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1988 Indianapolis Colts
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 354 points (22.1/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 315 points (19.7/g), 11th.
Differential of 39 points (2.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Ron Meyer (9-7-0)
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1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Chris Chandler | 23 | Rook | 13 | 129 for 233, 1,619 yards, 8 td, 12 int, & 46 rushes for 139 yards and 3 td | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Eric Dickerson*+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | 388 rushes for 1,659 yards, 14 td, & 36 catches for 377 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Bill Brooks | 24 | 2 | 16 | 54 catches for 867 yards, 3 td, & 5 rushes for 62 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 86th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Clarence Verdin | 25 | 2 | 11 | 20 catches for 437 yards, 4 td, & 8 rushes for 77 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Matt Bouza | 30 | 7 | 5 | 25 catches for 342 yards, 4 td | |
| TE | Pat Beach | 29 | 6 | 16 | 26 catches for 235 yards, 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 140th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Mark Boyer | 26 | 3 | 13 | 27 catches for 256 yards, 2 td | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 229th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Chris Hinton* | 27 | 5 | 13 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1983 |
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| LG | Randy Dixon | 23 | 1 | 16 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1987 |
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| C | Ray Donaldson* | 30 | 8 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 |
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| RG | Ben Utt | 29 | 6 | 16 | ||
| RT | Joel Patten | 30 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Donnell Thompson | 30 | 7 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1981 |
| NT | Joe Klecko | 35 | 11 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Jon Hand | 25 | 2 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | O'Brien Alston | 23 | Rook | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 10th / 270th pick / 1988 |
| LILB | Fredd Young | 27 | 4 | 12 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1984 |
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| LILB | Cliff Odom | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980 |
| RILB | Barry Krauss | 31 | 9 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979 |
| ROLB | Duane Bickett | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1985 |
| LCB | Willie Tullis | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Chris Goode | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 10th / 253rd pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Eugene Daniel | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 205th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Freddie Robinson | 24 | 1 | 10 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 142nd pick / 1987 |
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| FS | Mike Prior | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1985 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dean Biasucci | 26 | 4 | 0 | 25 of 32 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Rohn Stark | 29 | 6 | 0 | 64 punts for a 43.5 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 34th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Clarence Verdin | 25 | 2 | 11 | 22 punt returns for a 10.9 average and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Albert Bentley | 28 | 3 | 2 | 39 kick returns for a 19.9 average and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1984 Supp |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | O'Brien Alston | 23 | LB | 15 | 11 | 246 | 6-6 | Maryland | 12/21/1965 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 10th / 270th pick / 1988 |
| 79 | Harvey Armstrong | 29 | NT | 16 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | SMU | 12/29/1959 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 190th pick / 1982 |
| 14 | Jess Atkinson | 27 | K | 1 | 0 | 165 | 5-9 | Maryland | 12/11/1961 | 3 | |
| 62 | Brian Baldinger | 28 | G-T-C | 16 | 3 | 278 | 6-4 | Duke | 1/7/1960 | 6 | |
| 31 | Michael Ball | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/5/1964 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 104th pick / 1988 |
| 86 | Roy Banks | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Eastern Illinois | 11/29/1965 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1987 |
| 81 | Pat Beach | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-4 | Washington State | 12/28/1959 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 140th pick / 1982 |
| 87 | Mark Bellini | 24 | WR | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | BYU | 1/19/1964 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 170th pick / 1987 |
| 20 | Albert Bentley | 28 | RB | 16 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 8/15/1960 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 4 | Dean Biasucci | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Western Carolina | 7/25/1962 | 4 | |
| 50 | Duane Bickett | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-5 | USC | 12/1/1962 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1985 |
| 85 | Matt Bouza | 30 | WR | 15 | 5 | 211 | 6-3 | California | 4/8/1958 | 7 | |
| 84 | Mark Boyer | 26 | TE-RB-WR | 16 | 13 | 233 | 6-4 | USC | 9/16/1962 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 229th pick / 1985 |
| 9 | Kerry Brady | 25 | K | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 8/27/1963 | 1 | |
| 88 | John Brandes | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Cameron | 4/2/1964 | 1 | |
| 80 | Bill Brooks | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-0 | Boston University | 4/6/1964 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 86th pick / 1986 |
| 61 | Bob Brotzki | 26 | T | 1 | 0 | 281 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 12/24/1962 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 228th pick / 1986 |
