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1988 Los Angeles Rams season

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NFL team season

1988 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Head coach	John Robinson
Home stadium	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2ndNFC West
Playoffs	LostWild Card Playoffs (atVikings) 17–28
← 1987 Rams seasons 1989 →

The1988 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 51st season in theNational Football League, their 52nd overall, and their 43rd in theGreater Los Angeles Area. The team improved on a disappointing 6–9 record the previous year, going 10–6 and qualifying as a Wild Card before losing tothe Minnesota Vikings 28–17 in the NFC Wild Card game.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article:1988 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1988 Los Angeles Rams draft
1	14	Gaston Green	Running back	UCLA
1	20	Aaron Cox	Wide receiver	Arizona State
2	35	Anthony Newman	Safety	Oregon
2	46	Flipper Anderson	Wide receiver	UCLA
2	47	Fred Strickland	Linebacker	Purdue
3	82	Mike Piel	Defensive end	Illinois
5	117	Robert Delpino	Running back	Missouri
5	137	James Washington	Safety	UCLA
6	147	Keith "End Zone" Jones	Running back	Nebraska
6	165	Jeff Knapton	Defensive tackle	Wyoming
8	201	Darryl Franklin	Wide receiver	Washington
9	231	Pat Foster	Defensive tackle	Montana
10	258	R. C. Mullin	Offensive tackle	Southwestern Louisiana
12	333	Jeff Beathard	Wide receiver	Southern Oregon	1988Mr. Irrelevant
Made roster * Made at least onePro Bowl during career

Personnel

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Staff

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**1988 Los Angeles Rams staff**
	Front office Owner/President –Georgia Frontiere Vice president of finance – John Shaw General counsel – Jay Zygmunt Administrator of football operations –Jack Faulkner Director of operations – Dick Beam Director of player personnel – John Math Head coaches Head coach –John Robinson Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator –Ernie Zampese Quarterbacks –Dick Coury Running backs –Gil Haskell Tight ends/wide receivers –Norv Turner Offensive line –Hudson Houck			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers –Fritz Shurmur Defensive line –Marv Goux Assistant defensive line –Larry Brooks Outside linebackers –Fred Whittingham Defensive backs –Steve Shafer Special teams coaches Special teams – Artie Gigantino

Roster

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**1988 Los Angeles Rams roster**
Quarterbacks(QB) 11Jim Everett 9Mark Herrmann Running backs(RB) 42Greg Bell 39Robert DelpinoKR 30Gaston GreenKR 44 Mike Guman 24Buford McGee 32Tim Tyrrell 33Charles White Wide receivers(WR) 83Flipper Anderson 89Ron Brown KR 84Aaron Cox 80Henry Ellard PR Tight ends(TE) 81Pete Holohan 86Damone Johnson 82Eric Sievers		Offensive linemen(OL) 72Robert Jenkins T 67 Duval Love G 66 Tom Newberry G 75 Irv Pankey T 76 Mike Schad G 78 Jackie Slater T 61 Tony Slaton C/G 56 Doug Smith C Defensive linemen(DL) 77Gary Jeter DE 69 Greg Meisner NT 98 Shawn Miller DE 93 Doug Reed DE 99 Alvin Wright NT		Linebackers(LB) 50Jim Collins ILB 55 Carl Ekern ILB 51Brett FaryniarzOLB 91 Kevin Greene OLB 52 Larry Kelm ILB 53Fred StricklandILB 54 Mike Wilcher OLB Defensive backs(DB) 25Jerry Gray CB 28 Cliff Hicks CB 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 20 Johnnie Johnson FS 26Anthony NewmanCB 23 Michael Stewart SS 49 Mickey Sutton CB 37James WashingtonFS Special teams(ST) 5Dale Hatcher P 1 Mike Lansford K 90 Mike McDonald LS		Practice squad none 47 active, 9 inactiveReserve 87Jon Embree TE (IR) 59Mark Jerue LB (IR) --Keith Jones RB(IR) --R.C. MullinT (IR) 22Vince Newsome S (IR) 58Mel Owens LB (IR) 95Mike PielDE (IR) 65Fred Stokes DE (IR) 88Mike Young WR (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

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1988 Team Starters

Offense

11 Jim Everett            QB42 Greg Bell              RB24 Buford McGee           FB80 Henry Ellard           WR84 Aaron Cox              WR86 Damone Johnson         TE

75 Irv Pankey             LT66 Tom Newberry           LG56 Doug Smith             C67 Duval Love             RG78 Jackie Slater          RT

