1988_New_York_Jets_season

1988 New York Jets season
1988 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Joe Walton
Home field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	8–7–1
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Mickey Shuler; WR Al Toon; FS Erik McMillan
	← 1987; Jets seasons; 1989 →;

1988 New York Jets season

1988 season of NFL team New York Jets

The 1988 New York Jets season was the 29th season for the team and the 19th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–9 record from 1987 under head coach Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–7–1. Although for the second straight year they failed to qualify for the playoffs, they would play the spoiler, as a victory over their cross-town rival New York Giants in week 16 kept the Giants out of the playoffs due to a series of tiebreakers. For the third time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 7 interceptions in 424 passing attempts.

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A ticket for a September 1988 game between the Jets and the Cleveland Browns.

The Jets endured a major distraction when Mark Gastineau, the team's main pass rusher who appeared to be experiencing a career-renaissance, abruptly retired in midseason to tend to ailing actress Brigitte Nielsen.

Regular season

Game summaries

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 New York Jets draft
1	8	Dave Cadigan	OT	USC
2	37	Terry Williams	DB	Bethune-Cookman
3	63	Erik McMillan	DB	Missouri
3	74	James Hasty	DB	Washington State
5	119	Mike Withycombe	OG	Fresno State
6	146	Paul Frase	DE	Syracuse
7	172	Gary Patton	RB	Eastern Michigan
8	203	Keith Neubert	TE	Nebraska
9	230	Ralph Tamm	OG	West Chester
10	257	John Booty	DB	TCU
11	287	John Galvin	LB	Boston College
12	314	Albert Goss	DT	Jackson State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan Running backs 31 Marion Barber Jr. 30 Nuu Faaola 34 Johnny Hector 24 Freeman McNeil 43 Roger Vick Wide receivers 84 Michael Harper 87 Kurt Sohn 88 Al Toon 83 Jo-Jo Townsell KR/PR 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends 80 K.D. Dunn 81 Billy Griggs 86 Keith Neubert 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander G 63 Ted Banker G 61 Jeff Criswell T 79 Mike Haight G 68 Reggie McElroy T 75 Adam Schreiber C/G/LS 53 Jim Sweeney C 76 Mike Withycombe G Defensive linemen 95 Tom Baldwin DE 91 Paul Frase DE 74 Mark Garalczyk DE 93 Marty Lyons DE 94 Scott Mersereau NT 77 Gerald Nichols NT		Linebackers 54 Troy Benson OLB 59 Kyle Clifton ILB 90 Robin Cole OLB 51 John Galvin ILB 55 Alex Gordon OLB 57 Kevin McArthur OLB 92 Ken Rose OLB Defensive backs 42 John Booty CB/S 40 James Hasty CB 28 Carl Howard CB 48 Bobby Humphery CB/KR 36 Rich Miano SS 25 George Radachowsky FS 33 Terry Williams CB 38 Mike Zordich FS Special teams 5 Pat Leahy K 6 Joe Prokop P		Reserve lists 64 Guy Bingham C/G/LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 Dave Cadigan T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 50 Bob Crable LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Bobby Curtis LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Glenn Dennison TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Onzy Elam LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 35 Kerry Glenn CB (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform) 89 Rocky Klever TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Mark Krerowicz G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Jamie Kurisko TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 15 Kyle Mackey QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 22 Erik McMillan FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 46 Mike Mitchell CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Matt Monger LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Tim O'Malley LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 19 Bobby Riley WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Bill Sanders TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 67 Ralph Tamm C/G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics 47 active, 18 inactive

POS	Name	GS
QB	7 Ken O'Brien	12
RB	24 Freeman McNeil	16
FB	43 Roger Vick	12
WR	88 Al Toon	15
WR	85 Wesley Walker	10
TE	82 Mickey Shuler	15
LT	61 Jeff Criswell	12
LG	79 Mike Haight	9
C	53 Jim Sweeney	16
RG	60 Dan Alexander	13
RT	68 Reggie McElroy	16

POS	Name	GS
LDE	99 Mark Gastineau	7
NT	94 Scott Mersereau	15
RDE	93 Marty Lyons	16
LOLB	55 Alex Gordon	13
LILB	54 Troy Benson	16
RILB	59 Kyle Clifton	15
ROLB	57 Kevin McArthur	16
LCB	48 Bobby Humphery	16
RCB	40 James Hasty	15
SS	36 Rich Miano	16
FS	22 Erik McMillan	13

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4	at New England Patriots	L 3–28	0–1	Sullivan Stadium	44,027
2	September 11	at Cleveland Browns	W 23–3	1–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	74,434
3	September 18	Houston Oilers	W 45–3	2–1	Giants Stadium	64,483
4	September 25	at Detroit Lions	W 17–10	3–1	Pontiac Silverdome	29,250
5	October 2	Kansas City Chiefs	T 17–17 (OT)	3–1–1	Giants Stadium	66,110
6	October 9	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 19–36	3–2–1	Riverfront Stadium	57,482
7	October 17	Buffalo Bills	L 14–37	3–3–1	Giants Stadium	70,218
8	October 23	at Miami Dolphins	W 44–30	4–3–1	Joe Robbie Stadium	68,292
9	October 30	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–20	5–3–1	Giants Stadium	64,862
10	November 6	at Indianapolis Colts	L 14–38	5–4–1	Hoosier Dome	59,233
11	November 13	New England Patriots	L 13–14	5–5–1	Giants Stadium	48,358
12	November 20	at Buffalo Bills	L 6–9 (OT)	5–6–1	Rich Stadium	78,389
13	November 27	Miami Dolphins	W 38–34	6–6–1	Giants Stadium	52,752
14	December 4	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 34–38	6–7–1	Arrowhead Stadium	30,059
15	December 10	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–16	7–7–1	Giants Stadium	46,284
16	December 18	New York Giants	W 27–21	8–7–1	Giants Stadium	69,770
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

1988_New_York_Jets_season

1988 New York Jets season

Offseason

Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Starters

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Standings

External links

References

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AFC East
view talk edit	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