| 71 | Kevin Call | 27 | T | 8 | 4 | 302 | 6-7 | Colorado State | 11/13/1961 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 130th pick / 1984 |
| 17 | Chris Chandler | 23 | QB | 15 | 13 | 224 | 6-4 | Washington | 10/12/1965 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| 98 | Johnie Cooks | 30 | LB | 1 | 1 | 247 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 11/23/1958 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1982 |
| 30 | Joe Cribbs | 30 | RB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Auburn | 1/5/1958 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| 38 | Eugene Daniel | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 178 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/4/1961 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 205th pick / 1984 |
| 72 | Byron Darby | 28 | DE-NT | 16 | 1 | 260 | 6-4 | USC | 6/4/1960 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 120th pick / 1983 |
| 48 | Donnie Dee | 23 | TE | 13 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 3/17/1965 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 11th / 297th pick / 1988 |
| 29 | Eric Dickerson*+ | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | SMU | 9/2/1960 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| 69 | Randy Dixon | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 3/12/1965 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1987 |
| 53 | Ray Donaldson* | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/18/1958 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 |
| 74 | Chris Gambol | 24 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 303 | 6-6 | Iowa | 9/14/1964 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 58th pick / 1987 |
| 37 | Chris Goode | 25 | DB | 13 | 8 | 195 | 6-0 | Alabama,North Alabama | 9/17/1963 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 10th / 253rd pick / 1987 |
| 78 | Jon Hand | 25 | DE | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-7 | Alabama | 11/13/1963 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1986 |
| 54 | Jeff Herrod | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 7/29/1966 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 243rd pick / 1988 |
| 75 | Chris Hinton* | 27 | T-G | 14 | 13 | 300 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 7/31/1961 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1983 |
| 7 | Gary Hogeboom | 30 | QB | 9 | 1 | 205 | 6-4 | Central Michigan | 8/21/1958 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 133rd pick / 1980 |
| 21 | John Holt | 29 | DB | 9 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | West Texas A&M | 5/14/1959 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| 90 | Ezra Johnson | 33 | DE | 10 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| 73 | Joe Klecko | 35 | DT-NT-DE | 15 | 14 | 263 | 6-3 | Temple | 10/15/1953 | 11 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| 55 | Barry Krauss | 31 | LB | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-3 | Alabama | 3/17/1957 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979 |
| 59 | Orlando Lowry | 27 | LB | 16 | 2 | 237 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/14/1961 | 3 | |
| 60 | Dan McQuaid | 28 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 278 | 6-7 | UNLV | 10/4/1960 | 3 | |
| 28 | Chuckie Miller | 23 | DB | 3 | 1 | 180 | 5-8 | UCLA | 5/9/1965 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 200th pick / 1987 |
| 93 | Cliff Odom | 30 | LB | 13 | 7 | 237 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 8/15/1958 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980 |
| 65 | Joel Patten | 30 | T | 15 | 13 | 310 | 6-7 | Duke | 2/7/1958 | 8 | |
| 39 | Mike Prior | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-0 | Illinois State | 11/14/1963 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1985 |
| 49 | James Pruitt | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/29/1964 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1986 |
| 47 | Freddie Robinson | 24 | DB | 13 | 10 | 191 | 6-1 | Alabama | 2/1/1964 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 142nd pick / 1987 |
| 66 | Ron Solt | 26 | G | 1 | 0 | 279 | 6-3 | Maryland | 5/19/1962 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1984 |
| 3 | Rohn Stark | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Florida State | 5/4/1959 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 34th pick / 1982 |
| 26 | Craig Swoope | 24 | DB | 11 | 4 | 205 | 6-1 | Illinois | 2/3/1964 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1986 |
| 27 | Keith Taylor | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/21/1964 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 134th pick / 1988 |
| 99 | Donnell Thompson | 30 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 10/27/1958 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1981 |
| 96 | Don Thorp | 26 | NT-DE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Illinois | 7/10/1962 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 156th pick / 1984 |
| 10 | Jack Trudeau | 26 | QB | 2 | 2 | 227 | 6-3 | Illinois | 9/9/1962 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1986 |
| 42 | Willie Tullis | 30 | DB | 16 | 9 | 193 | 6-0 | Southern Miss,Troy State | 4/5/1958 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1981 |
| 12 | Ricky Turner | 26 | QB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Washington State | 5/14/1962 | Rook | |
| 64 | Ben Utt | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 6/13/1959 | 6 | |
| 83 | Clarence Verdin | 25 | WR | 16 | 11 | 160 | 5-8 | La-Lafayette | 6/14/1963 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 34 | George Wonsley | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 218 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 11/23/1960 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 103rd pick / 1984 |
| 27 | Terry Wright | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Temple | 7/17/1964 | 1 | |
| 56 | Fredd Young | 27 | LB | 15 | 12 | 233 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 11/14/1961 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1984 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 232.6 | 6-2.2 | 3.7 |