1988 Denver Broncos season
1988 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | Pat Bowlen |
General manager | John Beake |
Head coach | Dan Reeves |
Home field | Mile High Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 2nd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Uniform | |
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The 1988 Denver Broncos season was the team's 29th year in professional football and its 19th with the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos entered the season as two-time defending AFC champions and looked to advance to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season, but went 8–8 and missed the playoffs for the second time in six seasons. After the season, the last remaining Bronco from their Super Bowl XII team, longtime offensive lineman Billy Bryan, retired, ending a 12-year era for the team.
Off Season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]1988 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 26 | Ted Gregory | NT | Syracuse | |
2 | 45 | Gerald Perry | Tackle | Southern University | |
3 | 79 | Kevin Guidry | Cornerback | LSU | |
5 | 136 | Corris Ervin | DB | Central Florida | |
7 | 174 | Pat Kelly | TE | Syracuse | |
7 | 192 | Garry Frank | Guard | Mississippi State | |
9 | 248 | Mel Farr Jr. | Running back | UCLA | |
10 | 268 | Channing Williams | RB | Arizona State | |
11 | 304 | Shaun Grady | RB | Duke | |
12 | 332 | Michael Rhyan | QB | Cal State Fullerton | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
[edit] Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 4 | Seattle Seahawks | L 14–21 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 75,986 | |
2 | September 11 | San Diego Chargers | W 34–3 | 1–1 | Mile High Stadium | 75,359 | |
3 | September 18 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–20 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 63,268 | |
4 | September 26 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 27–30 (OT) | 1–3 | Mile High Stadium | 75,964 | |
5 | October 2 | at San Diego Chargers | W 12–0 | 2–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 55,763 | |
6 | October 9 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 16–13 (OT) | 3–3 | Candlestick Park | 61,711 | |
7 | October 16 | Atlanta Falcons | W 30–14 | 4–3 | Mile High Stadium | 75,287 | |
8 | October 23 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–39 | 4–4 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,811 | |
9 | October 31 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 23–55 | 4–5 | Hoosier Dome | 60,544 | |
10 | November 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–11 | 5–5 | Mile High Stadium | 74,227 | |
11 | November 13 | Cleveland Browns | W 30–7 | 6–5 | Mile High Stadium | 75,806 | |
12 | November 20 | at New Orleans Saints | L 0–42 | 6–6 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,075 | |
13 | November 27 | Los Angeles Rams | W 35–24 | 7–6 | Mile High Stadium | 74,141 | |
14 | December 4 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 20–21 | 7–7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 65,561 | |
15 | December 11 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 14–42 | 7–8 | Kingdome | 62,838 | |
16 | December 17 | New England Patriots | W 21–10 | 8–8 | Mile High Stadium | 70,910 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 9 at Colts
[edit]Week Nine: Denver Broncos (4–4) at Indianapolis Colts (3–5)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
Colts | 21 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 55 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 60,544
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels
- Box Score, Box Score
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Week 16
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Standings
[edit]AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Seattle Seahawks(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 339 | 329 | W2 |
Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 327 | 352 | W1 |
Los Angeles Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6–2 | 6–6 | 325 | 369 | L2 |
San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 231 | 332 | W2 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 2–6 | 4–9–1 | 254 | 320 | L2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1988 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-19.
External links
[edit]- Denver Broncos – 1988 media guide
- 1988 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com