1988 Indianapolis Colts season

1988 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ron Meyer
General manager	Jim Irsay
Owner	Robert Irsay
Home field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1988 Indianapolis Colts season was the 36th season for the team 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).

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 Head Coach – Ron Meyer Assistant Head Coach – Tom Lovat Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – John Becker Running Backs – Leon Burtnett Receivers – Chip Myers Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Assistant Offensive Line – Keith Rowen			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – George Hill Defensive Line – John Marshall Linebackers – Rick Venturi Secondary – George Catavolos Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Rowen Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	Houston Oilers	L 14–17	0–1	Hoosier Dome	57,251
2	September 11, 1988	Chicago Bears	L 13–17	0–2	Hoosier Dome	60,503
3	September 19, 1988	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–23	0–3	Cleveland Stadium	75,148
4	September 25, 1988	Miami Dolphins	W 15–13	1–3	Hoosier Dome	59,638
5	October 2, 1988	at New England Patriots	L 17–21	1–4	Sullivan Stadium	58,050
6	October 9, 1988	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–24	1–5	Rich Stadium	76,018
7	October 16, 1988	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–31	2–5	Hoosier Dome	53,135
8	October 23, 1988	at San Diego Chargers	W 16–0	3–5	Jack Murphy Stadium	37,722
9	October 31, 1988	Denver Broncos	W 55–23	4–5	Hoosier Dome	60,544
10	November 6, 1988	New York Jets	W 38–14	5–5	Hoosier Dome	59,233
11	November 13, 1988	at Green Bay Packers	W 20–13	6–5	Lambeau Field	53,492
12	November 20, 1988	at Minnesota Vikings	L 3–12	6–6	Metrodome	58,342
13	November 27, 1988	New England Patriots	W 24–21	7–6	Hoosier Dome	58,157
14	December 4, 1988	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–28	8–6	Joe Robbie Stadium	45,236
15	December 10, 1988	at New York Jets	L 16–34	8–7	The Meadowlands	46,284
16	December 18, 1988	Buffalo Bills	W 17–14	9–7	Hoosier Dome	59,908

Game summaries

Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 0 0 6 13 • Colts 3 9 0 3 15 Date: September 25 Location: Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary Q1 MIA Hampton 39 yard pass from Marino (Reveiz kick) MIA 7–0 Q1 IND Biasucci 50 yard field goal MIA 7–3 Q2 IND Biasucci 34 yard field goal MIA 7–6 Q2 IND Biasucci 41 yard field goal IND 9–7 Q2 IND Biasucci 51 yard field goal IND 12–7 Q4 IND Biasucci 25 yard field goal IND 15–7 Q4 MIA Stradford 8 yard pass from Marino (two-point failed) IND 15–13

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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
New York Jets	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

Awards and records

• Eric Dickerson, Led AFC (tied), Touchdowns, 15 TD's ^[2]

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• List of Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts–Patriots rivalry

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-15.
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447