1988_Los_Angeles_Rams_season

1988 Los Angeles Rams season
1988 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Head coach	John Robinson
Home field	Anaheim Stadium
Local radio	KMPC–AM 710
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Vikings) 17–28
	← 1987; Rams seasons; 1989 →;

1988 Los Angeles Rams season

NFL team season

The 1988 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League, their 41st overall, and their 43rd in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The team improved on a disappointing 6–9 record the previous year, going 10–6 and qualifying as a Wild Card before losing to the Minnesota Vikings 28–17 in the NFC Wild Card game.

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Regular season

1988 Team Starters

Offense

11 Jim Everett            QB
42 Greg Bell              RB
24 Buford McGee           FB
80 Henry Ellard           WR
84 Aaron Cox              WR
86 Damone Johnson         TE

75 Irv Pankey             LT
66 Tom Newberry           LG
56 Doug Smith             C
67 Duval Love             RG
78 Jackie Slater          RT

Defense

93 Doug Reed              LDE
99 Alvin Wright           NT
98 Shawn Miller           RDE

91 Kevin Greene           LB
55 Carl Ekern             LB
59 Mark Jerue             LB
54 Mike Wilcher           LB

25 Jerry Gray             CB
47 LeRoy Irvin            CB
23 Michael Stewart        SS
20 Johnnie Johnson        FS

Kicking Team

1 Mike Lansford           K
3 Rich Camarillo          P
28 Cliff Hicks            PR
89 Ron Brown              KR

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NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 Los Angeles Rams draft
1	14	Gaston Green	Running back	UCLA
1	20	Aaron Cox	Wide receiver	Arizona State
2	35	Anthony Newman	Safety	Oregon
2	46	Flipper Anderson	Wide receiver	UCLA
2	47	Fred Strickland	Linebacker	Purdue
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 11 Jim Everett 9 Mark Herrmann Running backs 42 Greg Bell 39 Robert Delpino KR 30 Gaston Green KR 44 Mike Guman 24 Buford McGee 32 Tim Tyrrell 33 Charles White Wide receivers 83 Flipper Anderson 89 Ron Brown KR 84 Aaron Cox 80 Henry Ellard PR Tight ends 81 Pete Holohan 86 Damone Johnson 82 Eric Sievers		Offensive linemen 72 Robert Jenkins T 67 Duval Love G 66 Tom Newberry G 75 Irv Pankey T 76 Mike Schad G 56 Doug Smith C 78 Jackie Slater T 61 Tony Slaton C/G Defensive linemen 77 Gary Jeter DE 69 Greg Meisner NT 98 Shawn Miller DE 93 Doug Reed DE 99 Alvin Wright NT		Linebackers 50 Jim Collins ILB 55 Carl Ekern ILB 51 Brett Faryniarz OLB 91 Kevin Greene OLB 52 Larry Kelm ILB 53 Fred Strickland ILB 54 Mike Wilcher OLB Defensive backs 25 Jerry Gray CB 28 Cliff Hicks CB 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 20 Johnnie Johnson FS 26 Anthony Newman CB 23 Michael Stewart SS 49 Mickey Sutton CB 37 James Washington FS Special teams 5 Dale Hatcher P 1 Mike Lansford K 90 Mike McDonald LS		Reserve lists 87 Jon Embree TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Mark Jerue LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Keith Jones RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- R.C. Mullin T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 22 Vince Newsome S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Mel Owens LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 Mike Piel DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 65 Fred Stokes DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 Mike Young WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad none 47 active, 9 inactive Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4	at Green Bay Packers	W 34–7	1–0	Lambeau Field	53,769
2	September 11	Detroit Lions	W 17–10	2–0	Anaheim Stadium	46,262
3	September 18	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 22–17	3–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	84,870
4	September 25	at New York Giants	W 45–31	4–0	Giants Stadium	75,617
5	October 2	Phoenix Cardinals	L 27–41	4–1	Anaheim Stadium	49,830
6	October 9	at Atlanta Falcons	W 33–0	5–1	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	30,852
7	October 16	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–24	5–2	Anaheim Stadium	65,450
8	October 23	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–10	6–2	Anaheim Stadium	57,033
9	October 30	at New Orleans Saints	W 12–10	7–2	Louisiana Superdome	68,238
10	November 6	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–30	7–3	Veterans Stadium	65,624
11	November 13	New Orleans Saints	L 10–14	7–4	Anaheim Stadium	63,305
12	November 20	San Diego Chargers	L 24–38	7–5	Anaheim Stadium	45,462
13	November 27	at Denver Broncos	L 24–35	7–6	Mile High Stadium	74,141
14	December 5	Chicago Bears	W 23–3	8–6	Anaheim Stadium	65,579
15	December 11	Atlanta Falcons	W 22–7	9–6	Anaheim Stadium	42,828
16	December 18	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–16	10–6	Candlestick Park	62,444
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽²⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	369	294	L1
Los Angeles Rams⁽⁵⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	407	293	W3
New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	3–3	6–6	312	283	W1
Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	244	315	L3

1988_Los_Angeles_Rams_season

1988 Los Angeles Rams season

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 4

Standings

Playoffs

Awards and records

See also

External links

References

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