1988 New York Jets season

1988 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachJoe Walton
Home stadiumThe Meadowlands
Results
Record8–7–1
Division place4th AFC East
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Mickey Shuler
WR Al Toon
FS Erik McMillan

The 1988 New York Jets season was the 29th season for the team and the 19th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–9 record from 1987 under head coach Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–7–1. Although for the second straight year they failed to qualify for the playoffs, they would play the spoiler, as a victory over their cross-town rival New York Giants in week 16 kept the Giants out of the playoffs due to a series of tiebreakers. For the third time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 7 interceptions in 424 passing attempts.

The Jets endured a major distraction when Mark Gastineau, the team's main pass rusher who appeared to be experiencing a career-renaissance, abruptly retired in midseason to tend to ailing actress Brigitte Nielsen.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1988 NFL draft
1988 New York Jets draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 Dave Cadigan  Offensive tackle USC
2 37 Terry Williams  Cornerback Bethune-Cookman
3 63 Erik McMillan  Safety Missouri
3 74 James Hasty  Cornerback Washington State
5 119 Mike Withycombe  Offensive guard Fresno State
6 146 Paul Frase  Defensive end Syracuse
7 172 Gary Patton  Running back Eastern Michigan
8 203 Keith Neubert  Tight end Nebraska
9 230 Ralph Tamm  Offensive guard West Chester
10 257 John Booty  Cornerback TCU
11 287 John Galvin  Linebacker Boston College
12 314 Albert Goss  Defensive Tackle Jackson State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1988 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Phil Alfieri Defensive end Oregon
Kelly Averitt Tackle/Guard Tennessee Tech
Greg Calcagno Quarterback Santa Clara
Harold Collins Wide receiver UTEP
Byron Dixon Cornerback/Safety Holy Cross
Keith Ferrell Linebacker Morehead State
Ricky Flowers Wide receiver Jackson State
Blair Fowler Defensive tackle UTEP
John Garrett Center Syracuse
Leon Hall Defensive end East Carolina
Bruce Hatfield Linebacker Tennessee Tech
Dave Ingalls Center Maine
Greg Johns Linebacker Penn State
Matt Kemper Guard/Tackle Miami (OH)
Brad Lambert Cornerback/Safety Kansas State
Eric Lewis Wide receiver North Carolina
Darryl Pearson Wide receiver Alabama State
Richard Petitbon Linebacker Maryland
Edwin Ross Safety Alabama State
Tom Schulting Wide receiver Iowa State
Russell Sheffield Defensive end Baylor
Mike Swanson Defensive Tackle Temple
Darryl Wright Punter Maryland

Personnel

Staff

1988 New York Jets staff

Front office

  • Owner – Leon Hess
  • President/general manager – Jim Kensil

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


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Roster

1988 New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics
47 active, 18 reserve

Starters

POS Name GS
QB 7 Ken O'Brien 12
RB 24 Freeman McNeil 16
FB 43 Roger Vick 12
WR 88 Al Toon 15
WR 85 Wesley Walker 10
TE 82 Mickey Shuler 15
LT 61 Jeff Criswell 12
LG 79 Mike Haight 9
C 53 Jim Sweeney 16
RG 60 Dan Alexander 13
RT 68 Reggie McElroy 16
POS Name GS
LDE 99 Mark Gastineau 7
NT 94 Scott Mersereau 15
RDE 93 Marty Lyons 16
LOLB 55 Alex Gordon 13
LILB 54 Troy Benson 16
RILB 59 Kyle Clifton 15
ROLB 57 Kevin McArthur 16
LCB 48 Bobby Humphery 16
RCB 40 James Hasty 15
SS 36 Rich Miano 16
FS 22 Erik McMillan 13

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 4 at New England Patriots L 3–28 0–1 Sullivan Stadium 44,027
2 September 11 at Cleveland Browns W 23–3 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 74,434
3 September 18 Houston Oilers W 45–3 2–1 Giants Stadium 64,483
4 September 25 at Detroit Lions W 17–10 3–1 Pontiac Silverdome 29,250
5 October 2 Kansas City Chiefs T 17–17 (OT) 3–1–1 Giants Stadium 66,110
6 October 9 at Cincinnati Bengals L 19–36 3–2–1 Riverfront Stadium 57,482
7 October 17 Buffalo Bills L 14–37 3–3–1 Giants Stadium 70,218
8 October 23 at Miami Dolphins W 44–30 4–3–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 68,292
9 October 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–20 5–3–1 Giants Stadium 64,862
10 November 6 at Indianapolis Colts L 14–38 5–4–1 Hoosier Dome 59,233
11 November 13 New England Patriots L 13–14 5–5–1 Giants Stadium 48,358
12 November 20 at Buffalo Bills L 6–9 (OT) 5–6–1 Rich Stadium 78,389
13 November 27 Miami Dolphins W 38–34 6–6–1 Giants Stadium 52,752
14 December 4 at Kansas City Chiefs L 34–38 6–7–1 Arrowhead Stadium 30,059
15 December 10 Indianapolis Colts W 34–16 7–7–1 Giants Stadium 46,284
16 December 18 New York Giants W 27–21 8–7–1 Giants Stadium 69,770
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Team 1 234Total
Jets 3 000 3
• Patriots 3 31012 28

