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1988 Phoenix Cardinals
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 344 points (21.5/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 398 points (24.9/g), 27th.
Differential of -54 points (-3.4/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.2, Offense: 0.5, Defense: -3.7, SoS: 0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Gene Stallings (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Jim Shofner
Training Camp: Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Neil Lomax | 29 | 7 | 14 | 255 for 443, 3,395 yards, 20 td, 11 int, & 17 rushes for 55 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1981 |
| RB | Stump Mitchell | 29 | 7 | 14 | 164 rushes for 726 yards, 4 td, & 25 catches for 214 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 226th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Earl Ferrell | 30 | 6 | 16 | 202 rushes for 924 yards, 7 td, & 38 catches for 315 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 125th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Roy Green | 31 | 9 | 16 | 68 catches for 1,097 yards, 7 td, & 4 rushes for 1 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1979 |
| WR | J.T. Smith* | 33 | 10 | 16 | 83 catches for 986 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Robert Awalt | 24 | 1 | 15 | 39 catches for 454 yards, 4 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1987 |
| LT | Luis Sharpe* | 28 | 6 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1982 | |
| LG | Todd Peat | 24 | 1 | 15 | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 285th pick / 1987 | |
| C | Derek Kennard | 26 | 2 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp | |
| RG | Lance Smith | 25 | 3 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1985 | |
| RT | Tootie Robbins | 30 | 6 | 15 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 90th pick / 1982 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rod Saddler | 23 | 1 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 90th pick / 1987 |
| LDE | David Galloway | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1982 |
| LDT | Bob Clasby | 28 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 236th pick / 1983 |
| RDT | Steve Alvord | 24 | 1 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1987 |
| RDT | Rod Saddler | 23 | 1 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 90th pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Freddie Joe Nunn | 26 | 3 | 16 | 14.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 18th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Anthony Bell | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1986 |
| MLB | Niko Noga | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1984 |
| RLB | E.J. Junior | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Carl Carter | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Cedric Mack | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Tim McDonald | 23 | 1 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 34th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Lonnie Young | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 325th pick / 1985 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Al Del Greco | 26 | 4 | 0 | 12 of 21 field goals & 42 of 44 extra points | |
| P | Greg Horne | 24 | 1 | 0 | 79 punts for a 40.9 average, 1 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 139th pick / 1987 |
| PR | Vai Sikahema | 26 | 2 | 0 | 33 punt returns for a 10.3 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 254th pick / 1986 |
| KR | Vai Sikahema | 26 | 2 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 254th pick / 1986 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Steve Alvord | 24 | DT | 15 | 10 | 272 | 6-4 | Washington | 10/2/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1987 |
| 80 | Robert Awalt | 24 | TE | 16 | 15 | 258 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno,San Diego St. | 4/9/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1987 |
| 82 | Greg Baty | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/28/1964 | 2 | New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986 |
| 55 | Anthony Bell | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 7/2/1964 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1986 |
| 71 | Joe Bostic | 31 | G-T | 10 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | Clemson | 4/20/1957 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1979 |
| 44 | Michael Brim | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Virginia Union | 1/23/1966 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1988 |
| 62 | Ray Brown | 26 | G-T | 15 | 1 | 318 | 6-5 | Memphis,Arkansas St. | 12/12/1962 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
| 41 | Carl Carter | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 3/7/1964 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1986 |
| 34 | Jessie Clark | 28 | RB | 4 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Arkansas,Louisiana Tech | 1/3/1960 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 188th pick / 1983 |
| 79 | Bob Clasby | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/28/1960 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 236th pick / 1983 |
| 20 | Travis Curtis | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 9/27/1965 | 1 | |
| 53 | Wayne C. Davis | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Alabama | 3/10/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 229th pick / 1987 |
| 17 | Al Del Greco | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Auburn | 3/2/1962 | 4 | |
| 74 | Scott Dill | 22 | T-G-C | 13 | 0 | 294 | 6-5 | Memphis | 4/5/1966 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 9th / 233rd pick / 1988 |
| 31 | Earl Ferrell | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-0 | East Tennessee St. | 3/27/1958 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 125th pick / 1982 |
| 65 | David Galloway | 29 | DT-DE-NT | 8 | 6 | 277 | 6-3 | Florida | 2/16/1959 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1982 |
| 76 | Mark Garalczyk | 24 | DT-DE | 6 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | West. Michigan | 8/12/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 146th pick / 1987 |
