The 1988 season was the 36th season for the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League (NFL) and fifth in Indianapolis. The team finished the year with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and tied for second in the AFC East division with the New England Patriots. However, the Colts finished ahead of New England based on better record against common opponents (7–5 to Patriots' 6–6). At the start of the season, Ron Meyer demoted quarterback Gary Hogeboom to back up, and promoted Jack Trudeau to starter, which prompted Hogeboom to demand that he be either traded or released.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1988 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeChristopher CoyneCenterDelawareStoney PoliteRunning backNorth Carolina A&TRichie SimsDefensive backLouisiana TechMichael SummersRunning backSouth Carolina State
Personnel Staff
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 Houston Oilers L 14–17 0–1 Hoosier Dome 57,251 2 September 11 Chicago Bears L 13–17 0–2 Hoosier Dome 60,503 3 at Cleveland Browns L 17–23 0–3 Cleveland Stadium 75,148 4 September 25 Miami Dolphins W 15–13 1–3 Hoosier Dome 59,638 5 October 2 at New England Patriots L 17–21 1–4 Sullivan Stadium 58,050 6 October 9 at Buffalo Bills L 23–34 1–5 Rich Stadium 76,018 7 October 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–31 2–5 Hoosier Dome 53,135 8 October 23 at San Diego Chargers W 16–0 3–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 37,722 9 Denver Broncos W 55–23 4–5 Hoosier Dome 60,544 10 November 6 New York Jets W 38–14 5–5 Hoosier Dome 59,233 11 November 13 at Green Bay Packers W 20–13 6–5 Lambeau Field 53,492 12 November 20 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–12 6–6 Metrodome 58,342 13 November 27 New England Patriots W 24–21 7–6 Hoosier Dome 58,157 14 December 4 at Miami Dolphins W 31–28 8–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 45,236 15 at New York Jets L 16–34 8–7 The Meadowlands 46,284 16 December 18 Buffalo Bills W 17–14 9–7 Hoosier Dome 59,908 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 4
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-15.
Week 9 vs Broncos
Week 10 vs Jets
Standings
Awards and records Eric Dickerson, Led AFC (tied), Touchdowns, 15 TD's NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 447
External links
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts List of Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry
References