1988 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
4th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 4-12-0 .250 |
Head Coach: Darryl Rogers (2-9-0);Wayne Fontes (2-3-0) |
Bob Baker | Offensive Coordinator |
Carl Battershell | Special Teams/Secondary |
Lew Carpenter | Receivers |
Don Doll | Tight Ends/Administrative Assistant |
Wayne Fontes | Defensive Coordinator |
Dick Modzelewski | Defensive Line |
Bill Muir | Offensive Line |
Mike Murphy | Linebackers |
Vic Rapp | Running Backs |
Willie Shaw | Defensive Backs |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/6/1988 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-13 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78065 | |
Thu | 8/11/1988 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 13-16 | L | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 37993 |
Sat | 8/20/1988 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 42746 | |
Thu | 8/25/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-27 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 37613 | |
Sun | 9/4/1988 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 31-17 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 31075 | |
Sun | 9/11/1988 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-17 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 46262 | |
Sun | 9/18/1988 | H | New Orleans Saints | 14-22 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 32943 | |
Sun | 9/25/1988 | H | New York Jets | 10-17 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 29250 | |
Sun | 10/2/1988 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 13-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58285 | |
Sun | 10/9/1988 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 64526 | |
Sun | 10/16/1988 | A | New York Giants | 10-30 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74813 | |
Sun | 10/23/1988 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-6 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 66926 | |
Sun | 10/30/1988 | H | New York Giants | 10-13 | L | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 38354 |
Sun | 11/6/1988 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 17-44 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 55573 | |
Sun | 11/13/1988 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20-23 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 25956 | |
Sun | 11/20/1988 | A | Green Bay Packers | 19-9 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 44327 | |
Thu | 11/24/1988 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 0-23 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 46379 | |
Sun | 12/4/1988 | H | Green Bay Packers | 30-14 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 28124 | |
Sun | 12/11/1988 | A | Chicago Bears | 12-13 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55010 | |
Sun | 12/18/1988 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-21 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 37778 |
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 |
Dave Ahrens | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 245 | 30 | Wisconsin | 8 | 0 |
Eric Andolsek | 65 | OG | 6-2 | 277 | 22 | Louisiana State | 13 | 0 |
Jim Arnold | 6 | P | 6-3 | 211 | 27 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 0 |
Jerry Ball | 93 | NT | 6-1 | 312 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 16 |
Scott Barrows | 61 | ROG | 6-2 | 278 | 25 | West Virginia | 16 | 1 |
Bennie Blades | 36 | SS | 6-1 | 221 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 14 |
Carl Bland | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 27 | Virginia Union | 16 | 2 |
Lou Brock | 28 | CB-S | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
Lomas Brown | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 284 | 25 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
Paul Butcher | 96 | LB | 6-0 | 226 | 25 | Wayne State (Michigan) | 16 | 0 |
Pat Carter | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 257 | 22 | Florida State | 15 | 14 |
Jeff Chadwick | 89 | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 28 | Grand Valley State | 10 | 8 |
Raphel Cherry | 45 | FS | 6-0 | 194 | 27 | Hawaii | 16 | 3 |
Jessie Clark | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 230 | 28 | Louisiana Tech; Arkansas | 5 | 0 |
Mike Cofer | 55 | ROLB | 6-5 | 245 | 28 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
Paco Craig | 41 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 23 | UCLA | 8 | 0 |
Keith Ferguson | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 29 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
Dennis Gibson | 98 | RILB | 6-2 | 241 | 24 | Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
Kevin Glover | 53 | LOG | 6-2 | 280 | 25 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
Curtis Green | 62 | DE-NT | 6-3 | 267 | 31 | Alabama State | 11 | 0 |
James Griffin | 34 | FS-SS | 6-2 | 199 | 27 | Middle Tennessee State | 16 | 6 |
Gary Hadd | 71 | DE | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Minnesota | 5 | 0 |
Rusty Hilger | 12 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 9 |
Eric Hipple | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 31 | Utah State | 5 | 0 |
Jerry Holmes | 43 | LCB | 6-2 | 175 | 31 | Chowan JC; West Virginia | 16 | 16 |
Garry James | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 214 | 25 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
George Jamison | 58 | LOLB | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Cincinnati | 16 | 11 |
James Jones | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
Gary Lee | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 6 |
Mark Lewis | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 27 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 |
