The 1988 Detroit Lions seasonDarryl Rogers , who had served since 1985, was fired after 11 games and replaced by defensive coordinator Wayne Fontes .[ 1]
The 1988 Lions’ offense was historically inept; their 3,405 offensive yards gained is the second-lowest all-time in a 16-game season, and the lowest total of the 1980s.[ 2] [ 3]
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Undrafted free agents
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1988 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player
Position
College
Douglas Beaty
Fullback
Appalachian State
1988 Detroit Lions staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special teams – Carl Battershell Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning coordinator – Don Clemons
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 4
Atlanta Falcons
W 31–17
1–0
31,075
2
September 11
at Los Angeles Rams
L 10–17
1–1
46,262
3
September 18
New Orleans Saints
L 14–22
1–2
32,943
4
September 25
New York Jets
L 10–17
1–3
29,250
5
October 2
at San Francisco 49ers
L 13–20
1–4
58,285
6
October 9
Chicago Bears L 7–24
1–5
64,526
7
October 16
at New York Giants
L 10–30
1–6
74,813
8
October 23
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 7–6
2–6
66,926
9
October 30
New York Giants
L 10–13 OT
2–7
38,354
10
November 6
at Minnesota Vikings
L 17–44
2–8
55,573
11
November 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–23
2–9
25,956
12
November 20
at Green Bay Packers
W 19–9
3–9
44,327
13
Minnesota Vikings L 0–23
3–10
46,379
14
December 4
Green Bay Packers W 30–14
4–10
28,124
15
December 11
at Chicago Bears
L 12–13
4–11
55,010
16
December 18
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 10–21
4–12
37,778
Note : Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.
1
2 3 4 Total
Falcons
3
0 0 14
17
• Lions
0
10 14 7
31
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Lions
0
7 0 0
7
Chiefs
0
3 3 0
6
Scoring summary Q2 KC Lowery 38 yard field goalKC 3–0 Q2 DET Chadwick 14 yard pass from Hilger (Murray kick)DET 7–3 Q3 KC Lowery 43 yard field goal DET 7–6
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Lions
3
6 0 10
19
Packers
0
0 3 6
9
Scoring summary Q1 DET Murray 42 yard field goalDET 3–0 Q2 DET Murray 37 yard field goal DET 6–0 Q2 DET Murray 19 yard field goal DET 9–0 Q3 GB Dawson 32 yard field goalDET 9–3 Q4 DET Williams 1 yard run (Murray kick)DET 16–3 Q4 DET Murray 26 yard field goal DET 19–3 Q4 GB Matthews 3 yard pass from Majkowski (kick failed)DET 19–9
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1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
0 0 14
14
• Lions
10
17 0 3
30
Scoring summary Q1 DET Murray 26 yard field goalDET 3–0 Q1 DET Mandley 21 yard run (Murray kick)DET 10–0 Q2 DET Murray 23 yard field goal DET 13–0 Q2 DET Mitchell 90 yard interception return (Murray kick)DET 20–0 Q2 DET James 2 yard run (Murray kick)DET 27–0 Q4 GB West 4 yard pass from Wright (Dorsey kick)DET 27–7 Q4 DET Murray 23 yard field goal DET 30–7 Q4 GB Sharpe 24 yard pass from Wright (Dorsey kick)DET 30–14
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^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 114
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Total Yds. ^ In a 16-game season, Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1980 to 1989, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
^ "1988 Detroit Lions Draftees" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 10, 2014 .^ Pro-Football-Reference.com ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.
