1988_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1988 Kansas City Chiefs season
1988 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Jim Schaaf (fired Dec. 8); Carl Peterson (after Dec. 19)
Head coach	Frank Gansz
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	4–11–1
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 LB Dino Hackett; CB Albert Lewis; S Deron Cherry;
AP All-Pros	1 S Deron Cherry (1st team);
	← 1987; Chiefs seasons; 1989 →;

1988 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1988 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League and the 29th overall.

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Bill Kenney opened the team's initial two games at quarterback, but was replaced by Steve DeBerg for the second half against Seattle.^[1] DeBerg guided the team to a 20–13 win against Denver in his initial start as a member of the Chiefs. However, six losses, and a tie followed as Kenney and DeBerg jostled for the starting job.

As the season drew to a close, it became apparent the winds of change were blowing across the organization. President Jack Steadman resigned on December 8, while general manager Jim Schaaf was relieved of his duties the same day.^[1] Steadman was later named chairman of the board. On the field, the Chiefs finished the year at 4–11–1 as questions swirled regarding head coach Frank Gansz's future and who would fill the club's leadership void. One day after the season's conclusion, former Philadelphia Eagles and United States Football League executive Carl Peterson was named the club's president/general manager and chief operating officer on December 19.

Regular season

Game summaries

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	2	Neil Smith *	Defensive end	Nebraska
3	59	Kevin Porter	Safety	Auburn
4	96	Johnny Ray Ambrose	Wide receiver	Mississippi
6	139	James Saxon	Running back	San Jose State
7	170	Troy Stedman	Linebacker	Washburn
8	197	Alfredo Roberts	Tight end	Miami (FL)
9	224	Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof	Wide receiver	Maryland
10	251	Kenny Gamble	Running back	Colgate
11	282	Danny McManus	Quarterback	Florida State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 17 Steve DeBerg 9 Bill Kenney 14 Danny McManus Running backs 44 Herman Heard 32 Larry Moriarty 26 Paul Palmer 21 James Saxon Wide receivers 88 Carlos Carson 86 Emile Harry 83 Stephone Paige 82 Kitrick Taylor Tight ends 85 Jonathan Hayes 80 Rod Jones 87 Alfredo Roberts		Offensive linemen 61 Mark Adickes G 76 John Alt T 77 Rich Baldinger G 65 Curt DiGiacomo G 75 Irv Eatman T 64 Gerry Feehery C 60 Byron Ingram G 51 Adam Lingner LS/C 72 Dave Lutz G Defensive linemen 99 Mike Bell DE 98 Leonard Griffin DE 93 Dee Hardison NT 70 Jerome Sally NT 90 Neil Smith DE 71 Don Thorp DE		Linebackers 54 Tim Cofield OLB 55 Louis Cooper OLB 57 Chris Martin OLB 92 Jerry McCabe ILB 96 Aaron Pearson ILB 52 Angelo Snipes OLB 94 Troy Stedman OLB Defensive backs 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 48 Kenny Gamble FS 23 Greg Hill CB 45 Sidney Johnson CB 29 Albert Lewis CB 24 J. C. Pearson CB 27 Kevin Porter SS 31 Kevin Ross CB Special teams 2 Kelly Goodburn P 8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists -- Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 Gary Baldinger DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Tom Baugh C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Darrell Colbert WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 50 Jack Del Rio OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 56 Dino Hackett ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Andy Hawkins OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Stephen Hobbs WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 53 Todd Howard ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 73 Brian Jozwiak G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 74 Pete Koch DE (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform) 63 Bill Maas NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 35 Christian Okoye FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 67 Mike Stensrud DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Richard Van Druten T Practice squad none 47 active, 15 inactive Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 6	Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–21	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	31,947	Recap
2	August 13	at Atlanta Falcons	W 27–13	2–0	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	23,369	Recap
3	August 19	at Green Bay Packers	T 21–21 (OT)	2–0–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	32,361	Recap
4	August 25	Phoenix Cardinals	L 21–41	2–1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	36,883	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 4	Cleveland Browns	L 3–6	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	55,654	Recap
2	September 11	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–31	0–2	Kingdome	61,512	Recap
3	September 18	Denver Broncos	W 20–13	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	63,268	Recap
4	September 25	San Diego Chargers	L 23–24	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	45,498	Recap
5	October 2	at New York Jets	T 17–17 (OT)	1–3–1	Giants Stadium	66,110	Recap
6	October 9	at Houston Oilers	L 6–7	1–4–1	Houston Astrodome	39,134	Recap
7	October 16	Los Angeles Raiders	L 17–27	1–5–1	Arrowhead Stadium	77,078	Recap
8	October 23	Detroit Lions	L 6–7	1–6–1	Arrowhead Stadium	66,926	Recap
9	October 30	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 10–17	1–7–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	36,103	Recap
10	November 6	at Denver Broncos	L 11–17	1–8–1	Mile High Stadium	74,227	Recap
11	November 13	Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–28	2–8–1	Arrowhead Stadium	34,614	Recap
12	November 20	Seattle Seahawks	W 27–24	3–8–1	Arrowhead Stadium	33,152	Recap
13	November 27	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–16	3–9–1	Three Rivers Stadium	42,057	Recap
14	December 4	New York Jets	W 38–34	4–9–1	Arrowhead Stadium	30,059	Recap
15	December 11	at New York Giants	L 12–28	4–10–1	Giants Stadium	69,807	Recap
16	December 18	at San Diego Chargers	L 13–24	4–11–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	26,339	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	3	0	3	6
Chiefs	0	3	0	0	3

1988_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1988 Kansas City Chiefs season

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 5: at New York Jets

Week 6: at Houston Oilers

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 9: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week 10: at Denver Broncos

Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 14: vs. New York Jets

Week 15: at New York Giants

Week 16: at San Diego Chargers

Standings

References

External links

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AFC West
view talk edit	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