1988 Denver Broncos season

1988 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Dan Reeves
General manager	John Beake
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1988 Denver Broncos season was the team's 29th year in professional football and its 19th with the National Football League (NFL). The team tried to win its third consecutive AFC title, but went 8–8 and missed the playoffs for the second time in six seasons.

Personnel

Staff

1988 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
General Manager – John Beake
Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson
Director of Pro Personnel – Lide Huggins

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dan Reeves
Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Joe Collier

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Chan Gailey
Running Backs – Mo Forte
Wide Receivers – Larry Kennan
Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Pete Mangurian
Offensive Line – George Henshaw
Special Assistant – Marvin Bass

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Stan Jones
Assistant Defensive Line – Rubin Carter
Linebackers – Myrel Moore
Assistant Linebackers – Mike Nolan
Defensive Backs – Charlie West
Assistant Defensive Backs – Charlie Waters

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Nolan
Special Teams – Charlie Waters

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

Roster

1988 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

35 Ken Bell KR
33 Tony Dorsett
30 Steve Sewell
32 Calvin Thomas
47 Gerald Willhite FB
23 Sammy Winder FB

Wide receivers

83 Sam Graddy
80 Mark Jackson
87 Jason Johnson
82 Vance Johnson
85 Rick Massie
84 Ricky Nattiel PR

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

65 Walt Bowyer DE
90 Freddie Gilbert DE
75 Rulon Jones DE
99 Shawn Knight NT
71 Greg Kragen NT
61 Andre Townsend DE

Linebackers

56 Michael Brooks OLB
95 Steve Bryan ILB
55 Rick Dennison ILB
73 Simon Fletcher OLB
97 Bruce Klosterman ILB
59 Tim Lucas OLB
77 Karl Mecklenburg ILB
51 Marc Munford ILB
50 Jim Ryan ILB/OLB

Defensive backs

34 Tyrone Braxton FS
28 Jeremiah Castille CB
27 Kevin Clark CB
37 Kevin Guidry CB
31 Mike Harden FS
36 Mark Haynes CB
38 Bruce Plummer CB
48 Randy Robbins SS
49 Dennis Smith SS
45 Steve Wilson CB

Special teams

2 Mike Horan P
3 Rich Karlis K

Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	Seattle Seahawks	L 21–14	75,986
2	September 11, 1988	San Diego Chargers	W 34–3	75,359
3	September 18, 1988	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–13	63,268
4	September 26, 1988	Los Angeles Raiders	L 30–27	75,964
5	October 2, 1988	at San Diego Chargers	W 12–0	55,763
6	October 9, 1988	at San Francisco 49ers	W 16–13	61,711
7	October 16, 1988	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–14	75,287
8	October 23, 1988	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 39–21	49,811
9	October 31, 1988	at Indianapolis Colts	L 55–23	60,544
10	November 6, 1988	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–11	74,227
11	November 13, 1988	Cleveland Browns	W 30–7	75,806
12	November 20, 1988	at New Orleans Saints	L 42–0	68,075
13	November 27, 1988	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–24	74,141
14	December 4, 1988	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 21–20	65,561
15	December 11, 1988	at Seattle Seahawks	L 42–14	62,838
16	December 17, 1988	New England Patriots	W 21–10	70,910

Game summaries

Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	3	0	0	10
• Broncos	7	7	0	7	21

Date: December 17
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 32°F; wind 9

Scoring summary

Q1	NE	Stephens 23 yard run (Staurovsky kick)	NE 7–0

Q1	DEN	Winder 1 yard run (Karlis kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	DEN	Dorsett 5 yard run (Karlis kick)	DEN 14–7

Q2	NE	Staurovsky 32 yard field goal	DEN 14–10

Q4	DEN	Winder 4 yard run (Karlis kick)	DEN 21–10

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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

References

↑ "1988 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-19.

External links

1988 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Denver Broncos
Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado
Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters
Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Key personnel	Owner Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Vance Joseph
Culture	Barrel Man Denver Broncos Cheerleaders Miles Mork & Mindy No Fly Zone Orange Crush Defense "Rocky Mountain Way" South Park Thunder "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode)
Lore	Mile High Miracle Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble The Helicopter
Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Oakland Raiders New England Patriots Manning vs. Brady
Retired numbers	7 18 44
Ring of Fame	Steve Atwater Pat Bowlen Terrell Davis Jason Elam John Elway Simon Fletcher Goose Gonsoulin Randy Gradishar Rich Jackson Tom Jackson Charley Johnson Floyd Little John Lynch Karl Mecklenburg Gene Mingo Craig Morton Haven Moses Tom Nalen Gerald Phipps Dan Reeves Shannon Sharpe Dennis Smith Paul Smith Rod Smith Lionel Taylor Billy Thompson Frank Tripucka Jim Turner Rick Upchurch Louis Wright Gary Zimmerman
Division championships	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Conference championships	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015
League championships	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)
Media	Broadcasters Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)
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)
Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Championship seasons in bold

Denver Broncos seasons
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl 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

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