmy Raye | Receivers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/6/1988 | A | New England Patriots | 34-30 | W | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 32949 | |
Sat | 8/13/1988 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-27 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 23369 | |
Sat | 8/20/1988 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19-14 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 18141 | |
Sat | 8/27/1988 | N | Washington Redskins | 17-34 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 51400 | |
Sun | 9/4/1988 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-31 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 31075 | |
Sun | 9/11/1988 | H | New Orleans Saints | 21-29 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 48901 | |
Sun | 9/18/1988 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 34-17 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60168 | |
Sun | 9/25/1988 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 20-26 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 39702 | |
Sun | 10/2/1988 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 20-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 28619 | |
Sun | 10/9/1988 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 0-33 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 30852 | |
Sun | 10/16/1988 | A | Denver Broncos | 14-30 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75287 | |
Sun | 10/23/1988 | H | New York Giants | 16-23 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 45092 | |
Sun | 10/30/1988 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-24 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 60091 | |
Sun | 11/6/1988 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-0 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 29952 | |
Sun | 11/13/1988 | H | San Diego Chargers | 7-10 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 26329 | |
Sun | 11/20/1988 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 12-6 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 40967 | |
Sun | 11/27/1988 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-10 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 14020 | |
Sun | 12/4/1988 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-13 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 44048 | |
Sun | 12/11/1988 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 7-22 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 42828 | |
Sun | 12/18/1988 | A | New Orleans Saints | 9-10 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 60566 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Rick Badanjek | 47 | FB | 5-8 | 217 | 26 | Maryland | 6 | 0 |
Stacey Bailey | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 160 | 28 | San Jose State | 10 | 10 |
Lew Barnes | 85 | WR | 5-8 | 163 | 26 | San Diego Mesa JC; Oregon | 13 | 0 |
Greg Brown | 98 | RDE | 6-5 | 265 | 31 | Kansas State; Eastern Illinois | 16 | 1 |
Aundray Bruce | 93 | LOLB | 6-5 | 265 | 22 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
Rick Bryan | 77 | RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | Oklahoma | 16 | 15 |
Bobby Butler | 23 | LCB | 5-11 | 177 | 29 | Florida State | 16 | 16 |
Reggie Camp | 96 | DE | 6-4 | 274 | 27 | California | 4 | 0 |
Scott Case | 25 | RCB | 6-0 | 181 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 16 | 15 |
Tony Casillas | 75 | NT | 6-3 | 279 | 25 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
Bret Clark | 28 | FS | 6-3 | 198 | 27 | Nebraska | 12 | 11 |
Stan Clayton | 74 | ROG | 6-3 | 265 | 23 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
Evan Cooper | 20 | S | 5-11 | 184 | 26 | Michigan | 9 | 0 |
Joe Costello | 56 | LB | 6-3 | 245 | 28 | Central Connecticut State | 6 | 0 |
Marcus Cotton | 51 | ROLB | 6-3 | 237 | 22 | Southern California | 11 | 5 |
David Croudip | 30 | CB | 5-8 | 185 | 30 | Ventura JC; San Diego State | 6 | 0 |
Greg Davis | 5 | K | 6-0 | 202 | 23 | The Citadel | 16 | 0 |
Steve Dils | 8 | QB | 6-1 | 191 | 33 | Stanford | 7 | 3 |
Charles Dimry | 22 | RCB | 6-0 | 175 | 22 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 16 | 1 |
Floyd Dixon | 86 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 24 | Stephen F. Austin State | 14 | 14 |
Rick Donnelly | 3 | P | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Wyoming | 16 | 0 |
Jamie Dukes | 64 | LOG-C | 6-1 | 275 | 24 | Florida State | 12 | 5 |
Bill Fralic | 79 | ROG | 6-5 | 280 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 14 |
Mike Gann | 76 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 25 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
Tim Gordon | 41 | FS | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Tulsa | 16 | 5 |
Tim Green | 99 | ROLB | 6-2 | 245 | 25 | Syracuse | 10 | 5 |
Michael Haynes | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 23 | Eastern Arizona JC; Northern Arizona | 15 | 5 |
Jessie Hester | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 172 | 25 | Florida State | 16 | 3 |
Alex Higdon | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 247 | 22 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 |
Houston Hoover | 69 | ROT | 6-2 | 295 | 23 | Jackson State | 15 | 12 |
Mike Kenn | 78 | LOT | 6-7 | 278 | 32 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
Leander Knight | 40 | CB | 6-1 | 193 | 25 | Hudson Valley JC; Ferrum; Montclair State | 2 | 0 |
Gene Lang | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 26 | Louisiana State | 16 | 3 |
