1988 Los Angeles Raiders season

The 1988 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 29th season overall, and the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League. Mike Shanahan was hired as head coach, and the club finished with a 7–9 record. The Raiders drafted Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, making Brown the third person on the Raiders roster to have won the Heisman Trophy, the others being Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson. Most of the team's success throughout the season came through their division, as the Raiders finished 6-2 against the weak AFC West division, with their only 2 losses against the champions of the division, the Seattle Seahawks. However, the Raiders were only 1-7 against the rest of the NFL, with their only other win coming against the eventual champions, the 49ers in San Francisco in a game in which only field goals were kicked.

1988 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Mike Shanahan
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Local radio	KIIS–AM 1150
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft

1988 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Tim Brown * ^†	WR	Notre Dame
1	9	Terry McDaniel *	CB	Tennessee
1	25	Scott Davis	DE	Illinois
4	90	Tim Rother	DT	Nebraska
5	131	Dennis Price	DB	UCLA
6	143	Erwin Grabisna	LB	Case Western Reserve
7	171	Derrick Crudup	DB	Oklahoma
8	199	Mike Alexander	WR	Penn State
9	227	Reggie Ware	RB	Auburn
9	229	Scott Tabor	P	California
10	255	Newt Harrell	OG	West Texas A&M
11	283	David Weber	QB	Carroll (WI)
12	311	Greg Kunkel	OG	Kentucky
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1988 Los Angeles Raiders staff

	Front office President of the General Partner – Al Davis Executive Assistant – Al LoCasale Personnel Operations – Ron Wolf Senior Executive – John Herrera Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Shanahan Special Assistant to the Head Coach – Alex Gibbs Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Tom Walsh Offensive Backs – Joe Scannella Receivers – Nick Nicolau Offensive Line – Art Shell Coaches Assistant – Terry Robiskie			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Sam Gruneisen Linebackers – Charlie Sumner Defensive Backs – Willie Brown Defensive Backs – Jimmy Warren Special teams coaches Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn

Roster

1988 Los Angeles Raiders roster

	Quarterbacks  7 Steve Beuerlein 11 Vince Evans 13 Jay Schroeder Running backs 32 Marcus Allen 23 Ethan Horton 34 Bo Jackson Wide receivers 89 Mike Alexander 81 Tim Brown 86 Mervyn Fernandez 83 Willie Gault 80 James Lofton Tight ends 46 Todd Christensen 87 Trey Junkin 81 Andy Parker		Offensive linemen 63 John Gesek G 73 Charley Hannah G 76 Brian Holloway T 51 Bill Lewis G 77 Chris Riehm G 63 Dwight Wheeler T 68 Bruce Wilkerson G 66 Steve Wright T Defensive linemen 95 Bob Buczkowski DE 70 Scott Davis DT 71 Bill Pickel DT 96 Malcolm Taylor NT/DE 93 Greg Townsend DE		Linebackers 52 Linden King OLB 56 Milt McColl 54 Reggie McKenzie ILB 55 Matt Millen ILB 57 Jerry Robinson ILB Defensive backs 44 Stefon Adams S 33 Eddie Anderson FS 29 Russell Carter S 41 David Greenwood 41 Zeph Lee 36 Terry McDaniel CB 26 Vann McElroy FS 38 Dennis Price 30 Stacey Toran Special teams 10 Chris Bahr K  6 Jeff Gossett P		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	San Diego Chargers	W 24–13	39,029
2	September 11, 1988	at Houston Oilers	L 38–35	46,050
3	September 18, 1988	Los Angeles Rams	L 22–17	84,870
4	September 26, 1988	at Denver Broncos	W 30–27	75,964
5	October 2, 1988	Cincinnati Bengals	L 45–21	42,594
6	October 9, 1988	Miami Dolphins	L 24–14	50,751
7	October 16, 1988	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–17	77,078
8	October 23, 1988	at New Orleans Saints	L 20–6	66,249
9	October 30, 1988	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–10	36,103
10	November 6, 1988	at San Diego Chargers	W 13–3	55,134
11	November 13, 1988	at San Francisco 49ers	W 9–3	54,448
12	November 20, 1988	Atlanta Falcons	L 12–6	40,967
13	November 28, 1988	at Seattle Seahawks	L 35–27	62,641
14	December 4, 1988	Denver Broncos	W 21–20	65,561
15	December 11, 1988	at Buffalo Bills	L 37–21	77,348
16	December 18, 1988	Seattle Seahawks	L 43–37	61,127

