The 1988 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League, their 52nd overall, and their 43rd in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The team improved on a disappointing 6–9 record the previous year, going 10–6 and qualifying as a Wild Card before losing to the Minnesota Vikings 28–17 in the NFC Wild Card game.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
1988 Team Starters
Offense
11 Jim Everett QB 42 Greg Bell RB 24 Buford McGee FB 80 Henry Ellard WR 84 Aaron Cox WR 86 Damone Johnson TE
75 Irv Pankey LT 66 Tom Newberry LG 56 Doug Smith C 67 Duval Love RG 78 Jackie Slater RT
Defense
93 Doug Reed LDE 99 Alvin Wright NT 98 Shawn Miller RDE
91 Kevin Greene LB 55 Carl Ekern LB 59 Mark Jerue LB 54 Mike Wilcher LB
25 Jerry Gray CB 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 23 Michael Stewart SS 20 Johnnie Johnson FS
Kicking Team
1 Mike Lansford K 3 Rich Camarillo P 28 Cliff Hicks PR 89 Ron Brown KR
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at Green Bay Packers W 34–7 1–0 Lambeau Field 53,769 2 September 11 Detroit Lions W 17–10 2–0 Anaheim Stadium 46,262 3 September 18 at Los Angeles Raiders W 22–17 3–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 84,870 4 September 25 at New York Giants W 45–31 4–0 Giants Stadium 75,617 5 October 2 Phoenix Cardinals L 27–41 4–1 Anaheim Stadium 49,830 6 October 9 at Atlanta Falcons W 33–0 5–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 30,852 7 October 16 San Francisco 49ers L 21–24 5–2 Anaheim Stadium 65,450 8 October 23 Seattle Seahawks W 31–10 6–2 Anaheim Stadium 57,033 9 October 30 at New Orleans Saints W 12–10 7–2 Louisiana Superdome 68,238 10 November 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–30 7–3 Veterans Stadium 65,624 11 November 13 New Orleans Saints L 10–14 7–4 Anaheim Stadium 63,305 12 November 20 San Diego Chargers L 24–38 7–5 Anaheim Stadium 45,462 13 November 27 at Denver Broncos L 24–35 7–6 Mile High Stadium 74,141 14 Chicago Bears W 23–3 8–6 Anaheim Stadium 65,579 15 December 11 Atlanta Falcons W 22–7 9–6 Anaheim Stadium 42,828 16 December 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 38–16 10–6 Candlestick Park 62,444 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 4
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Standings
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wildcard December 26 at Minnesota Vikings (4) L 17–28 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,666
Awards and records Greg Bell, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 31 TD's NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 447 Greg Bell, NFL Comeback Player of the Year Jerry Gray, NFC Pro Bowl selection Pete Holohan, Franchise Record, most receptions by a tight end (59)
See also Other Anaheim–based teams in 1988 California Angels (Anaheim Stadium) 1988 California Angels season
External links 1988 Los Angeles Rams Season at Pro-Football Reference
References