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1988 Detroit Lions

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 220 points (13.8/g), 28th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 313 points (19.6/g), 10th.
 Differential of -93 points (-5.8/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 4.8-11.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 10th.

Coached by Wayne Fontes (2-3-0) and Darryl Rogers (2-9-0)

1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Rusty Hilger 26 3 9 126 for 306, 1,558 yards, 7 td, 12 int, & 18 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 143rd pick / 1985

QB Chuck Long 25 2 7 75 for 141, 856 yards, 6 td, 6 int, & 7 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1986

RB Garry James 25 2 16 182 rushes for 552 yards, 5 td, & 39 catches for 382 yards and 2 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1986

FB James R. Jones 27 5 14 96 rushes for 314 yards, 0 td, & 29 catches for 259 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1983

WR Jeff Chadwick 28 5 8 20 catches for 304 yards, 3 td
WR Pete Mandley 27 4 14 44 catches for 617 yards, 4 td, & 6 rushes for 44 yards and 1 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984

WR Gary Lee 23 1 6 22 catches for 261 yards, 1 td

Detroit Lions / 12th / 315th pick / 1987

TE Pat Carter 22 Rook 14 13 catches for 145 yards, 0 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1988

LT Lomas Brown 25 3 16

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985

LG Kevin Glover 25 3 16 2 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985

C Steve Mott 27 5 16

Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1983

RG Joe Milinichik 25 1 15

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1986

RT Harvey Salem 27 5 16 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983

 Defensive Starters
LDE Eric Williams 26 4 16 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984

NT Jerry Ball 24 1 16 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987

RDE Keith Ferguson 29 7 14 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981

LOLB George Jamison 26 1 11 5.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp

LOLB Jimmy Williams 28 6 5 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982

LILB Chris Spielman 23 Rook 16 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988

RILB Dennis Gibson 24 1 16 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987

ROLB Mike L. Cofer* 28 5 16 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983

LCB Jerry Holmes 31 8 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Bruce McNorton 29 6 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982

SS Bennie Blades 22 Rook 14 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988

FS Devon Mitchell 26 2 9 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 4th / 92nd pick / 1986

FS James Griffin 27 5 6 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 193rd pick / 1983

 Special Teams Starters
K Eddie Murray 32 8 0 20 of 21 field goals & 22 of 23 extra points

Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980

P Jim Arnold* 27 5 0 97 punts for a 42.4 average, 0 blocked

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983

PR Pete Mandley 27 4 14 37 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984

KR Gary Lee 23 1 6 18 kick returns for a 19.7 average and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 12th / 315th pick / 1987

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Dave Ahrens 30 LB 8 0 238 6-3 Wisconsin 12/5/1958 7

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 143rd pick / 1981

Eric Andolsek 22 G 13 0 254 6-2 LSU 8/22/1966 Rook

Detroit Lions / 5th / 111th pick / 1988

Jim Arnold* 27 P 16 0 215 6-2 Vanderbilt 1/31/1961 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983

Jerry Ball 24 NT-DT 16 16 330 6-1 SMU 12/15/1964 1

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987

Scott Barrows 25 G-C 16 1 278 6-2 West Virginia 3/31/1963 2
Bennie Blades 22 DB 15 14 221 6-0 Miami (FL) 9/3/1966 Rook

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988

Carl Bland 27 WR 16 2 182 5-11 Virginia Union 8/17/1961 4
Lou Brock 24 DB 2 0 175 5-10 USC 5/8/1964 1

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1987

Lomas Brown 25 T 16 16 282 6-4 Florida 3/30/1963 3

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985

Paul Butcher 25 LB 16 0 230 6-0 Wayne State (MI) 11/8/1963 2
Pat Carter 22 TE 15 14 256 6-4 Florida State 8/1/1966 Rook

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1988

Jeff Chadwick 28 WR 10 8 190 6-3 Grand Valley State 12/16/1960 5
Raphel Cherry 27 DB 16 3 194 6-0 Hawaii 12/19/1961 3

Washington Redskins / 5th / 122nd pick / 1985

Jessie Clark 28 RB 5 0 231 6-0 Arkansas,Louisiana Tech 1/3/1960 5

Green Bay Packers / 7th / 188th pick / 1983

Mike L. Cofer* 28 LB-DE 16 16 245 6-5 Tennessee 4/7/1960 5

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983

Paco Craig 23 WR 8 0 173 5-10 UCLA 2/2/1965 Rook

Detroit Lions / 10th / 254th pick / 1988

Keith Ferguson 29 DE 14 14 252 6-5 Ohio State 4/3/1959 7

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981

Dennis Gibson 24 LB 16 16 240 6-2 Iowa State 2/8/1964 1

Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987

Kevin Glover 25 C-G 16 16 278 6-2 Maryland 6/17/1963 3

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985

Curtis Green 31 DE-DT-NT 11 0 256 6-3 Alabama State 6/3/1957 7

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1981

James Griffin 27 DB 16 6 197 6-2 Middle Tenn. State 9/7/1961 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 193rd pick / 1983

