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
Undrafted free agents
+ 1988 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeStephone AveryCornerbackNortheast LouisianaErik CampbellDefensive backMichiganDewey DoroughWide receiverColorado StateThomas FlesherDefensive endWeber StateWes GrossOffensive lineUtah StateTodd GregoireKickerWisconsinThomas HarperLinebackerHoustonFrank HarrisTight endNorthern MichiganJohn KidderGuardUCLAJeff McCombPunterSouthern UtahJohn NairnDefensive backColoradoEddie ParkerDefensive backTempleJohn PhillipsOffensive lineClemsonPaul PomfretTight endPenn StatePat ShurmurCenterMichigan StateMatt SoraghanLinebackerSouthwest Missouri StatePat TaylorLinebackerArizona StateTom WhelihanKickerMissouriPhil ZelinskiLinebackerCentral Michigan Sean Russell Wide Receiver University of California Santa Barbara
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 Los Angeles Rams L 7–34 0–1 Lambeau Field 53,769 2 September 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–13 0–2 Lambeau Field 52,584 3 September 18 at Miami Dolphins L 17–24 0–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 54,409 4 September 25 Chicago Bears L 6–24 0–4 Lambeau Field 56,492 5 October 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–27 0–5 Tampa Stadium 40,003 6 October 9 New England Patriots W 45–3 1–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 51,932 7 October 16 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–14 2–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,053 8 October 23 Washington Redskins L 17–20 2–6 Milwaukee County Stadium 51,767 9 October 30 at Buffalo Bills L 0–28 2–7 Rich Stadium 79,176 10 November 6 at Atlanta Falcons L 0–20 2–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 29,952 11 November 13 Indianapolis Colts L 13–20 2–9 Lambeau Field 53,492 12 November 20 Detroit Lions L 9–19 2–10 Milwaukee County Stadium 44,327 13 November 27 at Chicago Bears L 0–16 2–11 Soldier Field 62,026 14 December 4 at Detroit Lions L 14–30 2–12 Pontiac Silverdome 28,124 15 December 11 Minnesota Vikings W 18–6 3–12 Lambeau Field 48,892 16 December 18 at Phoenix Cardinals 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
Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 5: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
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
Week 16: at Phoenix Cardinals
Standings
References
External links 1988 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com