Danzell Lee | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 232 | 25 | Lamar | 5 | 0 |
Calvin Loveall | 27 | CB-S | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | Idaho | 4 | 0 |
Charles Martin | 94 | NT | 6-4 | 280 | 29 | Western Carolina; West Alabama | 16 | 0 |
Aubrey Matthews | 83 | WR | 5-7 | 165 | 26 | Gulf Coast JC; Delta State | 4 | 0 |
Hugh Millen | 7 | QB | 6-5 | 217 | 25 | Santa Rosa JC; Washington | 3 | 0 |
Brett Miller | 62 | ROT | 6-7 | 295 | 30 | Glendale CC; Iowa | 15 | 4 |
Chris Miller | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 206 | 23 | Oregon | 13 | 13 |
James Milling | 84 | WR | 5-9 | 158 | 23 | Maryland | 6 | 0 |
Robert Moore | 34 | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 16 | 16 |
Paul Oswald | 67 | LOG | 6-4 | 275 | 24 | Kansas | 3 | 1 |
James Primus | 49 | RB | 5-11 | 196 | 24 | UCLA | 16 | 6 |
John Rade | 59 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 28 | Northern Arizona; Modesto JC; Boise State | 15 | 15 |
Wayne Radloff | 55 | C | 6-5 | 274 | 27 | Georgia | 10 | 10 |
Michael Reid | 95 | ROLB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Wisconsin | 16 | 3 |
Gerald Riggs | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 232 | 28 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 |
John Scully | 61 | LOG | 6-6 | 270 | 30 | Notre Dame | 11 | 11 |
John Settle | 44 | RB | 5-9 | 209 | 23 | Appalachian State | 16 | 13 |
Elbert Shelley | 37 | S | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Arkansas State | 12 | 0 |
Vinson Smith | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 243 | 23 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 |
Sylvester Stamps | 29 | RB | 5-7 | 177 | 27 | Jackson State | 4 | 1 |
Jessie Tuggle | 58 | RILB | 5-11 | 230 | 23 | Valdosta State | 16 | 8 |
Ken Whisenhunt | 45 | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 15 |
Gary Wilkins | 80 | TE | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 1 |
Joel Williams | 54 | RILB-ROLB-LILB | 6-1 | 222 | 32 | Peru State; Wisconsin-La Crosse | 14 | 12 |
Mitch Willis | 73 | NT | 6-8 | 278 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 0 |
George Yarno | 66 | C | 6-2 | 267 | 31 | Washington State | 16 | 5 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 1 | Aundray Bruce | LB | Auburn |
2 | 28 | Marcus Cotton | LB | Southern California |
3 | 56 | Alex Higdon | TE | Ohio State |
5 | 110 | Charles Dimry | DB | Nevada-Las Vegas |
6 | 138 | George Thomas | WR | Nevada-Las Vegas |
6 | 140 | Houston Hoover | G | Jackson State |
7 | 166 | Michael Haynes | WR | Northern Arizona |
8 | 194 | Phillip Brown | LB | Alabama |
9 | 222 | James Primus | RB | UCLA |
10 | 250 | Stan Clayton | T | Penn State |
11 | 278 | James Milling | WR | Maryland |
12 | 306 | Carter Wiley | DB | Virginia Tech |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 33 | 82 | 45 | 84 | 244 |
Opponents Totals | 50 | 89 | 75 | 101 | 315 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 28:08 | 257 | 106 | 136 | 15 | 89/239 37.2% | 6/8 75.0% | 67 | 542 |
Opponents Totals | 31:52 | 312 | 124 | 168 | 20 | 86/214 40.2% | 5/10 50.0% | 92 | 761 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Davis | 0 | 25 | 27 | 92.6 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 82 |
John Settle | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Michael Haynes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Stacey Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Floyd Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Alex Higdon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Steve Dils | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Gann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gene Lang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Chris Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Robert Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
James Primus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gerald Riggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jessie Tuggle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 27 | 25 | 27 | 92.6 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 244 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 26 | 36 | 72.2 | 1 | 315 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Davis | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 5 | 52 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6/9 | 8/12 | 1/4 |
Team Totals | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 5 | 52 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6/9 | 8/12 | 1/4 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 36 | 72.2 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 8/11 | 7/12 | 1/2 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Settle | 232 | 1024 | 4.4 | 62 | 7 |
Gerald Riggs | 113 | 488 | 4.3 | 34 | 1 |
Gene Lang | 53 | 191 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 |
Chris Miller | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 29 | 1 |
James Primus | 35 | 95 | 2.7 | 29t | 1 |
Floyd Dixon | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 24 | 0 |
Hugh Millen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Jessie Hester | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Steve Dils | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 478 | 2016 | 4.2 | 62 | 11 |
Opponents Totals | 518 | 2319 | 4.5 | 44 | 14 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Miller | 351 | 184 | 52.4 | 155 | 2133 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 68t | 11 | 3.1 | 12 | 3.4 | 24 | 207 | 1926 | 67.3 |