Defense

93 Doug Reed              LDE99 Alvin Wright           NT98 Shawn Miller           RDE

91 Kevin Greene           LB55 Carl Ekern             LB59 Mark Jerue             LB54 Mike Wilcher           LB

25 Jerry Gray             CB47 LeRoy Irvin            CB23 Michael Stewart        SS20 Johnnie Johnson        FS

Kicking Team

1 Mike Lansford           K3 Rich Camarillo          P28 Cliff Hicks            PR89 Ron Brown              KR

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4	atGreen Bay Packers	W 34–7	1–0	Lambeau Field	53,769
2	September 11	Detroit Lions	W 17–10	2–0	Anaheim Stadium	46,262
3	September 18	atLos Angeles Raiders	W 22–17	3–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	84,870
4	September 25	atNew York Giants	W 45–31	4–0	Giants Stadium	75,617
5	October 2	Phoenix Cardinals	L 27–41	4–1	Anaheim Stadium	49,830
6	October 9	atAtlanta Falcons	W 33–0	5–1	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	30,852
7	October 16	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–24	5–2	Anaheim Stadium	65,450
8	October 23	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–10	6–2	Anaheim Stadium	57,033
9	October 30	atNew Orleans Saints	W 12–10	7–2	Louisiana Superdome	68,238
10	November 6	atPhiladelphia Eagles	L 24–30	7–3	Veterans Stadium	65,624
11	November 13	New Orleans Saints	L 10–14	7–4	Anaheim Stadium	63,305
12	November 20	San Diego Chargers	L 24–38	7–5	Anaheim Stadium	45,462
13	November 27	atDenver Broncos	L 24–35	7–6	Mile High Stadium	74,141
14	December 5	Chicago Bears	W 23–3	8–6	Anaheim Stadium	65,579
15	December 11	Atlanta Falcons	W 22–7	9–6	Anaheim Stadium	42,828
16	December 18	atSan Francisco 49ers	W 38–16	10–6	Candlestick Park	62,444
Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.

Season summary

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Week 4

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Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rams	7	21	7	10	45
Giants	0	10	14	7	31

Date: September 25
Location:Giants Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m.EST
Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C); wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
Referee: Johnny Grier
Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

Q1	LA	Holohan 14 yard pass fromEverett (Lansford kick)	LA 7–0

Q2	NYG	Allegre 34 yard field goal	LA 7–3

Q2	LA	Delpino 5 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick)	LA 14–3

Q2	LA	Bell 2 yard run (Lansford kick)	LA 21–3

Q2	LA	Cox 69 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick)	LA 28–3

Q2	NYG	Ingram 9 yard pass fromSimms (Allegre kick)	LA 28–10

Q3	NYG	Johnson 33 yard interception return (Allegre kick)	LA 28–17

Q3	LA	Bell 2 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick)	LA 35–17

Q3	NYG	Morris 3 yard run (Allegre kick)	LA 35–24

Q4	LA	Lansford 41 yard field goal	LA 38–24

Q4	LA	Ellard 41 yard pass from Everett (Lansford kick)	LA 45–24

Q4	NYG	Bavaro 16 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick)	LA 45–31

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Standings

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NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽²⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	369	294	L1
Los Angeles Rams⁽⁵⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	407	293	W3
New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	3–3	6–6	312	283	W1
Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	244	315	L3

Playoffs

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Main article:1988–89 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Wildcard	December 26	atMinnesota Vikings (4)	L 17–28	0–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	57,666

Awards and records

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Greg Bell, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 31 TD's^[2]
Greg Bell,NFL Comeback Player of the Year
Jerry Gray, NFC Pro Bowl selection
Pete Holohan, Franchise Record, most receptions by a tight end (59)

External links

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1988 Los Angeles Rams Season at Pro-Football Reference

References

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^Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.
^NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447

v t e Los Angeles Rams
Founded in 1936 Played inCleveland, Ohio (1936–1945) andSt. Louis, Missouri (1995–2015) Based inInglewood, California Headquartered at theRams Village at Warner Center inWoodland Hills, California
Franchise	Franchise History in Cleveland in St. Louis NFL in Los Angeles Seasons All-time roster (A–Kin,Kir–Z) Coaches First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Records Broadcasters Awards and honors
Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium League Park Shaw Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Anaheim Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium The Dome at America's Center SoFi Stadium
Culture	Rampage Cheerleaders Triple Threat Crazylegs Heaven Can Wait Melonheads Mob Squad (fans) YG Nelly John Ramsey "I Love L.A." Win Red Hot Chili Peppers Big A Sign American Underdog
Lore	Bull Elephant backfield Fearsome Foursome Jerome Bettis trade The Greatest Show on Turf The Tackle Mob Squad (2015–19) Sean McVay effect 1982 game vs. Green Bay Packers 2018 game vs. Kansas City Chiefs NOLA No-Call
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs (former) Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Retired numbers	7 28 29 74 75 78 80 85
Media	Broadcasters KCBS-FM Radio network D'Marco Farr Dick Enberg
Wild card berths (9)	1980 1983 1984 1986 1988 1989 2000 2004 2020 2023
Division championships (19)	1945 1949 1967 1969 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1985 1999 2001 2003 2017 2018 2021 2024
Conference championships (8)	1950 1951 1955 1979 1999 2001 2018 2021
League championships (4)	1945 1951 1999 (XXXIV) 2021 (LVI)
Current league affiliations	League:National Football League (1937–present) Conference:National Football Conference Division:West Division
Former league affiliation	League:American Football League (1936)

v t e Los Angeles Rams seasons
Played inCleveland (1936–1945) andSt. Louis (1995–2015)
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Bold indicatesNFL Championship (1920–1969) orSuper Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicatesNFL Championship (1920–1969) orSuper Bowl (1966–) appearance

1988 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay