1988 Los Angeles Raiders season

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

The 1988 Los Angeles Raiders season was the club's 29th season in the NFL. 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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 Los Angeles Raiders draft
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

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 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

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

Oakland Raiders

Founded in 1960 Played in Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Oakland, California Headquartered in Alameda, California

Franchise	History in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Alameda Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Las Vegas Raiders Stadium (proposed)

Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis General manager: Reggie McKenzie Head coach: Jack Del Rio

Culture	Oakland Raiderettes Raider Nation The Autumn Wind

Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers

Media	Television: Comcast SportsNet California Comcast SportsNet Bay Area KTVU Radio: KGMZ KITS Other: Compass Media Networks The Raider Cast Personalities: Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick

Playoff appearances (21)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1990 1991 1993 2000 2001 2002

Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002

Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002

League championships (3^†)	1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII) ^† does not include 1967 AFL championship

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 (55)	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

Championship seasons in bold

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders seasons

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

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or 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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