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1988 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	Green Bay Packers
year	1988
record	4–12
division_place	5th NFC Central
coach	Lindy Infante
general manager	Tom Braatz
stadium	Lambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
playoffs	Did not qualify
pro_bowlers	None
shortnavlink	Packers seasons

Milwaukee County Stadium

The 1988 Green Bay Packers season was their 70th season overall and their 68th in the National Football League (NFL). Before the season began, the team hired Lindy Infante to be their head coach. Unable to improve on their 5–9–1 record from 1987, the Packers instead went 4–12 for their third consecutive losing season, as well as their sixth consecutive non-winning season, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Because the Packers played 2 games against the Lions and lost both of them, even though they both went 4–12, the Packers were actually a weaker team than the Lions, thus putting the Packers fifth and last in the NFC Central.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1988 NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Stephone Avery	Cornerback	Northeast Louisiana
Erik Campbell	Defensive back	Michigan
Dewey Dorough	Wide receiver	Colorado State
Thomas Flesher	Defensive end	Weber State
Wes Gross	Offensive line	Utah State
Todd Gregoire	Kicker	Wisconsin
Thomas Harper	Linebacker	Houston
Frank Harris	Tight end	Northern Michigan
John Kidder	Guard	UCLA
Jeff McComb	Punter	Southern Utah
John Nairn	Defensive back	Colorado
Eddie Parker	Defensive back	Temple
John Phillips	Offensive line	Clemson
Paul Pomfret	Tight end	Penn State
Pat Shurmur	Center	Michigan State
Matt Soraghan	Linebacker	Southwest Missouri State
Pat Taylor	Linebacker	Arizona State
Tom Whelihan	Kicker	Missouri
Phil Zelinski	Linebacker	Central Michigan

Sean Russell Wide Receiver University of California Santa Barbara

Personnel

Staff

President – Robert J. Parins
Executive vice-president of administration – Bob Harlan
Executive vice-president of football operations – Tom Braatz
Head coach – Lindy Infante
Offensive backs – Willie Peete
Wide receivers – Wayne "Buddy" Geis
Tight ends – Virgil Knight
Offensive line – Charlie Davis
Offensive assistant – Joe Clark
Defensive coordinator – Hank Bullough
Defensive line – Greg Blache
Outside linebackers – Dick Moseley
Defensive backs – Dick Jauron
Special teams – Howard Tippett
Strength and conditioning – Virgil Knight

Roster

47 active, 14 inactive

Regular season

Schedule

Green Bay Packers	year=1988	border=2}}"	Week	Green Bay Packers	year=1988
September 4	[Los Angeles Rams](1988-los-angeles-rams-season)	L 7–34	0–1	Lambeau Field	53,769
September 11	[Tampa Bay Buccaneers](1988-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)	L 10–13	0–2	Lambeau Field	52,584
September 18	at [Miami Dolphins](1988-miami-dolphins-season)	L 17–24	0–3	Joe Robbie Stadium	54,409
September 25	[Chicago Bears](1988-chicago-bears-season)	L 6–24	0–4	Lambeau Field	56,492
October 2	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–27	0–5	Tampa Stadium	40,003
October 9	[New England Patriots](1988-new-england-patriots-season)	W 45–3	1–5	Milwaukee County Stadium	51,932
October 16	at [Minnesota Vikings](1988-minnesota-vikings-season)	W 34–14	2–5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	59,053
October 23	[Washington Redskins](1988-washington-redskins-season)	L 17–20	2–6	Milwaukee County Stadium	51,767
October 30	at [Buffalo Bills](1988-buffalo-bills-season)	L 0–28	2–7	Rich Stadium	79,176
November 6	at [Atlanta Falcons](1988-atlanta-falcons-season)	L 0–20	2–8	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	29,952
November 13	[Indianapolis Colts](1988-indianapolis-colts-season)	L 13–20	2–9	Lambeau Field	53,492
November 20	[Detroit Lions](1988-detroit-lions-season)	L 9–19	2–10	Milwaukee County Stadium	44,327
November 27	at Chicago Bears	L 0–16	2–11	Soldier Field	62,026
December 4	at Detroit Lions	L 14–30	2–12	Pontiac Silverdome	28,124
December 11	Minnesota Vikings	W 18–6	3–12	Lambeau Field	48,892
December 18	at [Phoenix Cardinals](1988-phoenix-cardinals-season)	W 26–17	4–12	Sun Devil Stadium	44,586

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams

First quarter

LA – Greg Bell 1 yd. TD run XP good (LA 7–0) Second quarter
LA – Greg Bell 3 yd. TD pass from Jim Everett XP good (LA 14–0)
LA – Henry Ellard 11 yd TD pass from Jim Everett XP good (LA 21–0) Third quarter
LA – Mike Lansford 33 yd. field goal (LA 24–0)
LA – Jerry Gray 47 yd INT return for TD XP good (LA 31–0) Fourth quarter
GB – Ed West 17 yd. TD pass from Don Majkowski XP good (LA 31–7)
LA – Mike Lansford 29 yd. field goal (LA 34–7)

Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 3: at Miami Dolphins

First quarter

MIA – Fuad Reveiz 29-yard field goal (MIA 3–0)
MIA – Lorenzo Hampton 2 yd. TD run, Fuad Reveiz, XP good (MIA 10–0)
MIA – Mark Clayton 25 yd. TD pass from Dan Marino, XP good (MIA 17–0) Second quarter
GB Randy Wright 1 yd. TD run, Max Zendejas kick (MIA 17–7)
MIA Ferrell Edmunds 4 yd TD pass from Dan Marino, XP good (MIA 24–7)
GB Brent Fullwood 1 yd. TD run, XP good (MIA 24–14)
GB Max Zendejas 36 yard field goal (MIA 24–17) Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears

First quarter

GB – Brent Fullwood 2 yd TD run (kick failed) (GB 6–0) Second quarter
CHI – Neal Anderson 45 yd TD run (Kevin Butler PAT) (CHI 7–6)
CHI – Neal Anderson 4 yd TD run XP good (CHI 14–6)
CHI – Kevin Butler 35 yd FG (CHI 17–6) Third quarter

Fourth Quarter

Thomas Sanders 5 yd. TD XP good (CHI 24–6)

Week 5: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

First quarter

GB – Max Zendejas 44 yd field goal (GB 3–0) Second quarter
TB – Donald Igwebuike 45 yd field goal (GB 3–3)
TB – Kevin Murphy 35 INT return for TD XP good (TB 10–3)
GB – Ed West 14 yd TD pass from Randy Wright XP good (TB 10–10) Third quarter
GB – Brent Fullwood 1 yd TD run XP good (GB 17–10) Fourth quarter
TB – Lars Tate 1 yd TD run XP good (GB 17–17)
GB – Randy Wright 1 yd TD run XP good (GB 24–17)
TB – Bruce Hill 19 yd TD pass from Vinny Testaverde XP good (GB 24–24)
TB – Donald Igwebuike 44 yard field goal (TB 27–24)

Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins

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Week 9: at Buffalo Bills

Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week 14: at Detroit Lions

Week 15: vs. Minnesota Vikings

|time: 12:00 PM CDT

Week 16: at Phoenix Cardinals

Standings

References

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