1988 Los Angeles Raiders season

NFL team season

1988 Los Angeles Raiders season

Owner| Al Davis
General manager| Al Davis
Head coach| Mike Shanahan
Home stadium| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record| 7–9
Division place| 3rd AFC West
Playoffs| Did not qualify

* ← 1987
* Raiders seasons
* 1989 →

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 a weakening 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. Their only other win coming against the eventual champions, the 49ers in San Francisco in a game in which only field goals were kicked.

## Offseason

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### NFL draft

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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

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### Staff

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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

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* 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

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### Roster

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1988 Los Angeles Raiders roster Quarterbacks (QB)

*  7 Steve Beuerlein
* 11 Vince Evans
* 13 Jay Schroeder

Running backs (RB)

* 32 Marcus Allen
* 34 Bo Jackson
* 42 Vance Mueller
* 35 Steve Smith
* 39 Steve Strachan

Wide receivers (WR)

* 81 Tim Brown
* 86 Mervyn Fernandez
* 83 Willie Gault
* 80 James Lofton

Tight ends (TE)

* 46 Todd Christensen
* 87 Trey Junkin LS
* 85 Andy Parker

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 61 Mike Freeman G
* 60 Rory Graves T
* 51 Bill Lewis G
* 72 Don Mosebar T
* 77 Chris Riehm G
* 63 Dwight Wheeler G/T
* 68 Bruce Wilkerson G
* 66 Steve Wright T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 70 Scott Davis DE
* 75 Howie Long DE
* 71 Bill Pickel NT
* 96 Malcolm Taylor NT
* 93 Greg Townsend DE
* 90 Mike Wise DE

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 64 Ron Brown OLB
* 52 Linden King OLB
* 53 Rod Martin OLB
* 56 Milt McColl OLB
* 54 Reggie McKenzie LB
* 55 Matt Millen ILB
* 57 Jerry Robinson ILB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 44 Stefon Adams CB/S
* 33 Eddie Anderson FS
* 29 Russell Carter SS
* 21 Ron Fellows CB
* 22 Mike Haynes CB
* 26 Vann McElroy FS
* 38 Dennis Price CB
* 30 Stacey Toran SS
* 48 Lionel Washington CB

Special teams (ST)

* 10 Chris Bahr K
*  6 Jeff Gossett P

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Reserve

* 89 Mike Alexander WR (IR)
* 23 Derrick Crudup S (IR)
* 84 Mike Dyal TE (IR)
* 63 John Gesek G/C (IR)
* 73 Charley Hannah G (IR)
* 62 Newt Harrell G (IR)
* 82 Charles Henry TE (IR)
* 59 Jamie Kimmel LB (IR)
* 40 Zeph Lee S (IR)
* 36 Terry McDaniel CB (IR)
* 20 Chris McLemore RB (IR)
* 79 Tim Rother DT (IR)
* 91 Eric Snelson LB (IR)
* 78 Tim Stone T (IR)
* 47 Reggie Ware RB (IR)
* 88 Chris Woods WR (IR)

47 active, 16 inactive
Rookies in italics

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## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap

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1  | September 4  | San Diego Chargers | W 24–13  | 1–0  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 39,029  | Recap
2  | September 11  | at Houston Oilers | L 35–38  | 1–1  | Houston Astrodome | 46,050  | Recap
3  | September 18  | Los Angeles Rams | L 17–22  | 1–2  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  | 84,870  | Recap
4  | September 26 | at Denver Broncos | W 30–27  | 2–2  | Mile High Stadium | 75,964  | Recap
5  | October 2  | Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–45  | 2–3  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  | 42,594  | Recap
6  | October 9  | Miami Dolphins | L 14–24  | 2–4  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  | 50,751  | Recap
7  | October 16  | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–17  | 3–4  | Arrowhead Stadium | 77,078  | Recap
8  | October 23  | at New Orleans Saints | L 6–20  | 3–5  | Louisiana Superdome | 66,249  | Recap
9  | October 30  | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–10  | 4–5  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  | 36,103  | Recap
10  | November 6  | at San Diego Chargers | W 13–3  | 5–5  | Jack Murphy Stadium | 55,134  | Recap
11  | November 13  | at San Francisco 49ers | W 9–3  | 6–5  | Candlestick Park | 54,448  | Recap
12  | November 20  | Atlanta Falcons | L 6–12  | 6–6  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  | 40,967  | Recap
13  | November 28 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 27–35  | 6–7  | Kingdome | 62,641  | Recap
14  | December 4  | Denver Broncos | W 21–20  | 7–7  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  | 65,561  | Recap
15  | December 11  | at Buffalo Bills | L 21–37  | 7–8  | Rich Stadium | 77,348  | Recap
16  | December 18  | Seattle Seahawks | L 37–43  | 7–9  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  | 61,127  | Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Season summary

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#### Week 1

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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 (27.8 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)

| 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

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#### Week 3

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

#### Week 4

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• 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 (18.9 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* 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

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• 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 (17.8 °C); wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)

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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

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AFC West

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| 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

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* 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

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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

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* Raiders stats on jt-sw.com

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Las Vegas Raiders

* Founded in 1960
* Played in Oakland, California (1960–1981, 1995–2019) and Los Angeles (1982–1994)
* Based in Paradise, Nevada
* Headquartered in Henderson, Nevada

Franchise|

* History
* in Oakland
* in Los Angeles
* relocation to Las Vegas
* NFL in Los Angeles
* Seasons
* All-time roster
* First-round draft picks
* Starting quarterbacks
* Head coaches

Stadiums|

* Kezar Stadium
* Candlestick Park
* Frank Youell Field
* Oakland Coliseum
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Allegiant Stadium

Key personnel|

* Owner/CEO: Mark Davis
* President: Sandra Douglass Morgan
* General manager: John Spytek
* Head coach: Pete Carroll

Culture|

* Las Vegas Raiderettes
* Raider Nation
* "The Autumn Wind"
* Mount Davis
* Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill
* Straight Outta L.A.
* In the House

Lore|

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* Tuck Rule Game
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* Pittsburgh Steelers
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* Seattle Seahawks

Media|

* Television:
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* Radio:
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* Other:
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Division championships (15)|

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* 1985
* 1990
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002

Conference championships (4)|

* 1976
* 1980
* 1983
* 2002

League championships (4)|

* 1967
* 1976 (XI)
* 1980 (XV)
* 1983 (XVIII)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League (1970–present)
* Conference: American Football Conference
* Division: West Division

Former league affiliation|

* League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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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|

* 1988 NFL draft
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*[G]: Offensive guard
*[T]: Ties
*[G/T]: Offensive guard / tackle
*[DE]: Defensive end
*[NT]: Nose tackle
*[OLB]: Outside linebacker
*[LB]: Linebacker
*[ILB]: Inside linebacker
*[CB/S]: Cornerback / safety
*[FS]: Free safety
*[SS]: Strong safety
*[CB]: Cornerback
*[K]: Kicker
*[P]: Punter
*[WR]: Wide receiver
*[S]: Safety
*[TE]: Tight end
*[G/C]: Offensive guard / center
*[RB]: Running back
*[DT]: Defensive tackle
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[DIV]: Win–Loss record within their division
*[CONF]: Win–Loss record within their conference
*[PF]: Points For (Total points scored)
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*[STK]: Current Winning or Losing Streak
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