Season summary

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 3 3 7 13 • Raiders 0 14 0 10 24 Date: September 4 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles Game start: 1:00 p.m. PST Game weather: 82°F, wind 8 mph

Scoring summary 2 LA Marcus Allen 11 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 7–0 2 SD Vince Abbott 23 yard field goal Raiders 7–3 2 LA Tim Brown 97 yard kickoff return (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 14–3 3 SD Vince Abbott 33 yard field goal Raiders 14–6 4 LA Chris Bahr 25 yard field goal Raiders 17–6 4 SD Jamie Holland 24 yard pass from Babe Laufenberg (Vince Abbott kick) Raiders 17–13 4 LA Marcus Allen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 24–13

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Week 2

Week 3

Steve Beuerlein threw for 375 yards in a game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Week 4

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Raiders 0 0 14 13 3 30 Broncos 7 17 0 3 0 27 Date: September 26 Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado Game start: 6:00 p.m. Game weather: 66°F, wind 8 mph Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 DEN Tony Dorsett 1 yard run (Rich Karlis kick) Broncos 7–0 2 DEN Tony Dorsett 1 yard run (Rich Karlis kick) Broncos 14–0 2 DEN Steve Sewell 7 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) Broncos 21–0 2 DEN Rich Karlis 39 yard field goal Broncos 24–0 3 LA Steve Smith 40 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) Broncos 24–7 3 LA Steve Smith 42 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) Broncos 24–14 4 LA Chris Bahr 28 yard field goal Broncos 24–17 4 LA Marcus Allen 4 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Tie 24–24 4 DEN Rich Karlis 25 yard field goal Broncos 27–24 4 LA Chris Bahr 44 yard field goal Tie 27–27 OT LA Chris Bahr 35 yard field goal Raiders 30–27

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Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 7 7 0 13 27 Chiefs 0 7 0 10 17 Date: October 16 Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 77,078 Game weather: 64°F; wind 9

Scoring summary Q1 LA Allen 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 10:10 LA Smith 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 14–0 Q2 8:35 KC Palmer 48 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick) LA 14–7 Q4 KC Lowery 43 yard field goal LA 14–10 Q4 LA Junkin 4 yard pass from Beuerlein (kick blocked) LA 20–10 Q4 5:49 LA Jackson 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 27–10 Q4 1:21 KC Paige 25 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick) LA 27–17

• Bo Jackson 70 Yds (season debut; reported to Raiders Wednesday)
• The Raiders played without DE Howie Long, S Stacey Toran and TE Todd Christensen due to injuries while Marcus Allen was limited due to a wrist injury of his own.

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Seattle Seahawks^(3)	9	7	0	.563	6–2	8–4	339	329	W2
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	327	352	W1
Los Angeles Raiders	7	9	0	.438	6–2	6–6	325	369	L2
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	231	332	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	1	.281	2–6	4–9–1	254	320	L2

Awards and records

• Tim Brown, Pro Bowl selection
• Tim Brown, led all AFC rookies in receiving yardage
• Tim Brown, led NFL with 26.8 yard average on kickoff return
• Tim Brown had more total yards rushing, receiving and returning kicks (2,317) than any other rookie in NFL history.[5]

References

1. The Football Database. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com
4. "Bo goes home, happy at hobby." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 17.
5. 1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Tim Brown, Card No. 150, Pro Set Properties

• Raiders on Pro Football Reference
• Raiders on jt-sw.com
• Raiders stats on jt-sw.com