| 81 | Roy Green | 31 | WR-DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-0 | Henderson St. | 6/30/1957 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1979 |
| 56 | Ken Harvey | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | California | 5/6/1965 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1988 |
| 83 | Don Holmes | 27 | WR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Colorado,Mesa | 4/1/1961 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 318th pick / 1984 |
| 11 | Greg Horne | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 11/22/1964 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 139th pick / 1987 |
| 51 | Ricky Hunley | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Arizona | 11/11/1961 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1984 |
| 28 | Tony Jeffery | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | TCU | 7/8/1964 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1988 |
| 86 | Ernie Jones | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Indiana | 12/15/1964 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 7th / 179th pick / 1988 |
| 59 | Tyrone Jones | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/3/1961 | Rook | |
| 32 | Tony Jordan | 23 | RB | 9 | 2 | 220 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 5/5/1965 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 132nd pick / 1988 |
| 54 | E.J. Junior | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/8/1959 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1981 |
| 70 | Derek Kennard | 26 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 9/9/1962 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 49 | Greg Lasker | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 9/28/1964 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1986 |
| 15 | Neil Lomax | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Portland St. | 2/17/1959 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1981 |
| 26 | Lester Lyles | 26 | DB-LB | 6 | 4 | 209 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/27/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1985 |
| 76 | Mark MacDonald | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 4/30/1961 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 115th pick / 1985 |
| 47 | Cedric Mack | 28 | DB | 16 | 14 | 193 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/14/1960 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 1983 |
| 33 | Derrick McAdoo | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Baylor | 4/2/1965 | 1 | |
| 46 | Tim McDonald | 23 | DB | 16 | 15 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 1/6/1965 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 34th pick / 1987 |
| 95 | Sean McNanie | 27 | DE | 12 | 1 | 265 | 6-5 | Arizona St.,San Diego St. | 9/9/1961 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 79th pick / 1984 |
| 25 | Roland Mitchell | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 3/15/1964 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1987 |
| 30 | Stump Mitchell | 29 | RB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 5-9 | The Citadel | 3/15/1959 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 226th pick / 1981 |
| 37 | Ricky Moore | 25 | RB | 8 | 0 | 234 | 5-11 | Alabama | 4/7/1963 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1985 |
| 57 | Niko Noga | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 3/1/1962 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1984 |
| 85 | Jay Novacek | 26 | TE | 16 | 1 | 234 | 6-4 | Wyoming | 10/24/1962 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| 78 | Freddie Joe Nunn | 26 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 4/9/1962 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 18th pick / 1985 |
| 64 | Todd Peat | 24 | G | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-2 | Northern Illinois | 5/20/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 285th pick / 1987 |
| 48 | Reggie Phillips | 28 | DB | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | SMU | 12/12/1960 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 49th pick / 1985 |
| 63 | Tootie Robbins | 30 | T | 15 | 15 | 303 | 6-5 | East Carolina | 6/2/1958 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 90th pick / 1982 |
| 72 | Rod Saddler | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 276 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 9/26/1965 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 90th pick / 1987 |
| 87 | Andy Schillinger | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | Miami (OH) | 11/22/1964 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 10th / 260th pick / 1988 |
| 67 | Luis Sharpe* | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | UCLA | 6/16/1960 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1982 |
| 36 | Vai Sikahema | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | BYU | 8/29/1962 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 254th pick / 1986 |
| 84 | J.T. Smith* | 33 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-2 | North Texas | 10/29/1955 | 10 | |
| 61 | Lance Smith | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/1/1963 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1985 |
| 45 | Leonard Smith | 28 | DB | 3 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | McNeese St. | 9/2/1960 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1983 |
| 18 | Cliff Stoudt | 33 | QB | 16 | 2 | 215 | 6-4 | Youngstown St. | 3/27/1955 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 121st pick / 1977 |
| 76 | Mark Traynowicz | 26 | G-C | 5 | 0 | 277 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 11/20/1962 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1985 |
| 19 | Tom Tupa | 22 | QB-P | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 2/6/1966 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1988 |
| 89 | Mark Walczak | 26 | TE | 16 | 0 | 246 | 6-6 | Arizona | 4/26/1962 | 1 | |
| 24 | Ron Wolfley* | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/14/1962 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 104th pick / 1985 |
| 43 | Lonnie Young | 25 | DB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 7/18/1963 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 325th pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 230.4 | 6-1.8 | 2.9 |