Dannie Lockett | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Sequoias JC; Arizona | 16 | 0 |
Chuck Long | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 216 | 25 | Iowa | 7 | 7 |
Pete Mandley | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 27 | Northern Arizona | 15 | 14 |
Bruce McNorton | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 175 | 29 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 16 | 16 |
Joe Milinichik | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 290 | 25 | North Carolina State | 15 | 15 |
Devon Mitchell | 31 | FS | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | Iowa | 10 | 9 |
Randall Morris | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
Steve Mott | 52 | C | 6-3 | 270 | 27 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
Eddie Murray | 3 | K | 5-11 | 188 | 32 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
Tony Paige | 49 | FB | 5-11 | 235 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 2 |
Carl Painter | 26 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 24 | Hampton | 12 | 0 |
Shelton Robinson | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 28 | North Carolina | 12 | 0 |
Reggie Rogers | 60 | RDE | 6-6 | 280 | 24 | Washington | 5 | 2 |
Ray Roundtree | 86 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | Penn State | 4 | 0 |
Rob Rubick | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 28 | Grand Valley State | 15 | 1 |
Dan Saleaumua | 97 | NT | 6-0 | 303 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
Harvey Salem | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 286 | 27 | California | 16 | 16 |
Eric Sanders | 64 | OT-OG | 6-7 | 282 | 30 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 0 |
Curt Singer | 72 | OT | 6-5 | 279 | 27 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
Chris Spielman | 54 | LILB | 6-0 | 247 | 23 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
Stephen Starring | 81 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 27 | McNeese State | 6 | 0 |
Thomas Strauthers | 94 | DE | 6-4 | 266 | 27 | Jackson State | 10 | 0 |
Bobby Watkins | 27 | CB-S | 5-10 | 184 | 28 | Texas State | 16 | 0 |
William White | 35 | CB | 5-10 | 198 | 22 | Ohio State | 16 | 0 |
Eric Williams | 76 | LDE | 6-4 | 283 | 26 | Washington State | 16 | 16 |
Jimmy Williams | 59 | LOLB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 |
Scott Williams | 38 | RB | 6-2 | 234 | 26 | Georgia | 11 | 0 |
John Witkowski | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 26 | Columbia | 2 | 0 |
Butch Woolfolk | 21 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 28 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 3 | Bennie Blades | DB | Miami (Florida) |
2 | 29 | Chris Spielman | LB | Ohio State |
2 | 32 | Pat Carter | TE | Florida State |
3 | 58 | Ray Roundtree | WR | Penn State |
4 | 85 | William White | DB | Ohio State |
5 | 111 | Eric Andolsek | G | Louisiana State |
6 | 142 | Carl Painter | RB | Hampton |
7 | 169 | Jeff James | WR | Stanford |
8 | 196 | Gary Hadd | DE | Minnesota |
9 | 223 | Kip Corrington | DB | Texas A&M |
9 | 234 | Todd Irvin | T | Mississippi |
10 | 254 | Paco Craig | WR | UCLA |
11 | 281 | Danny McCoin | QB | Cincinnati |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 36 | 87 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 220 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 93 | 78 | 105 | 3 | 313 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 27:27 | 226 | 63 | 141 | 22 | 73/217 33.6% | 7/12 58.3% | 94 | 804 |
Opponents Totals | 32:33 | 334 | 128 | 179 | 27 | 99/217 45.6% | 4/10 40.0% | 106 | 869 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Murray | 0 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 0 | 82 |
Garry James | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Pete Mandley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Jeff Chadwick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Carl Bland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
George Jamison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Gary Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mark Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Devon Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Scott Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 23 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 0 | 220 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 1 | 313 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Murray | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 0 | 48 | 1/1 | 8/8 | 9/9 | 2/2 | 0/1 |
Team Totals | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 0 | 48 | 1/1 | 8/8 | 9/9 | 2/2 | 0/1 |
Opponents Totals | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 3/3 | 7/7 | 10/12 | 4/4 | 1/3 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Garry James | 182 | 552 | 3.0 | 35 | 5 |
James Jones | 96 | 314 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
Tony Paige | 52 | 207 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 |
Pete Mandley | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 21t | 1 |
Carl Painter | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
Rusty Hilger | 18 | 27 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 |
Chuck Long | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
Scott Williams | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 5 | 1 |
Eric Hipple | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Carl Bland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
John Witkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 391 | 1243 | 3.2 | 35 | 7 |
Opponents Totals | 511 | 2037 | 4.0 | 37 | 16 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rusty Hilger | 306 | 126 | 41.2 | 168 | 1558 | 5.1 | 12.4 | 56 | 7 | 2.3 | 12 | 3.9 | 31 | 251 | 1307 | 48.9 |
