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1988 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	Detroit Lions
year	1988
record	4–12
division_place	4th NFC Central
coach	Darryl Rogers (fired November 13, 2-9 record)
Wayne Fontes (interim, 2-4 record)
general manager	Russ Thomas
owner	William Clay Ford Sr.
stadium	Pontiac Silverdome
playoffs	Did not qualify
pro_bowlers	LB Mike Cofer
P Jim Arnold
AP All-pros	P Jim Arnold (2nd team)
shortnavlink	Lions seasons

Wayne Fontes (interim, 2-4 record) P Jim Arnold | AP All-pros = P Jim Arnold (2nd team)

The 1988 Detroit Lions season was the 59th season in franchise history. The team fell a step further from their 4–11 record in the strike-affected 1987 season, losing 12 of 16 games and suffering their fifth successive losing record. Head coach Darryl Rogers, who had served since 1985, was fired after 11 games and replaced by defensive coordinator Wayne Fontes.

The 1988 Lions’ offense was historically inept; their 3,405 offensive yards gained is the second-lowest all-time in a 16-game season, and the lowest total of the 1980s. Their 220 points scored (13.75 per game) is the fifth-fewest of the 1980s. They scored 20 or more points only three times all season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1988 NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Douglas Beaty	Fullback	Appalachian State

Personnel

Staff

Owner and president – William Clay Ford Sr.
Executive vice president and general manager – Russ Thomas
Treasurer – William Clay Ford Jr.
Vice president for finance – Chuck Schmidt
Vice president for player personnel – Jerry Vainisi
Director of player personnel – Joe Bushofsky
Director of pro scouting – Ron Hughes
Head coach and director of football operations – Darryl Rogers
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Bob Baker
Running backs – Vic Rapp
Receivers – Lew Carpenter
Tight ends/staff administrative assistant – Don Doll
Offensive line – Bill Muir
Defensive coordinator/secondary – Wayne Fontes
Defensive line – Dick Modzelewski
Inside linebackers – Mike Murphy
Outside linebackers – Willie Shaw
Special teams – Carl Battershell
Strength and conditioning coordinator – Don Clemons

Roster

47 active, 11 inactive

Regular season

Schedule

Detroit Lions	year=1988	border=2}}"	Week	Detroit Lions
September 4	[Atlanta Falcons](1988-atlanta-falcons-season)	W 31–17	1–0	31,075
September 11	at [Los Angeles Rams](1988-los-angeles-rams-season)	L 10–17	1–1	46,262
September 18	[New Orleans Saints](1988-new-orleans-saints-season)	L 14–22	1–2	32,943
September 25	[New York Jets](1988-new-york-jets-season)	L 10–17	1–3	29,250
October 2	at [San Francisco 49ers](1988-san-francisco-49ers-season)	L 13–20	1–4	58,285
October 9	[Chicago Bears](1988-chicago-bears-season)	L 7–24	1–5	64,526
October 16	at [New York Giants](1988-new-york-giants-season)	L 10–30	1–6	74,813
October 23	at [Kansas City Chiefs](1988-kansas-city-chiefs-season)	W 7–6	2–6	66,926
October 30	[New York Giants](1988-new-york-giants-season)	L 10–13 OT	2–7	38,354
November 6	at [Minnesota Vikings](1988-minnesota-vikings-season)	L 17–44	2–8	55,573
November 13	[Tampa Bay Buccaneers](1988-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)	L 20–23	2–9	25,956
November 20	at [Green Bay Packers](1988-green-bay-packers-season)	W 19–9	3–9	44,327
	[Minnesota Vikings](1988-minnesota-vikings-season)	L 0–23	3–10	46,379
December 4	[Green Bay Packers](1988-green-bay-packers-season)	W 30–14	4–10	28,124
December 11	at [Chicago Bears](1988-chicago-bears-season)	L 12–13	4–11	55,010
December 18	at [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](1988-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)	L 10–21	4–12	37,778
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 8

Week 12

Week 14

Standings

References

NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN. 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114
[http://pfref.com/tiny/oDwQE Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Total Yds.]
In a 16-game season, [http://pfref.com/tiny/To8Kr Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1980 to 1989, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.]
"1988 Detroit Lions Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809040det.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810230kan.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811200gnb.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812040det.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.

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