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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.
Coached by Raymond Berry (9-7-0)
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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 | 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 |
| WR | Irving Fryar | 26 | 4 | 14 | 33 catches for 490 yards, 5 td, & 6 rushes for 12 yards 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 |
| TE | Lin Dawson | 29 | 7 | 6 | 8 catches for 106 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981 |
| LT | Danny Villa | 24 | 1 | 14 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987 |
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| LG | Sean Farrell | 28 | 6 | 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Mike Baab | 29 | 6 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Trevor Matich | 27 | 3 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1985 |
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| RG | Ron Wooten | 29 | 6 | 14 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Bruce Armstrong | 23 | 1 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
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| 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 |
| RDE | Milford Hodge | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 224th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Andre Tippett* | 29 | 6 | 11 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Tim Jordan | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 107th pick / 1987 |
| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Marvin Allen | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Tulane | 11/23/1965 | Rook | New England Patriots / 11th / 294th pick / 1988 |
| Bruce Armstrong | 23 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Louisville | 9/7/1965 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| Mike Baab | 29 | C | 15 | 12 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/6/1959 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| Thomas Benson | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/6/1961 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1984 |
| Jim Bowman | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Central Michigan | 10/26/1963 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1985 |
| Vincent Brown | 23 | LB | 16 | 3 | 245 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 1/9/1965 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1988 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| Elgin Davis | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 10/23/1965 | 1 | New England Patriots / 12th / 330th pick / 1987 |
| Lin Dawson | 29 | TE | 6 | 6 | 240 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 6/24/1959 | 7 | New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981 |
| Reggie Dupard | 25 | RB | 16 | 2 | 206 | 5-11 | SMU | 10/30/1963 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 26th pick / 1986 |
| Tony Eason | 29 | QB | 2 | 2 | 212 | 6-4 | Illinois | 10/8/1959 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983 |
| Paul Fairchild | 27 | G-C | 16 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/14/1961 | 4 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984 |
| Sean Farrell | 28 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/25/1960 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| Jeff Feagles | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/7/1966 | Rook | |
| Doug Flutie | 26 | QB | 11 | 9 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston College | 10/23/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| Russ Francis | 35 | TE | 12 | 8 | 240 | 6-6 | Oregon | 4/3/1953 | 13 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| Irving Fryar | 26 | WR | 15 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 9/28/1962 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| Dennis Gadbois | 25 | WR | 2 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Boston University | 9/18/1963 | 1 | |
| Teddy Garcia | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | La-Monroe | 6/4/1964 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1988 |
| Ernest Gibson | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Furman | 10/3/1961 | 4 | New England Patriots / 6th / 151st pick / 1984 |
| Tim Goad | 22 | NT-DT | 16 | 14 | 280 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 2/28/1966 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 87th pick / 1988 |
| Steve Grogan | 35 | QB | 6 | 4 | 210 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 7/24/1953 | 13 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| Milford Hodge | 27 | DE-NT | 15 | 7 | 278 | 6-3 | Washington State | 3/11/1961 | 2 | New England Patriots / 8th / 224th pick / 1985 |
| Darryl Holmes | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Fort Valley State | 9/6/1964 | 1 | |
| Craig James | 27 | RB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | SMU | 1/2/1961 | 4 | New England Patriots / 7th / 187th pick / 1983 |
| Roland James | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 191 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/18/1958 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| Steve Johnson | 23 | TE | 14 | 3 | 245 | 6-6 | Virginia Tech | 6/22/1965 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 154th pick / 1988 |
| Cedric Jones | 28 | WR | 16 | 2 | 184 | 6-1 | Duke | 6/1/1960 | 6 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982 |
| Tim Jordan | 24 | LB | 16 | 6 | 226 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 4/26/1964 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 107th pick / 1987 |
| Ronnie Lippett | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 180 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 12/10/1960 | 5 | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| Fred Marion | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/2/1959 | 6 | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| Sammy Martin | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/21/1965 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1988 |
| Trevor Matich | 27 | C-G-T | 8 | 6 | 277 | 6-4 | BYU | 10/9/1961 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1985 |
| Larry McGrew | 31 | LB | 16 | 15 | 233 | 6-5 | USC | 7/23/1957 | 8 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| Rod McSwain | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Clemson | 1/28/1962 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1984 |
| Stanley Morgan | 33 | WR | 16 | 14 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/17/1955 | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| Eric Naposki | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 12/20/1966 | Rook | |
| Edmund Nelson | 28 | DE-NT-DT | 12 | 1 | 272 | 6-3 | Auburn | 4/30/1960 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| Bob Perryman | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 233 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/16/1964 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 79th pick / 1987 |
| Gene Profit | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 168 | 5-10 | Yale | 11/11/1964 | 2 | |
| Tom Ramsey | 27 | QB | 7 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/9/1961 | 2 | New England Patriots / 10th / 267th pick / 1983 |
| Tom Rehder | 23 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 1/27/1965 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 69th pick / 1988 |
| Johnny Rembert* | 27 | LB | 16 | 15 | 234 | 6-3 | Clemson | 1/19/1961 | 5 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| Ed Reynolds | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/23/1961 | 5 | |
| Willie Scott | 29 | TE | 3 | 1 | 245 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 2/13/1959 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981 |
| Kenneth Sims | 29 | DE | 1 | 1 | 272 | 6-5 | Texas | 10/31/1959 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982 |
| Jason Staurovsky | 25 | K | 8 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Tulsa | 3/23/1963 | 1 | |
| John Stephens* | 22 | RB | 16 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/23/1966 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1988 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 33 | RB | 16 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | USC | 4/26/1955 | 10 | New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978 |
| Andre Tippett* | 29 | LB | 12 | 11 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 12/27/1959 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| Garin Veris | 25 | DE | 11 | 9 | 255 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/27/1963 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985 |
| Danny Villa | 24 | T-C-G | 16 | 14 | 304 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 9/21/1964 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987 |
| Brent Williams | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Toledo | 10/23/1964 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| Toby Williams | 29 | NT-DE-DT | 15 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/19/1959 | 5 | New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983 |
| Ron Wooten | 29 | G | 14 | 14 | 274 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/28/1959 | 6 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 227.0 | 6-2.0 | 3.9 |