The 1988 Detroit Lions season was the 59th season in franchise history. The team fell a step further from their 4–11 record in the strike-affected 1987 season, losing 12 of 16 games and suffering their fifth successive losing record. Head coach Darryl Rogers, who had served since 1985, was fired after 11 games and replaced by defensive coordinator Wayne Fontes.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 114
The 1988 Lions’ offense was historically inept; their 3,405 offensive yards gained is the second-lowest all-time in a 16-game season, and the lowest total of the 1980s.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Total Yds. Their 220 points scored (13.75 per game) is the fifth-fewest of the 1980s.In a 16-game season, Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1980 to 1989, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For. They scored 20 or more points only three times all season.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1988 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDouglas BeatyFullbackAppalachian State
Personnel Staff
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 4 Atlanta Falcons W 31–171–0 31,075 2 September 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–171–1 46,262 3 September 18 New Orleans Saints L 14–221–2 32,943 4 September 25 New York Jets L 10–171–3 29,250 5 October 2 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–201–4 58,285 6 October 9 Chicago Bears L 7–241–5 64,526 7 October 16 at New York Giants L 10–301–6 74,813 8 October 23 at Kansas City Chiefs W 7–62–6 66,926 9 October 30 New York Giants L 10–13 OT2–7 38,354 10 November 6 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–442–8 55,573 11 November 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–232–9 25,956 12 November 20 at Green Bay Packers W 19–93–9 44,327 13 Minnesota Vikings L 0–233–10 46,379 14 December 4 Green Bay Packers W 30–144–10 28,124 15 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 12–134–11 55,010 16 December 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–214–12 37,778Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1
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Week 8
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
Week 12
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.
Week 14
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07.
Standings
References
External links 1988 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com