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Week 2

Team 1 234Total
• Jets 3 3314 23
Browns 3 000 3
  • Date: September 11
  • Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C) • wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor and Al DeRogatis
Scoring summary
1NYJPat Leahy 22 yard field goalJets 3–0
1CLEMatt Bahr 47 yard field goalTie 3–3
2NYJPat Leahy 29 yard field goalJets 6–3
3NYJPat Leahy 23 yard field goalJets 9–3
4NYJRoger Vick 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 16–3
4NYJRoger Vick 3 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 23–3

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Week 3

Team 1 234Total
Oilers 3 000 3
• Jets 14 14314 45
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • Television network: NBC

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Week 4

Team 1 234Total
• Jets 3 707 17
Lions 3 070 10

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Week 5

Team 1 234OTTotal
Chiefs 0 03140 17
Jets 3 7070 17
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • Television network: NBC

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Week 6

Team 1 234Total
Jets 9 370 19
• Bengals 6 1370 26
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

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Week 7

Team 1 234Total
• Bills 17 1433 37
Jets 0 770 14
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, and Dan Dierdorf

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Week 8

Team 1 234Total
• Jets 6 2477 44
Dolphins 7 3137 30
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

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Week 9

Team 1 234Total
Steelers 10 0010 20
• Jets 0 1077 24
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • Television network: NBC
Scoring summary
1PITGary Anderson 25 yard field goalSteelers 3–0
1PITRodney Carter 24 yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick)Steelers 10–0
2NYJPat Leahy 41 yard field goalSteelers 10–3
2NYJMickey Shuler 2 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)Tie 10–10
3NYJJohnny Hector 2 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 17–10
4PITGary Anderson 21 yard field goalJets 17–13
4NYJFreeman McNeil 5 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 24–13
4PITEarnest Jackson 17 yard run (Gary Anderson kick)Jets 24–20

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Week 10

Team 1 234Total
Jets 0 1400 14
• Colts 7 3217 38

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Week 11

Team 1 234Total
• Patriots 0 077 14
Jets 0 337 13

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Week 12

Team 1 234OTTotal
Jets 0 3030 6
• Bills 0 0333 9
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 78,389
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6.1 °C) • wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Scoring summary
2NYJPat Leahy 23 yard field goalJets 3–0
3BUFScott Norwood 25 yard field goalTie 3–3
4BUFScott Norwood 26 yard field goalBills 6–3
4NYJPat Leahy 40 yard field goalTie 6–6
OTBUFScott Norwood 30 yard field goalBills 9–6

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Week 13

Team 1 234Total
Dolphins 7 7200 34
• Jets 7 17014 38
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12.2 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

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Week 14

Team 1 234Total
Jets 10 1077 34
• Chiefs 14 7017 38

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Week 15

Team 1 234Total
Colts 6 730 16
• Jets 10 0213 34
  • Date: December 10
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 31 °F (−0.6 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

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Week 16

Team 1 234Total
Giants 0 777 21
• Jets 10 377 27
Scoring summary
1NYJPat Leahy 41 yard field goalJets 3–0
1NYJMickey Shuler 5 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 10–0
2NYJPat Leahy 20 yard field goalJets 13–0
2NYGStephen Baker 5 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick)Jets 13–7
3NYJFreeman McNeil 6 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 20–7
3NYGStephen Baker 9 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick)Jets 20–14
4NYGLionel Manuel 9 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick)Giants 21–20
4:37NYJAl Toon 5 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 27–21

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Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills(2) 12 4 0 .750 7–1 10–2 329 237 L1
Indianapolis Colts 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 354 315 W1
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 250 284 L1
8 7 1 .531 3–5 6–7–1 372 354 W2
Miami Dolphins 6 10 0 .375 0–8 3–9 319 380 L1

References

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