1988 New York Giants season

1988 New York Giants season
1988 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara
General manager	George Young
Head coach	Bill Parcells
Home field	Giants Stadium
Local radio	WNEW–AM 1130
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 LB Lawrence Taylor; FS Terry Kinard;

The 1988 New York Giants season was the franchise's 64th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team would finish with 10 wins and 6 losses, but a loss to the New York Jets in the season finale would keep them out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Giants would finish second behind the Philadelphia Eagles in the division, losing the conference tiebreaker to the Los Angeles Rams for the final wild card. The season was marked early by the suspension for substance abuse of star linebacker Lawrence Taylor by the NFL for the first four games of the season. Following the end of the season, the Giants would see two longtime defensive stalwarts; defensive end George Martin and future Hall-of-Fame inside linebacker Harry Carson, announce their retirement.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	10	Eric Moore

Personnel

Staff

**1988 New York Giants staff**

	Front office President – Wellington Mara General manager – George Young Director of pro personnel – Tim Rooney Head coaches Head coach – Bill Parcells Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ron Erhardt Offensive backfield – Ray Handley Receivers – Tom Coughlin Tight ends – Mike Pope Offensive line – Fred Hoaglin			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bill Belichick Defensive line – Lamar Leachman Defensive backfield – Len Fontes Defensive assistant – Mike Sweatman Special teams coaches Special teams – Romeo Crennel Assistant special teams – Mike Sweatman Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Johnny Parker

Roster

**1988 New York Giants roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms Running backs 33 George Adams 24 Ottis Anderson 44 Maurice Carthon FB 20 Joe Morris 22 Lee Rouson Wide receivers 85 Stephen Baker 82 Mark Ingram Sr. 86 Lionel Manuel 80 Phil McConkey PR 81 Stacy Robinson Tight ends 89 Mark Bavaro 88 Brad Beckman 84 Zeke Mowatt		Offensive linemen 67 Billy Ard G 76 Jumbo Elliott T 69 Joe Fields C/G 60 Eric Moore G 63 Karl Nelson T 65 Bart Oates C 72 Doug Riesenberg T 66 William Roberts T Defensive linemen 64 Jim Burt NT 77 Eric Dorsey DE 74 Erik Howard NT 70 Leonard Marshall DE 75 George Martin DE 73 John Washington DE		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks OLB 53 Harry Carson ILB 98 Johnie Cooks OLB 52 Pepper Johnson ILB 55 Gary Reasons ILB 51 Ricky Shaw ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB Defensive backs 28 Tom Flynn FS 41 Neal Guggemos KR 37 Wayne Haddix CB 48 Kenny Hill SS/KR 43 Terry Kinard FS 36 Adrian White SS 39 Sheldon White CB 23 Perry Williams CB Special teams 8 Maury Buford P 6 Paul McFadden K		Reserve lists 2 Raúl Allegre K (IR) -- Mike Ariey T (IR) -- Henry Brown DE (IR) 25 Mark Collins CB (IR) 68 Damian Johnson G (IR) 5 Sean Landeta P (IR) -- Sammy Lilly CB (IR) -- Mike Perez QB (IR) -- Gary Schippang T (IR) 87 Tim Sherwin TE (IR) 83 Odessa Turner WR (IR) 27 Herb Welch S (IR) -- Danta Whitaker TE (IR) 71 Robb White DE (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 5	Washington Redskins	W 27–20	1–0	Giants Stadium	76,417
2	September 11	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20	1–1	Giants Stadium	75,943
3	September 18	at Dallas Cowboys	W 12–10	2–1	Texas Stadium	55,325
4	September 25	Los Angeles Rams	L 31–45	2–2	Giants Stadium	75,617
5	October 2	at Washington Redskins	W 24–23	3–2	RFK Stadium	54,601
6	October 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–24	3–3	Veterans Stadium	63,736
7	October 16	Detroit Lions	W 30–10	4–3	Giants Stadium	74,813
8	October 23	at Atlanta Falcons	W 23–16	5–3	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	45,092
9	October 30	at Detroit Lions	W 13–10	6–3	Pontiac Silverdome	38,354
10	November 6	Dallas Cowboys	W 29–21	7–3	Giants Stadium	75,826
11	November 13	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 17–24	7–4	Sun Devil Stadium	65,324
12	November 20	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–23	7–5	Giants Stadium	43,621
13	November 27	at New Orleans Saints	W 13–12	8–5	Louisiana Superdome	66,526
14	December 4	Phoenix Cardinals	W 44–7	9–5	Giants Stadium	73,438
15	December 11	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–12	10–5	Giants Stadium	69,807
16	December 18	at New York Jets	L 21–27	10–6	Giants Stadium	69,770

Week 1

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	5	0	7	0	12
Cowboys	3	0	7	0	10

Date: September 18
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); Wind 16 mph (26 km/h)
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Week 9

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Giants	0	3	7	0	3	13
Lions	0	7	0	3	0	10

Date: October 30
Location: Pontiac Silverdome
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 38,354
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Dan Jiggetts

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	0	7	0	6	13
Saints	3	6	0	3	12

Date: November 27
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game start: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 66,526
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles⁽³⁾	10	6	0	.625	6–2	8–4	379	319	W2
New York Giants	10	6	0	.625	5–3	9–5	359	304	L1
Washington Redskins	7	9	0	.438	4–4	6–6	345	387	L2
Phoenix Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	3–5	6–6	344	398	L5
Dallas Cowboys	3	13	0	.188	2–6	3–9	265	381	L1

References

"1988 New York Giants starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-03.
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.

External links

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[1] "1988 New York Giants starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

[2] Pro-Football-Reference.com

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-03.

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.

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