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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)
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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 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RG | Joe Milinichik | 25 | 1 | 15 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1986 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |