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1988 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 304 points (19.0/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 288 points (18.0/g), 6th.
Differential of 16 points (1.0/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 17th.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (10-6-0)
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1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bernie Kosar | 25 | 3 | 9 | 156 for 259, 1,890 yards, 10 td, 7 int, & 12 rushes for -1 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| RB | Earnest Byner | 26 | 4 | 16 | 157 rushes for 576 yards, 3 td, & 59 catches for 576 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| FB | Kevin Mack | 26 | 3 | 11 | 123 rushes for 485 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 87 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Reggie Langhorne | 25 | 3 | 16 | 57 catches for 780 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 26 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Webster Slaughter | 24 | 2 | 8 | 30 catches for 462 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| WR | Clarence Weathers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 29 catches for 436 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Ozzie Newsome | 32 | 10 | 14 | 35 catches for 343 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| LT | Paul Farren | 28 | 5 | 15 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
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| LG | Larry Williams | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 259th pick / 1985 |
| C | Gregg Rakoczy | 23 | 1 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1987 |
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| RG | Dan Fike | 27 | 3 | 16 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Cody Risien | 31 | 9 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Sam Clancy | 30 | 5 | 12 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 284th pick / 1982 |
| LDE | Darryl Sims | 27 | 3 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 20th pick / 1985 |
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| NT | Bob Golic | 31 | 9 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
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| RDE | Carl Hairston | 36 | 12 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | David Grayson | 24 | 1 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 217th pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Mike Johnson | 26 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| RILB | Eddie Johnson | 29 | 7 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Mike Junkin | 24 | 1 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1987 |
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| ROLB | Clay Matthews* | 32 | 10 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Frank Minnifield*+ | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Hanford Dixon* | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| SS | Brian Washington | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 272nd pick / 1988 |
| FS | Felix Wright | 29 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bahr | 32 | 9 | 0 | 24 of 29 field goals & 32 of 33 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| P | Max Runager | 32 | 9 | 0 | 48 punts for a 40.3 average, 2 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| PR | Gerald McNeil | 26 | 2 | 0 | 38 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Glen Young | 28 | 5 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 21.9 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Matt Bahr | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn State | 7/6/1956 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| Tony Baker | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 6/11/1964 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 252nd pick / 1986 |
| Anthony Blaylock | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Winston-Salem State | 2/21/1965 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 103rd pick / 1988 |
| Rickey Bolden | 27 | T-TE-G | 16 | 3 | 274 | 6-6 | SMU | 9/8/1961 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
| Stephen Braggs | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 178 | 5-9 | Texas | 8/29/1965 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 165th pick / 1987 |
| Brian Brennan | 26 | WR | 16 | 1 | 178 | 5-9 | Boston College | 2/15/1962 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 |
| Charles Buchanan | 24 | DE | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 9/20/1964 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 205th pick / 1987 |
| Earnest Byner | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 9/15/1962 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| Clifford Charlton | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida | 2/16/1965 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1988 |
| Sam Clancy | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 12 | 288 | 6-7 | Pittsburgh | 5/29/1958 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 284th pick / 1982 |
| Gary Danielson | 37 | QB | 2 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | Purdue | 9/10/1951 | 12 | |
| Hanford Dixon* | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 186 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 12/25/1958 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| Paul Farren | 28 | T-G | 15 | 15 | 272 | 6-5 | Boston University | 12/24/1960 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| Dan Fike | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-7 | Florida | 6/16/1961 | 3 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
| Herman Fontenot | 25 | RB | 16 | 1 | 206 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/12/1963 | 3 | |
| Thane Gash | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | East Tennessee State | 9/1/1965 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 188th pick / 1988 |
| Bob Golic | 31 | NT-DT-LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/26/1957 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| David Grayson | 24 | LB | 16 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Fresno State | 2/27/1964 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 217th pick / 1987 |
| Anthony Griggs | 28 | LB | 5 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Ohio State,Villanova | 2/12/1960 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 105th pick / 1982 |
| Carl Hairston | 36 | DE-DT-LB | 14 | 13 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| Mark Harper | 27 | DB | 13 | 1 | 174 | 5-9 | Alcorn State | 11/5/1961 | 2 | |
| Will Hill | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Bishop | 3/5/1963 | Rook | |
| Eddie Johnson | 29 | LB | 15 | 8 | 220 | 6-1 | Louisville | 2/3/1959 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| Lee Johnson | 27 | P | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Johnson | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 11/26/1962 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Marlon Jones | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 1 | 263 | 6-4 | Central State (OH) | 7/1/1964 | 1 | |
| Tony E. Jones | 22 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Western Carolina | 5/24/1966 | Rook | |
| Mike Junkin | 24 | LB | 11 | 7 | 241 | 6-3 | Duke | 11/21/1964 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1987 |
| Bernie Kosar | 25 | QB | 9 | 9 | 210 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/25/1963 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| Reggie Langhorne | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City State | 4/7/1963 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| Kevin Mack | 26 | RB | 11 | 11 | 224 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/9/1962 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Tim Manoa | 24 | RB | 16 | 4 | 227 | 6-1 | Penn State | 9/9/1964 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 80th pick / 1987 |
| Clay Matthews* | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| Gerald McNeil | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 145 | 5-7 | Baylor | 3/27/1962 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Frank Minnifield*+ | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 180 | 5-9 | Louisville | 1/1/1960 | 4 | |
| Ozzie Newsome | 32 | TE | 16 | 14 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 3/16/1956 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| Mike Pagel | 28 | QB | 5 | 4 | 206 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 9/13/1960 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 84th pick / 1982 |
| Michael Dean Perry | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 2 | 285 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/27/1965 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| Gregg Rakoczy | 23 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 5/18/1965 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1987 |
| Cody Risien | 31 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-7 | Texas A&M | 3/22/1957 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
| Max Runager | 32 | P | 13 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 3/24/1956 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| Darryl Sims | 27 | DE-NT | 16 | 6 | 278 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/23/1961 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 20th pick / 1985 |
| Webster Slaughter | 24 | WR | 8 | 8 | 175 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 10/19/1964 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| Don Strock | 38 | QB | 4 | 2 | 220 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/27/1950 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| Derek Tennell | 24 | TE | 16 | 3 | 245 | 6-5 | UCLA | 2/12/1964 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 185th pick / 1987 |
| Van Waiters | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Indiana | 2/27/1965 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 77th pick / 1988 |
| Brian Washington | 23 | DB | 16 | 14 | 210 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 9/10/1965 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 272nd pick / 1988 |
| Clarence Weathers | 26 | WR | 16 | 6 | 170 | 5-9 | Delaware State | 1/10/1962 | 5 | |
| Larry Williams | 25 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 292 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/3/1963 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 259th pick / 1985 |
| Frank Winters | 24 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 291 | 6-3 | Western Illinois | 1/23/1964 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 276th pick / 1987 |
| Felix Wright | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-2 | Drake | 6/22/1959 | 3 | |
| Glen Young | 28 | WR | 15 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 10/11/1960 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1983 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 225.4 | 6-1.7 | 3.8 |