1988 Los Angeles Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachMike Shanahan
Home fieldLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Local radioKIIS–AM 1150
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1988 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 29th season overall, and the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League. Mike Shanahan was hired as head coach, and the club finished with a 7–9 record. The Raiders drafted Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, making Brown the third person on the Raiders roster to have won the Heisman Trophy, the others being Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson. Most of the team's success throughout the season came through their division, as the Raiders finished 6-2 against the weak AFC West division, with their only 2 losses against the champions of the division, the Seattle Seahawks. However, the Raiders were only 1-7 against the rest of the NFL, with their only other win coming against the eventual champions, the 49ers in San Francisco in a game in which only field goals were kicked.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1988 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 6 Tim Brown * †  WR Notre Dame
1 9 Terry McDaniel *  CB Tennessee
1 25 Scott Davis  DE Illinois
4 90 Tim Rother  DT Nebraska
5 131 Dennis Price  DB UCLA
6 143 Erwin Grabisna  LB Case Western Reserve
7 171 Derrick Crudup  DB Oklahoma
8 199 Mike Alexander  WR Penn State
9 227 Reggie Ware  RB Auburn
9 229 Scott Tabor  P California
10 255 Newt Harrell  OG West Texas A&M
11 283 David Weber  QB Carroll (WI)
12 311 Greg Kunkel  OG Kentucky
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1988 Los Angeles Raiders staff

Front office

  • President of the General Partner – Al Davis
  • Executive Assistant – Al LoCasale
  • Personnel Operations – Ron Wolf
  • Senior Executive – John Herrera

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn

Roster

1988 Los Angeles Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad None

47 active, 16 inactive


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 4 San Diego Chargers W 24–13 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,029 Recap
2 September 11 at Houston Oilers L 35–38 1–1 Houston Astrodome 46,050 Recap
3 September 18 Los Angeles Rams L 17–22 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 84,870 Recap
4 September 26 at Denver Broncos W 30–27 2–2 Mile High Stadium 75,964 Recap
5 October 2 Cincinnati Bengals L 21–45 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 42,594 Recap
6 October 9 Miami Dolphins L 14–24 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50,751 Recap
7 October 16 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–17 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 77,078 Recap
8 October 23 at New Orleans Saints L 6–20 3–5 Louisiana Superdome 66,249 Recap
9 October 30 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–10 4–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 36,103 Recap
10 November 6 at San Diego Chargers W 13–3 5–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 55,134 Recap
11 November 13 at San Francisco 49ers W 9–3 6–5 Candlestick Park 54,448 Recap
12 November 20 Atlanta Falcons L 6–12 6–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,967 Recap
13 November 28 at Seattle Seahawks L 27–35 6–7 Kingdome 62,641 Recap
14 December 4 Denver Broncos W 21–20 7–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,561 Recap
15 December 11 at Buffalo Bills L 21–37 7–8 Rich Stadium 77,348 Recap
16 December 18 Seattle Seahawks L 37–43 7–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,127 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

1 234Total
Chargers 0 337 13
• Raiders 0 14010 24
Scoring summary
2LAMarcus Allen 11 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Raiders 7–0
2SDVince Abbott 23 yard field goalRaiders 7–3
2LATim Brown 97 yard kickoff return (Chris Bahr kick)Raiders 14–3
3SDVince Abbott 33 yard field goalRaiders 14–6
4LAChris Bahr 25 yard field goalRaiders 17–6
4SDJamie Holland 24 yard pass from Babe Laufenberg (Vince Abbott kick)Raiders 17–13
4LAMarcus Allen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Raiders 24–13

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Week 2

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Week 3

Steve Beuerlein threw for 375 yards in a game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Week 4

1 234OTTotal
• Raiders 0 014133 30
Broncos 7 17030 27
Scoring summary
1DENTony Dorsett 1 yard run (Rich Karlis kick)Broncos 7–0
2DENTony Dorsett 1 yard run (Rich Karlis kick)Broncos 14–0
2DENSteve Sewell 7 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)Broncos 21–0
2DENRich Karlis 39 yard field goalBroncos 24–0
3LASteve Smith 40 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick)Broncos 24–7
3LASteve Smith 42 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick)Broncos 24–14
4LAChris Bahr 28 yard field goalBroncos 24–17
4LAMarcus Allen 4 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Tie 24–24
4DENRich Karlis 25 yard field goalBroncos 27–24
4LAChris Bahr 44 yard field goalTie 27–27
OTLAChris Bahr 35 yard field goalRaiders 30–27

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Week 7

1 234Total
• Raiders 7 7013 27
Chiefs 0 7010 17
Scoring summary
Q1LAAllen 1 yard run (Bahr kick)LA 7–0
Q210:10LASmith 1 yard run (Bahr kick)LA 14–0
Q28:35KCPalmer 48 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick)LA 14–7
Q4KCLowery 43 yard field goalLA 14–10
Q4LAJunkin 4 yard pass from Beuerlein (kick blocked)LA 20–10
Q45:49LAJackson 1 yard run (Bahr kick)LA 27–10
Q41:21KCPaige 25 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick)LA 27–17

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Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Seattle Seahawks(3) 9 7 0 .563 6–2 8–4 339 329 W2
Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 3–5 5–7 327 352 W1
Los Angeles Raiders 7 9 0 .438 6–2 6–6 325 369 L2
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 3–5 4–8 231 332 W2
Kansas City Chiefs 4 11 1 .281 2–6 4–9–1 254 320 L2

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. ^ "Bo goes home, happy at hobby." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 17.
  5. ^ 1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Tim Brown, Card No. 150, Pro Set Properties
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