NFL team season
1988 New Orleans Saints season Owner Tom Benson Head coach Jim Mora General manager Jim Finks Home field Louisiana Superdome Record 10–6 Division place 3rd NFC West Playoff finish Did not qualify Pro Bowlers T Hoby Brenner Eric Martin Sam Mills Morten Andersen
The 1988 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 22nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to match their previous season 's output of 12–3, winning only ten games and missing the playoffs (and losing the division) by a tiebreaker, going 6-6 vs. NFC opponents compared to 8-4 for the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams . Road losses to the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings , as well as a sweep by San Francisco, ended up being the difference in New Orleans staying home and the California teams advancing.[1]
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ] Main article: 1988 NFL Draft
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Personnel [ ] Staff [ ]
1988 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson
President/General Manager – Jim Finks
Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller
Director of Player Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Carl Smith
Running Backs – Jim Skipper
Wide Receivers – Steve Walters
Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams/Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro
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Roster [ ]
1988 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 4
San Francisco 49ers L 33–34
0–1
Louisiana Superdome
66,357
2
September 11
at Atlanta Falcons
W 29–21
1–1
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
48,901
3
September 18
at Detroit Lions
W 22–14
2–1
Pontiac Silverdome
32,943
4
September 25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 13–9
3–1
Louisiana Superdome
66,671
5
Dallas Cowboys
W 20–17
4–1
Louisiana Superdome
68,474
6
October 9
at San Diego Chargers
W 23–17
5–1
Jack Murphy Stadium
42,693
7
October 16
at Seattle Seahawks
W 20–19
6–1
Kingdome
63,569
8
October 23
Los Angeles Raiders
W 20–6
7–1
Louisiana Superdome
66,249
9
October 30
Los Angeles Rams L 10–12
7–2
Louisiana Superdome
68,238
10
November 6
at Washington Redskins
L 24–27
7–3
RFK Stadium
54,183
11
November 13
at Los Angeles Rams
W 14–10
8–3
Anaheim Stadium
63,305
12
November 20
Denver Broncos
W 42–0
9–3
Louisiana Superdome
68,075
13
November 27
New York Giants
L 12–13
9–4
Louisiana Superdome
66,526
14
December 4
at Minnesota Vikings
L 3–45
9–5
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
61,215
15
December 11
at San Francisco 49ers
L 17–30
9–6
Candlestick Park
62,977
16
December 18
Atlanta Falcons W 10–9
10–6
Louisiana Superdome
60,566
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ ] Week 1 [ ] This section is empty. You can help by . (May 2015 )
Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
3
9 10 7
29
Falcons
7
7 7 0
21
Scoring summary Q1 NO Andersen 41 yard field goalNO 3–0 Q1 ATL Whisenhunt 12 yard pass from Miller (Davis kick)ATL 7–3 Q2 ATL Higdon 34 yard pass from Miller (Davis kick)ATL 14–3 Q2 NO Andersen 29 yard field goal ATL 14–6 Q2 NO Martin 14 yard pass from Hebert (kick failed)ATL 14–12 Q3 NO Andersen 28 yard field goal NO 15–14 Q3 ATL Settle 1 yard run (Davis kick)ATL 21–15 Q3 NO Mayes 17 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 22–21 Q4 NO Hilliard 4 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 29–21
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Week 3 [ ] The Saints won for the first time in Detroit going 0-4-1 in their previous five trips to Michigan (three to Tiger Stadium and two to the Pontiac Silverdome ).
