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1988 New England Patriots
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 250 points (15.6/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 284 points (17.8/g), 5th.
Differential of -34 points (-2.1/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.2, Offense: -4.5, Defense: 4.4, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Raymond Berry
Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
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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 | Doug Flutie | 26 | 2 | 9 | 92 for 179, 1,150 yards, 8 td, 10 int, & 38 rushes for 179 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| RB | John Stephens* | 22 | Rook | 14 | 297 rushes for 1,168 yards, 4 td, & 14 catches for 98 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1988 |
| FB | Bob Perryman | 24 | 1 | 16 | 146 rushes for 448 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 134 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 79th pick / 1987 |
| PR | Irving Fryar | 26 | 4 | 14 | 38 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| WR | Stanley Morgan | 33 | 11 | 14 | 31 catches for 502 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -6 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Russ Francis | 35 | 13 | 8 | 11 catches for 161 yards, 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| LT | Danny Villa | 24 | 1 | 14 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987 | |
| LG | Sean Farrell | 28 | 6 | 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 | |
| C | Mike Baab | 29 | 6 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 | |
| RG | Ron Wooten | 29 | 6 | 14 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 | |
| RT | Bruce Armstrong | 23 | 1 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Brent Williams | 24 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| NT | Tim Goad | 22 | Rook | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 87th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Garin Veris | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Andre Tippett* | 29 | 6 | 11 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Ed Reynolds | 27 | 5 | 14 | ||
| RILB | Johnny Rembert* | 27 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Larry McGrew | 31 | 8 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Ronnie Lippett | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Raymond Clayborn | 33 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| SS | Roland James | 30 | 8 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Fred Marion | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Teddy Garcia | 24 | Rook | 0 | 6 of 13 field goals & 11 of 16 extra points | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1988 |
| P | Jeff Feagles | 22 | Rook | 0 | 91 punts for a 38.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Irving Fryar | 26 | 4 | 14 | 38 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| KR | Sammy Martin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 23.7 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1988 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Marvin Allen | 23 | 11 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Tulane | 11/23/1965 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 11th / 294th pick / 1988 | |
| 78 | Bruce Armstrong | 23 | RT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Louisville | 9/7/1965 | 1 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| 68 | Mike Baab | 29 | C | 15 | 12 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/6/1959 | 6 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| 53 | Thomas Benson | 27 | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/6/1961 | 4 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1984 | |
| 28 | Jim Bowman | 25 | db | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Central Michigan | 10/26/1963 | 3 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1985 |
| 59 | Vincent Brown | 23 | lb | 16 | 3 | 245 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley St. | 1/9/1965 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1988 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | 33 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | 11 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| 40 | Elgin Davis | 23 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 10/23/1965 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 12th / 330th pick / 1987 | |
| 87 | Lin Dawson | 29 | te | 6 | 6 | 240 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 6/24/1959 | 7 | 2 | New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981 |
| 21 | Reggie Dupard | 25 | rb | 16 | 2 | 206 | 5-11 | SMU | 10/30/1963 | 2 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 26th pick / 1986 |
| 11 | Tony Eason | 29 | qb | 2 | 2 | 212 | 6-4 | Illinois | 10/8/1959 | 5 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983 |
| 66 | Paul Fairchild | 27 | g | 16 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/14/1961 | 4 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984 |
| 62 | Sean Farrell | 28 | LG | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 5/25/1960 | 6 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| 6 | Jeff Feagles | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/7/1966 | Rook | 0 | |
| 2 | Doug Flutie | 26 | QB | 11 | 9 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston Col. | 10/23/1962 | 2 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| 81 | Russ Francis | 35 | TE | 12 | 8 | 240 | 6-6 | Oregon | 4/3/1953 | 13 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| 80 | Irving Fryar | 26 | PR | 15 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 9/28/1962 | 4 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| 48 | Dennis Gadbois | 25 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Boston Univ. | 9/18/1963 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Teddy Garcia | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | La-Monroe | 6/4/1964 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1988 |
