1988 Cleveland Browns season

1988 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Owner	Art Modell
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	T-2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers 23–24)

The 1988 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 39th season with the National Football League.

Despite taking the Browns to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, head coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired at the end of the 1988 season. He left the Browns having compiled a record of 44–27 (a 62% winning percentage) with the team.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 Cleveland Browns draft
1	21	Clifford Charlton	OLB	Florida
	50	Michael Dean Perry *	DT	Clemson
	77	Van Waiters	OLB	Indiana
	103	Anthony Blaylock	CB	Winston-Salem
	188	Thane Gash	S	East Tennessee State
	216	J.J. Birden	WR	Oregon
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1988 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

President and Owner – Art Modell
Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Ernie Accorsi

Head coaches

Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Marc Trestman
Running backs – Joe Pendry
Receivers – Richard Mann
Tight ends – Ray Braun
Offensive Line – Howard Mudd

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Dave Adolph
Defensive Line – Tom Pratt
Secondary – Bill Cowher
Special Assistant/Defense – Darvin Wallis

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Kurt Schottenheimer

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 6–3	55,654
2	September 11, 1988	New York Jets	L 23–3	74,434
3	September 19, 1988	Indianapolis Colts	W 23–17	75,148
4	September 25, 1988	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–17	54,943
5	October 2, 1988	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–9	56,410
6	October 9, 1988	Seattle Seahawks	L 16–10	78,605
7	October 16, 1988	Philadelphia Eagles	W 19–3	78,787
8	October 23, 1988	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 29–21	61,261
9	October 30, 1988	Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–16	79,147
10	November 7, 1988	at Houston Oilers	L 24–17	51,467
11	November 13, 1988	at Denver Broncos	L 30–7	75,806
12	November 20, 1988	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–7	77,131
13	November 27, 1988	at Washington Redskins	W 17–13	51,604
14	December 4, 1988	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–21	77,683
15	December 12, 1988	at Miami Dolphins	L 38–31	61,884
16	December 18, 1988	Houston Oilers	W 28–23	74,610

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Wild Card	December 24, 1988	Houston Oilers	L 24–23

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Browns	0	3	0	3	6
Chiefs	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 4
Location: Arrowhead Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 55,654
Game weather: 65°F; wind 13

Scoring summary

Q2	KC	Lowery 33 yard field goal	KC 3–0

Q2	CLE	Bahr 19 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q4	CLE	Bahr 38 yard field goal	CLE 6–3

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	10	3	3	16
• Browns	3	7	10	3	23

Date: October 30
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 38°F; wind 9

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Bahr 34 yard field goal	CLE 3–0

Q2	CIN	Fulcher 16 yard interception return (Breech kick)	CIN 7–3

Q2	CLE	Manoa 2 yard run (Bahr kick)	CLE 10–7

Q2	CIN	Breech 19 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

Q3	CLE	Bahr 39 yard field goal	CLE 13–10

Q3	CLE	Fontenot 1 yard blocked punt return (Bahr kick)	CLE 20–10

Q3	CIN	Breech 32 yard field goal	CLE 20–13

Q4	CLE	Bahr 29 yard field goal	CLE 23–13

Q4	CIN	Breech 22 yard field goal	CLE 23–16

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	0	7	21
• Browns	7	3	0	14	24

Date: December 4
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 77,683
Game weather: 35°F; wind 16

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Langhorne 73 yard pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)	CLE 7–0

Q2	DAL	Clack 7 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	CLE	Bahr 25 yard field goal	CLE 10–7

Q2	DAL	Folsom 5 yard pass from Peuller (Ruzek kick)	DAL 14–10

Q4	CLE	Fontenot 14 yard pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)	CLE 17–14

Q4	CLE	Weathers 36 yard pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)	CLE 24–14

Q4	DAL	Walker 4 yard run (Ruzek kick)	CLE 24–21

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Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	10	6	7	0	23
• Browns	0	7	7	14	28

Date: December 18
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 74,610
Game weather: Snow; 20°F; wind 13
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

Scoring summary

Q1	HOU	Tony Zendejas 39 yard field goal	HOU 3–0

Q1	HOU	Domingo Bryant 36 yard interception return (Tony Zendejas kick)	HOU 10–0

Q2	CLE	Michael Dean Perry 10 yard fumble return (Matt Bahr kick)	HOU 10–7

Q2	HOU	Tony Zendejas 42 yard field goal	HOU 13–7

Q2	HOU	Tony Zendejas 35 yard field goal	HOU 16–7

Q3	HOU	Haywood Jeffries 7 yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick)	HOU 23–7

Q3	CLE	Earnest Byner 2 yard pass from Don Strock (Matt Bahr kick)	HOU 23–14

Q4	CLE	Earnest Byner 2 yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	HOU 23–21

Q4	CLE	Webster Slaughter 22 yard pass from Don Strock (Matt Bahr kick)	CLE 28–23

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Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals⁽¹⁾	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	448	329	W1
Cleveland Browns⁽⁴⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–2	6–6	304	288	W1
Houston Oilers⁽⁵⁾	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	424	365	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	336	421	W1

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card Game

Houston Oilers 24, Cleveland Browns 23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	14	0	10	24
Browns	3	6	7	7	23

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 74,977
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

Oilers cornerback Richard Johnson's interception set up kicker Tony Zendejas' game-clinching 49-yard field goal with 1:54 left in the game. After the Browns scored first on a 33-yard field goal by Matt Bahr, Houston marched 91 yards to score on quarterback Warren Moon's 14-yard touchdown pass to running back Allen Pinkett. Then on Cleveland's next drive, Oilers defensive lineman Richard Byrd recovered quarterback Don Strock's fumble to set up Pinkett's 16-yard touchdown run. Bahr later made two field goals to cut Houston's lead, 14–9, before halftime. In the third quarter, backup quarterback Mike Pagel, who replaced an injured Strock, threw a 14-yard touchdown completion to wide receiver Webster Slaughter to put the Browns ahead, 16–14. However, the Oilers marched on a 76-yard drive that was capped with running back Lorenzo White's 1-yard rushing touchdown. After Johnson's interception and Zendejas' subsequent game-clinching 49-yard field goal, Slaughter caught a 2-yard touchdown reception to close out the scoring.

References

↑ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-12.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-02.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jan-31.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-22.

Cleveland Browns

Founded in 1946 Based in Cleveland, Ohio Headquartered in Berea, Ohio

Franchise	History Players Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks 1999 expansion draft

Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium

Key personnel	Owners: Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam President (de facto): Paul DePodesta General manager (de facto): Sashi Brown Head coach: Hue Jackson

Culture and lore	Art Modell Cleveland sports curse Dawg Pound Draft Day Hot Tub Time Machine Kardiac Kids Paul Brown Marty Ball Red Right 88 Relocation controversy "The Best Man" The Drive The Express The Fortune Cookie The Fumble

Rivalries	Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers

Playoff appearances (28)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 2002

Division titles (12)	1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1987 1989

Conference titles (11)	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969

League titles (8)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1954 1955 1964

Retired numbers	14 32 45 46 76

Hall of Fame inductees	Players: Brown DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Warfield Willis Coach: Brown

Media	Broadcasters Radio network Flagships: WKNR WKRK-FM WNCX Television: WEWS-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

Seasons (67)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Cleveland Browns seasons

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AAFC championship (through 1949) or NFL championship

1988 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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