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
0
7 12 3
22
Lions
7
7 0 0
14
Date: September 18Location: Pontiac Silverdome Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 32,943Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Johnny GrierTV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Gary Fencik Scoring summary Q1 DET Bland 9 yard pass from Long (Murray kick)DET 7–0 Q2 NO Hill 29 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)Tie 7–7 Q2 DET Bland 10 yard pass from Long (Murray kick) DET 14–7 Q3 NO Andersen 37 yard field goal DET 14–10 Q3 NO Safety, Long tackled by Jackson in end zone DET 14–12 Q3 NO Hilliard 4 yard run (Anderson kick)NO 19–14 Q4 NO Andersen 29 yard field goal NO 22–14
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Week 4 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers
0
6 0 3
9
• Saints
10
3 0 0
13
Date: September 25Location: Louisiana Superdome Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 66,671Game weather: Indoors (dome) Scoring summary Q1 NO Hill 5 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q1 NO Andersen 28 yard field goal NO 10–0 Q2 TB Igwebuike 25 yard field goalNO 10–3 Q2 NO Andersen 41 yard field goal NO 13–3 Q2 TB Igwebuike 35 yard field goal NO 13–6 Q4 TB Igwebuike 35 yard field goal NO 13–9
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Week 5 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
7 7 3
17
• Saints
7
7 3 3
20
Date: October 3Location: Louisiana Superdome Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,474Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Gene BarthTV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Scoring summary Q1 NO Hill 7 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2 NO Perriman 17 yard pass from Hebert (Anderson kick)NO 14–0 Q2 DAL Martin 13 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick)NO 14–7 Q3 DAL Martin 14 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 NO Andersen 27 yard field goal NO 17–14 Q4 DAL Ruzek 39 yard field goal Tie 17–17 Q4 NO Andersen 49 yard field goal NO 20–17
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Week 6 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
0
13 7 3
23
Chargers
14
0 3 0
17
Date: October 9Location: Jack Murphy Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 42,693Game weather: 72 °F; wind 8Referee: Ben DreithTV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Dan Jiggetts Scoring summary Q1 SD Miller 47 yard pass from Laufenberg (Abbott kick)SD 7–0 Q1 SD Roy Bennett recovered fumble in end zone (Abbott kick)SD 14–0 Q2 NO Andersen 27 yard field goalSD 14–3 Q2 NO Andersen 35 yard field goal SD 14–6 Q2 NO Hill 19 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)SD 14–13 Q3 NO Martin 10 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 20–14 Q3 SD Abbott 35 yard field goal NO 20–17 Q4 NO Andersen 34 yard field goal NO 23–17
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Week 7 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
0
10 7 3
20
Seahawks
3
3 6 7
19
Date: October 16Location: Kingdome Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 63,569Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Pat HaggertyTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts Scoring summary Q1 SEA Johnson 22 yard field goalSEA 3–0 Q2 NO Martin 19 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–3 Q2 SEA Johnson 47 yard field goal NO 7–6 Q2 NO Andersen 23 yard field goal NO 10–6 Q3 SEA Johnson 46 yard field goal NO 10–9 Q3 NO Waymer 58 yard blocked field goal return (Andersen kick)NO 17–9 Q3 SEA Johnson 42 yard field goal NO 17–12 Q4 NO Andersen 31 yard field goal NO 20–12 Q4 SEA Blades 3 yard pass from Stouffer (Johnson kick)NO 20–19
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Week 8 [ ] The Saints defeated the Raiders for the first time in six meetings (the 1971 matchup, the first between the teams, ended in a 21-21 tie).
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
6 0 0
6
• Saints
3
0 14 3
20
Date: October 23Location: Louisiana Superdome Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 66,249Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jerry SeemanTelevision network: NBC Scoring summary Q1 NO Andersen 51 yard field goalNO 3–0 Q2 LA Fernandez 85 yard pass from Schroeder (kick failed)LA 6–3 Q3 NO Heyward 73 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 10–7 Q3 NO Hilliard 7 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 17–7 Q4 NO Andersen 25 yard field goal NO 20–7
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Week 11 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
0
7 7 0
14
Rams
0
3 0 7
10
Date: November 13Location: Anaheim Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 63,305Game weather: 61 °F; wind 6Referee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts Scoring summary Q2 NO Hilliard 4 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2 LA Lansford 23 yard field goalNO 7–3 Q3 NO Mayes 3 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 14–3 Q4 LA Bell 1 yard run (Lansford kick)NO 14–10
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Week 12 [ ] In the Broncos' first appearance in the Louisiana Superdome since Super Bowl XII 11 years earlier, the Saints defeated Denver for the first time in five tries, and posted their largest margin of victory at the time.
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
0
0 0 0
0
• Saints
14
7 14 7
42
Date: November 20Location: Louisiana Superdome Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,075Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Dick JorgensenTV announcers (NBC ): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Scoring summary Q1 NO Mayes 2 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q1 NO Hilliard 2 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 14–0 Q2 NO Martin 40 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 21–0 Q3 NO Gray 66 yard punt return (Andersen kick)NO 28–0 Q3 NO Tice 8 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 35–0 Q4 NO Martin 6 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 42–0
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Week 16 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Falcons
0
3 3 3
9
• Saints
7
0 0 3
10
Date: December 18Location: Louisiana Superdome Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 60,566Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Pat HaggertyTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts Scoring summary Q1 NO Hilliard 13 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2 ATL Davis 27 yard field goalNO 7–3 Q3 ATL Davis 43 yard field goal NO 7–6 Q4 ATL Davis 39 yard field goal ATL 9–7 Q4 NO Andersen 30 yard field goal NO 10–9
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Standings [ ] References [ ]
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