| 43 | Ernest Gibson | 27 | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Furman | 10/3/1961 | 4 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 151st pick / 1984 | |
| 72 | Tim Goad | 22 | NT | 16 | 14 | 280 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 2/28/1966 | Rook | 7 | New England Patriots / 4th / 87th pick / 1988 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | 35 | qb | 6 | 4 | 210 | 6-4 | Kansas St. | 7/24/1953 | 13 | 3 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| 97 | Milford Hodge | 27 | rde | 15 | 7 | 278 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 3/11/1961 | 2 | 4 | New England Patriots / 8th / 224th pick / 1985 |
| 41 | Darryl Holmes | 24 | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Fort Valley St. | 9/6/1964 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 32 | Craig James | 27 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | SMU | 1/2/1961 | 4 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 187th pick / 1983 | |
| 38 | Roland James | 30 | SS | 15 | 15 | 191 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/18/1958 | 8 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| 85 | Steve Johnson | 23 | te | 14 | 3 | 245 | 6-6 | Virginia Tech | 6/22/1965 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 154th pick / 1988 |
| 83 | Cedric Jones | 28 | wr | 16 | 2 | 184 | 6-1 | Duke | 6/1/1960 | 6 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982 |
| 93 | Tim Jordan | 24 | lolb | 16 | 6 | 226 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 4/26/1964 | 1 | 5 | New England Patriots / 4th / 107th pick / 1987 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lippett | 28 | LCB | 15 | 15 | 180 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 12/10/1960 | 5 | 7 | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | 29 | FS | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/2/1959 | 6 | 8 | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| 82 | Sammy Martin | 23 | KR | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/21/1965 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1988 |
| 64 | Trevor Matich | 27 | c | 8 | 6 | 277 | 6-4 | BYU | 10/9/1961 | 3 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1985 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | 31 | ROLB | 16 | 15 | 233 | 6-5 | USC | 7/23/1957 | 8 | 8 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| 23 | Rod McSwain | 26 | db | 16 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Clemson | 1/28/1962 | 4 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1984 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | 33 | WR | 16 | 14 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/17/1955 | 11 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| 91 | Eric Naposki | 22 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 12/20/1966 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 65 | Edmund Nelson | 28 | de | 12 | 1 | 272 | 6-3 | Auburn | 4/30/1960 | 6 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| 34 | Bob Perryman | 24 | FB | 16 | 16 | 233 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/16/1964 | 1 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 79th pick / 1987 |
| 22 | Gene Profit | 24 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 5-10 | Yale | 11/11/1964 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Tom Ramsey | 27 | qb | 7 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/9/1961 | 2 | 0 | New England Patriots / 10th / 267th pick / 1983 |
| 76 | Tom Rehder | 23 | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 1/27/1965 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 69th pick / 1988 | |
| 52 | Johnny Rembert* | 27 | RILB | 16 | 15 | 234 | 6-3 | Clemson | 1/19/1961 | 5 | 12 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| 95 | Ed Reynolds | 27 | LILB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/23/1961 | 5 | 7 | |
| 88 | Willie Scott | 29 | te | 3 | 1 | 245 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 2/13/1959 | 7 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981 |
| 77 | Kenneth Sims | 29 | de | 1 | 1 | 272 | 6-5 | Texas | 10/31/1959 | 6 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982 |
| 4 | Jason Staurovsky | 25 | 8 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Tulsa | 3/23/1963 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | John Stephens* | 22 | RB | 16 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | NW State (LA) | 2/23/1966 | Rook | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1988 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | 33 | 16 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | USC | 4/26/1955 | 10 | 1 | New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978 | |
| 56 | Andre Tippett* | 29 | LOLB | 12 | 11 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 12/27/1959 | 6 | 12 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| 60 | Garin Veris | 25 | RDE | 11 | 9 | 255 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/27/1963 | 3 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985 |
| 73 | Danny Villa | 24 | LT | 16 | 14 | 304 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 9/21/1964 | 1 | 5 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987 |
| 96 | Brent Williams | 24 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Toledo | 10/23/1964 | 2 | 9 | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| 90 | Toby Williams | 29 | 15 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/19/1959 | 5 | 1 | New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983 | |
| 61 | Ron Wooten | 29 | RG | 14 | 14 | 274 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/28/1959 | 6 | 4 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 227.0 | 6-2.0 | 3.9 |
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