1988 Indianapolis Colts season

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1988 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner Robert Irsay
General manager Jim Irsay
Head coach Ron Meyer
Home field Hoosier Dome
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers C Ray Donaldson
T Chris Hinton
RB Eric Dickerson
AP All-Pros RB Eric Dickerson (1st team)
C Ray Donaldson (2nd team)
T Chris Hinton (2nd team)
K Dean Biasucci (2nd team)
The Colts playing against the New England Patriots, circa 1988. Brent Williams 1988.JPG
The Colts playing against the New England Patriots, circa 1988.
A ticket for a September 1988 game between the Colts and the Cleveland Browns. Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns 1988-09-19 (ticket).jpg
A ticket for a September 1988 game between the Colts and the Cleveland Browns.

The 1988 season was the 36th season for the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League (NFL) and fifth in Indianapolis. The team finished the year with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and tied for second in the AFC East division with the New England Patriots. However, the Colts finished ahead of New England based on better record against common opponents (7–5 to Patriots' 6–6). At the start of the season, Ron Meyer demoted quarterback Gary Hogeboom to back up, and promoted Jack Trudeau to starter, which prompted Hogeboom to demand that he be either traded or released. [1]

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

1988 Indianapolis Colts draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
376 Chris Chandler  *  Quarterback Washington
4104 Michael Ball   Cornerback Southern
5129 John Baylor  Cornerback Southern Mississippi
9243 Jeff Herrod   Linebacker Mississippi
10270 O'Brien Alston  Linebacker Maryland
11297 Donnie Dee   Tight end Tulsa
12308 Aatron Kenney   Wide receiver Wisconsin–Stevens Point
12327Tim Vesling  Placekicker Syracuse
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1988 Undrafted Free Agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Christopher CoyneCenter Delaware
Stoney PoliteRunning back North Carolina A&T
Richie SimsDefensive back Louisiana Tech
Michael SummersRunning back South Carolina State

Personnel

Staff

1988 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

  • President and treasurer – Robert Irsay
  • Vice president and general manager – Jim Irsay
  • Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening
  • Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Keith Rowen

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

1988 Indianapolis Colts final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad NONE


47 active, 5 inactive
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 4 Houston Oilers L 14–17 (OT)0–1 Hoosier Dome 57,251
2September 11 Chicago Bears L 13–170–2 Hoosier Dome 60,503
3September 19at Cleveland Browns L 17–230–3 Cleveland Stadium 75,148
4September 25 Miami Dolphins W 15–131–3 Hoosier Dome 59,638
5October 2at New England Patriots L 17–211–4 Sullivan Stadium 58,050
6October 9at Buffalo Bills L 23–241–5 Rich Stadium 76,018
7October 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–312–5 Hoosier Dome 53,135
8October 23at San Diego Chargers W 16–03–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 37,722
9October 31 Denver Broncos W 55–234–5 Hoosier Dome 60,544
10November 6 New York Jets W 38–145–5 Hoosier Dome 59,233
11November 13at Green Bay Packers W 20–136–5 Lambeau Field 53,492
12November 20at Minnesota Vikings L 3–126–6 Metrodome 58,342
13November 27 New England Patriots W 24–217–6 Hoosier Dome 58,157
14December 4at Miami Dolphins W 31–288–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 45,236
15December 10at New York Jets L 16–348–7 The Meadowlands 46,284
16December 18 Buffalo Bills W 17–149–7 Hoosier Dome 59,908
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 4

1234Total
Dolphins700613
• Colts390315
Scoring summary
Q1MIA Hampton 39 yard pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)MIA 7–0
Q1IND Biasucci 50 yard field goalMIA 7–3
Q2INDBiasucci 34 yard field goalMIA 7–6
Q2INDBiasucci 41 yard field goalIND 9–7
Q2INDBiasucci 51 yard field goalIND 12–7
Q4INDBiasucci 25 yard field goalIND 15–7
Q4MIA Stradford 8 yard pass from Marino (two-point failed)IND 15–13

[2]

Week 9 vs Broncos

Week Nine: Denver Broncos (4–4) at Indianapolis Colts (3–5)
Quarter1234Total
Broncos 01001323
Colts 21243755

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Standings

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Buffalo Bills (2)1240.7507–110–2329237L1
Indianapolis Colts 970.5635–37–5354315W1
New England Patriots 970.5635–37–5250284L1
New York Jets 871.5313–56–7–1372354W2
Miami Dolphins 6100.3750–83–9319380L1

Awards and records

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References

  1. ↑ "Jack Trudeau replaced Gary Hogeboom as the starting quarterback... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-15.
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
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