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1988 Indianapolis Colts season
36th season in franchise history
The 1988 Indianapolis Colts season was the 36th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and fifth in Indianapolis. The team finished the year with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and tied for second in the AFC East division with the New England Patriots. However, the Colts finished ahead of New England based on better record against common opponents (7–5 to Patriots' 6–6). At the start of the season, Ron Meyer demoted quarterback Gary Hogeboom to back up, and promoted Jack Trudeau to starter, which prompted Hogeboom to demand that he be either traded or released.[1]
Quick Facts Indianapolis Colts season, Owner ...
| 1988 Indianapolis Colts season | |
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| Owner | Robert Irsay |
| General manager | Jim Irsay |
| Head coach | Ron Meyer |
| Home field | Hoosier Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | C Ray Donaldson T Chris Hinton RB Eric Dickerson |
| AP All-Pros | RB Eric Dickerson (1st team) C Ray Donaldson (2nd team) T Chris Hinton (2nd team) K Dean Biasucci (2nd team) |
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NFL Draft
Main article: 1988 NFL Draft
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| 1988 Indianapolis Colts draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 3 | 76 | Chris Chandler * | Quarterback | Washington | |
| 4 | 104 | Michael Ball | Cornerback | Southern | |
| 5 | 129 | John Baylor | Defensive back | Southern Mississippi | |
| 9 | 243 | Jeff Herrod | Linebacker | Mississippi | |
| 10 | 270 | O'Brien Alston | Linebacker | Maryland | |
| 11 | 297 | Donnie Dee | Tight end | Tulsa | |
| 12 | 308 | Aatron Kenney | Wide receiver | Wisconsin–Stevens | |
| 12 | 327 | Tim Vesling | Placekicker | Syracuse | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
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Staff
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Front office
Head coaches Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 4 | Houston Oilers | L 14–17 (OT) | 0–1 | Hoosier Dome | 57,251 | |
| 2 | September 11 | Chicago Bears | L 13–17 | 0–2 | Hoosier Dome | 60,503 | |
| 3 | September 19 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–23 | 0–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 75,148 | |
| 4 | September 25 | Miami Dolphins | W 15–13 | 1–3 | Hoosier Dome | 59,638 | |
| 5 | October 2 | at New England Patriots | L 17–21 | 1–4 | Sullivan Stadium | 58,050 | |
| 6 | October 9 | at Buffalo Bills | L 23–24 | 1–5 | Rich Stadium | 76,018 | |
| 7 | October 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 35–31 | 2–5 | Hoosier Dome | 53,135 | |
| 8 | October 23 | at San Diego Chargers | W 16–0 | 3–5 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 37,722 | |
| 9 | October 31 | Denver Broncos | W 55–23 | 4–5 | Hoosier Dome | 60,544 | |
| 10 | November 6 | New York Jets | W 38–14 | 5–5 | Hoosier Dome | 59,233 | |
| 11 | November 13 | at Green Bay Packers | W 20–13 | 6–5 | Lambeau Field | 53,492 | |
| 12 | November 20 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 3–12 | 6–6 | Metrodome | 58,342 | |
| 13 | November 27 | New England Patriots | W 24–21 | 7–6 | Hoosier Dome | 58,157 | |
| 14 | December 4 | at Miami Dolphins | W 31–28 | 8–6 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 45,236 | |
| 15 | December 10 | at New York Jets | L 16–34 | 8–7 | The Meadowlands | 46,284 | |
| 16 | December 18 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–14 | 9–7 | Hoosier Dome | 59,908 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
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Game summaries
Week 4
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Week 9 vs Broncos
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Week Nine: Denver Broncos (4–4) at Indianapolis Colts (3–5)
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
Standings
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| 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 |
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- Eric Dickerson, Led AFC (tied), Touchdowns, 15 TD's [3]
- "Jack Trudeau replaced Gary Hogeboom as the starting quarterback... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-15.
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447