1988 Atlanta Falcons season
Appearance
1988 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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Head coach | Marion Campbell |
Home field | Fulton County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 3
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The 1988 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL). The team was marred by tragedy when cornerback David Croudip died on October 10 after a cocaine overdose.[1] It would be the first of three player deaths of the team in the space of two seasons.
Offseason
[edit]NFL Draft
[edit]1988 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Aundray Bruce | Linebacker | Auburn | |
2 | 28 | Marcus Cotton | Linebacker | USC | |
3 | 56 | Alex Higdon | Tight end | Ohio State | |
5 | 110 | Charles Dimry | Cornerback | UNLV | |
6 | 138 | George Thomas | Wide receiver | UNLV | |
6 | 140 | Houston Hoover | Guard | Jackson State | |
7 | 166 | Michael Haynes | Wide receiver | Northern Arizona | |
8 | 194 | Phillip Brown | Linebacker | Alabama | |
9 | 222 | James Primus | Running back | UCLA | |
10 | 250 | Stan Clayton | Guard | Penn State | |
11 | 278 | James Milling | Wide receiver | Maryland | |
12 | 306 | Carter Wiley | Defensive back | Virginia Tech | |
Made roster |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 4 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–31 | 0–1 | Pontiac Silverdome | 31,075 |
2 | September 11 | New Orleans Saints | L 21–29 | 0–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 48,901 |
3 | September 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–17 | 1–2 | Candlestick Park | 60,168 |
4 | September 25 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 20–26 | 1–3 | Texas Stadium | 39,702 |
5 | October 2 | Seattle Seahawks | L 20–31 | 1–4 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 28,619 |
6 | October 9 | Los Angeles Rams | L 0–33 | 1–5 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 30,852 |
7 | October 16 | at Denver Broncos | L 14–30 | 1–6 | Mile High Stadium | 75,287 |
8 | October 23 | New York Giants | L 16–23 | 1–7 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 45,092 |
9 | October 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–24 | 2–7 | Veterans Stadium | 60,091 |
10 | November 6 | Green Bay Packers | W 20–0 | 3–7 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 29,952 |
11 | November 13 | San Diego Chargers | L 7–10 | 3–8 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 26,329 |
12 | November 20 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 12–6 | 4–8 | Anaheim Stadium | 40,967 |
13 | November 27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–10 | 5–8 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 14,020 |
14 | December 4 | San Francisco 49ers | L 3–13 | 5–9 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 44,048 |
15 | December 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–22 | 5–10 | Anaheim Stadium | 42,828 |
16 | December 18 | at New Orleans Saints | L 9–10 | 5–11 | Louisiana Superdome | 60,566 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
[edit]NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
San Francisco 49ers(2) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 369 | 294 | L1 |
Los Angeles Rams(5) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 407 | 293 | W3 |
New Orleans Saints | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 312 | 283 | W1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 244 | 315 | L3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Falcon David Croudip Dies; Cocaine Cocktail Suspected". Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
External links
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