The 1988 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL). The team was marred by tragedy when cornerback David Croudip died on October 10 after a cocaine overdose. It would be the first of three player deaths of the team in the space of two seasons.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1988 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTed BatesDefensive endNorfolk StateChris ClaussPunterPenn StateMark ComalanderQuarterbackRiceRobert HoughilinKickerIowaDanny JamesWide receiverMorehouseGary McGuireLinebackerHoustonVinson SmithLinebackerEast Carolina
Personnel Staff
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at Detroit Lions L 17–31 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome 31,075 2 September 11 New Orleans Saints L 21–29 0–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 48,901 3 September 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 34–17 1–2 Candlestick Park 60,168 4 September 25 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–26 1–3 Texas Stadium 39,702 5 October 2 Seattle Seahawks L 20–31 1–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 28,619 6 October 9 Los Angeles Rams L 0–33 1–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 30,852 7 October 16 at Denver Broncos L 14–30 1–6 Mile High Stadium 75,287 8 October 23 New York Giants L 16–23 1–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 45,092 9 October 30 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–24 2–7 Veterans Stadium 60,091 10 November 6 Green Bay Packers W 20–0 3–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 29,952 11 November 13 San Diego Chargers L 7–10 3–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 26,329 12 November 20 at Los Angeles Raiders W 12–6 4–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,967 13 November 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–10 5–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 14,020 14 December 4 San Francisco 49ers L 3–13 5–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,048 15 December 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–22 5–10 Anaheim Stadium 42,828 16 December 18 at New Orleans Saints L 9–10 5–11 Louisiana Superdome 60,566 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1988 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com