Gary Hadd 23 DT-NT 5 0 274 6-4 Minnesota 10/19/1965 Rook

Detroit Lions / 8th / 196th pick / 1988

Rusty Hilger 26 QB 11 9 205 6-4 Oklahoma State 5/9/1962 3

Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 143rd pick / 1985

Eric Hipple 31 QB 5 0 196 6-2 Utah State 9/16/1957 8

Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1980

Jerry Holmes 31 DB 16 16 175 6-2 Chowan,West Virginia 12/22/1957 8
Garry James 25 RB 16 16 214 5-10 LSU 9/4/1963 2

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1986

George Jamison 26 LB 16 11 232 6-1 Cincinnati 9/30/1962 1

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp

James R. Jones 27 FB-RB-TB-TE 14 14 229 6-2 Florida 3/21/1961 5

Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1983

Gary Lee 23 WR 14 6 202 6-1 Georgia Tech 2/12/1965 1

Detroit Lions / 12th / 315th pick / 1987

Mark Lewis 27 TE 3 3 239 6-2 Texas A&M 5/5/1961 3

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 155th pick / 1985

Danny Lockett 24 LB 16 0 239 6-2 Arizona 7/11/1964 1

Detroit Lions / 6th / 148th pick / 1987

Chuck Long 25 QB 7 7 217 6-4 Iowa 2/18/1963 2

Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1986

Pete Mandley 27 WR 15 14 191 5-10 Northern Arizona 7/29/1961 4

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984

Bruce McNorton 29 DB 16 16 175 5-11 Georgetown (KY) 2/28/1959 6

Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982

Joe Milinichik 25 G-T 15 15 290 6-5 North Carolina State 3/30/1963 1

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1986

Devon Mitchell 26 DB 10 9 194 6-1 Iowa 12/30/1962 2

Detroit Lions / 4th / 92nd pick / 1986

Randall Morris 27 RB 3 0 195 6-0 Tennessee 4/22/1961 4

Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 270th pick / 1984

Steve Mott 27 C 16 16 266 6-3 Alabama 3/24/1961 5

Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1983

Eddie Murray 32 K 16 0 177 5-10 Tulane 8/29/1956 8

Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980

Tony Paige 26 RB 16 2 225 5-10 Virginia Tech 10/14/1962 4

New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984

Carl Painter 24 RB 12 0 184 5-9 Hampton 5/10/1964 Rook

Detroit Lions / 6th / 142nd pick / 1988

Shelton Robinson 28 LB 12 0 233 6-2 North Carolina 9/14/1960 6
Reggie Rogers 24 DE 5 2 278 6-6 Washington 1/21/1964 1

Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1987

Ray Roundtree 22 WR 4 0 180 6-0 Penn State 4/19/1966 Rook

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 58th pick / 1988

Rob Rubick 28 TE 15 1 232 6-3 Grand Valley State 9/27/1960 6

Detroit Lions / 12th / 326th pick / 1982

Dan Saleaumua 24 DT-NT-DE 16 0 305 6-0 Arizona State 11/11/1964 1

Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1987

Harvey Salem 27 T-G 16 16 283 6-6 California 1/15/1961 5

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983

Eric Sanders 30 T-G-C 16 0 277 6-6 Nevada-Reno 10/22/1958 7

Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981

Curt Singer 27 T 3 0 278 6-5 Tennessee 11/4/1961 2

Washington Redskins / 6th / 167th pick / 1984

Chris Spielman 23 LB 16 16 247 6-0 Ohio State 10/11/1965 Rook

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988

Stephen Starring 27 WR 6 0 172 5-10 McNeese State 7/30/1961 5

New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983

Thomas Strauthers 27 DE-DT 10 0 262 6-4 Jackson State 4/6/1961 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1983

Bobby Watkins 28 DB 16 0 184 5-10 Texas State 5/31/1960 6

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1982

William White 22 DB 16 0 199 5-10 Ohio State 2/19/1966 Rook

Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988

Eric Williams 26 DE-DT-NT 16 16 282 6-4 Washington State 2/24/1962 4

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984

Jimmy Williams 28 LB 5 5 228 6-3 Nebraska 11/15/1960 6

Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982

Scott Williams 26 RB 11 0 234 6-2 Georgia 7/21/1962 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 244th pick / 1985

John Witkowski 26 QB 2 0 200 6-1 Columbia 6/18/1962 4

Detroit Lions / 6th / 160th pick / 1984

Butch Woolfolk 28 RB 3 0 210 6-1 Michigan 3/1/1960 6

New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1982

Team Total 26.2 16 229.2 6-1.6 3.4