Steve Dils | 99 | 49 | 49.5 | 45 | 566 | 5.7 | 11.6 | 50 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.1 | 15 | 112 | 454 | 52.8 |
Hugh Millen | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 12 | 215 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.5 | 4 | 29 | 186 | 49.8 |
Team Totals | 481 | 250 | 52.0 | 212 | 2914 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 68t | 13 | 2.7 | 19 | 4.0 | 43 | 348 | 2566 | 63.2 |
Opponents Totals | 504 | 281 | 55.8 | 199 | 3584 | 7.1 | 12.8 | 68t | 17 | 3.4 | 24 | 4.8 | 30 | 211 | 3373 | 69.6 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Settle | 68 | 570 | 8.4 | 27 | 1 |
Gene Lang | 37 | 398 | 10.8 | 50 | 1 |
Floyd Dixon | 28 | 368 | 13.1 | 36 | 2 |
Gerald Riggs | 22 | 171 | 7.8 | 30 | 0 |
Stacey Bailey | 17 | 437 | 25.7 | 68t | 2 |
Ken Whisenhunt | 16 | 174 | 10.9 | 25 | 1 |
Michael Haynes | 13 | 232 | 17.8 | 49t | 4 |
Jessie Hester | 12 | 176 | 14.7 | 41 | 0 |
Gary Wilkins | 11 | 134 | 12.2 | 33 | 0 |
James Primus | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
James Milling | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 34 | 0 |
Aubrey Matthews | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 21 | 0 |
Sylvester Stamps | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 |
Alex Higdon | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 34t | 2 |
Team Totals | 250 | 2914 | 11.7 | 68t | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 281 | 3584 | 12.8 | 68t | 17 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Case | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
Robert Moore | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 47t | 1 |
Bret Clark | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
Aundray Bruce | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
Tim Gordon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
Bobby Butler | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Team Totals | 24 | 185 | 7.7 | 47t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 19 | 214 | 11.3 | 58 | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Donnelly | 98 | 3920 | 40.0 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 297 | 3503 | 35.7 |
Team Totals | 98 | 3920 | 40.0 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 297 | 3503 | 35.7 |
Opponents Totals | 73 | 2893 | 39.6 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 343 | 2390 | 32.7 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lew Barnes | 34 | 8 | 307 | 9.0 | 68 | 0 |
Aubrey Matthews | 6 | 0 | 26 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
Evan Cooper | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
Team Totals | 42 | 9 | 343 | 8.2 | 68 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 51 | 23 | 297 | 5.8 | 31 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evan Cooper | 16 | 0 | 331 | 20.7 | 28 | 0 |
Tim Gordon | 14 | 0 | 209 | 14.9 | 32 | 0 |
Sylvester Stamps | 12 | 0 | 219 | 18.3 | 27 | 0 |
Lew Barnes | 6 | 0 | 142 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 |
Michael Haynes | 6 | 0 | 113 | 18.8 | 25 | 0 |
Elbert Shelley | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
Jamie Dukes | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
James Primus | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Gene Lang | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Team Totals | 59 | 0 | 1057 | 17.9 | 36 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 48 | 982 | 20.5 | 41 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Aundray Bruce | 6.0 | |
Rick Bryan | 5.0 | |
Marcus Cotton | 5.0 | |
Mike Gann | 4.0 | |
Tim Green | 4.0 | |
Tony Casillas | 2.0 | |
John Rade | 2.0 | |
Scott Case | 1.0 | |
Tim Gordon | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 30.0 | 211.0 |
Opponents Totals | 43.0 | 348.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lew Barnes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Aundray Bruce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Bryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
Tony Casillas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bret Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
Evan Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Dils | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Floyd Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Gann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
Tim Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jessie Hester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Houston Hoover | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Lang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Calvin Loveall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Aubrey Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hugh Millen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chris Miller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
James Primus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Radloff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gerald Riggs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Settle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Elbert Shelley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jessie Tuggle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Joel Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Team Totals | 29 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 91 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 29 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 1 |
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