Chuck Long | 141 | 75 | 53.2 | 60 | 856 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 40 | 6 | 4.3 | 6 | 4.3 | 18 | 134 | 722 | 68.2 |
Eric Hipple | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 15 | 158 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25 | 133 | 63.5 |
Jim Arnold | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
John Witkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 477 | 213 | 44.7 | 246 | 2572 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 56 | 13 | 2.7 | 18 | 3.8 | 52 | 410 | 2162 | 55.1 |
Opponents Totals | 513 | 337 | 65.7 | 161 | 3672 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 51t | 17 | 3.3 | 15 | 2.9 | 47 | 393 | 3279 | 85.5 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Mandley | 44 | 617 | 14.0 | 56 | 4 |
Garry James | 39 | 382 | 9.8 | 39t | 2 |
James Jones | 29 | 259 | 8.9 | 40 | 0 |
Gary Lee | 22 | 261 | 11.9 | 18 | 1 |
Carl Bland | 21 | 307 | 14.6 | 35 | 2 |
Jeff Chadwick | 20 | 304 | 15.2 | 32 | 3 |
Pat Carter | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 31 | 0 |
Tony Paige | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 15 | 0 |
Stephen Starring | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 40 | 0 |
Scott Williams | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 32 | 0 |
Mark Lewis | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 23 | 1 |
Paco Craig | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
Carl Painter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 213 | 2572 | 12.1 | 56 | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 337 | 3672 | 10.9 | 51t | 17 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devon Mitchell | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 90t | 1 |
George Jamison | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 52t | 1 |
James Griffin | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
Bennie Blades | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
Raphel Cherry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Holmes | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
Jimmy Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Bruce McNorton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 15 | 247 | 16.5 | 90t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 18 | 159 | 8.8 | 34 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Arnold | 97 | 4110 | 42.4 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 483 | 3487 | 35.9 |
Team Totals | 97 | 4110 | 42.4 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 483 | 3487 | 36.0 |
Opponents Totals | 74 | 2915 | 39.4 | 67 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 346 | 2349 | 31.7 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Mandley | 37 | 7 | 287 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 |
Carl Bland | 5 | 1 | 59 | 11.8 | 24 | 0 |
Team Totals | 42 | 8 | 346 | 8.2 | 25 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 57 | 19 | 483 | 8.5 | 77t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Lee | 18 | 0 | 355 | 19.7 | 39 | 0 |
Carl Painter | 17 | 0 | 347 | 20.4 | 32 | 0 |
Carl Bland | 8 | 0 | 179 | 22.4 | 29 | 0 |
Stephen Starring | 8 | 0 | 130 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 |
Butch Woolfolk | 4 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 | 46 | 0 |
Randall Morris | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
Eric Andolsek | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Dan Saleaumua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 59 | 0 | 1154 | 19.6 | 46 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 56 | 1076 | 19.2 | 41 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Mike Cofer | 12.0 | |
Keith Ferguson | 8.5 | |
Eric Williams | 6.5 | |
George Jamison | 5.5 | |
Jerry Ball | 2.0 | |
Curtis Green | 2.0 | |
Dan Saleaumua | 2.0 | |
Thomas Strauthers | 2.0 | |
Jimmy Williams | 2.0 | |
Bennie Blades | 1.0 | |
James Griffin | 1.0 | |
Dannie Lockett | 1.0 | |
Reggie Rogers | 1.0 | |
Dennis Gibson | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 47.0 | 393.0 |
Opponents Totals | 52.0 | 410.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennie Blades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Carl Bland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Cofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Glover | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
James Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Rusty Hilger | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -19 | 0 | |
Garry James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
George Jamison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
James Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gary Lee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dannie Lockett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Long | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |
Pete Mandley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
Bruce McNorton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
Steve Mott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -23 | 0 | |
Tony Paige | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Carl Painter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dan Saleaumua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Harvey Salem | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Sanders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
Chris Spielman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
William White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Witkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 31 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 0 |
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