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1988 Atlanta Falcons season
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. It would be the first of three player deaths of the team in the space of two seasons.
| 1988 Atlanta Falcons season |
|---|
| Marion Campbell |
| Fulton County Stadium |
| 5–11 |
| 4th NFC West |
| Did not qualify |
| 3 |
| G Bill Fralic |
| FB John Settle |
| CB Scott Case |
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. It would be the first of three player deaths of the team in the space of two seasons.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
| 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 | Safety | Virginia Tech | |
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| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Bates | Defensive end | Norfolk State |
| Chris Clauss | Punter | Penn State |
| Mark Comalander | Quarterback | Rice |
| Robert Houghilin | Kicker | Iowa |
| Danny James | Wide receiver | Morehouse |
| Gary McGuire | Linebacker | Houston |
| Vinson Smith | Linebacker | East Carolina |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front office |
Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive vice president – Taylor Smith Director of player personnel – Ken Herock Director of pro personnel – Bill Jobko Head coaches
Head coach – Marion Campbell Offensive coaches
Assistant head coach/offense – Jim Hanifan Offensive coordinator – Rod Dowhower Running backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Jimmy Raye Tight ends – Foge Fazio | | | Defensive coaches Assistant head coach/defense – Fred Bruney Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Chuck Clausen Defensive assistant – Claude Humphrey Special teams coaches
Special teams – Foge Fazio Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 14 Kerwin Bell | ||||||
| 7 Hugh Millen | ||||||
| 12 Chris Miller | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
35 Keith Griffin 33 Gene Lang 49 James Primus 42 Gerald Riggs 44 John Settle Wide receivers (WR)
82 Stacey Bailey 85 Lew Barnes 86 Floyd Dixon 81 Michael Haynes 89 Jessie Hester 84 James Milling Tight ends (TE)
87 Danzell Lee 45 Ken Whisenhunt 80 Gary Wilkins | | Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Stan Clayton G 69 Houston Hoover T 78 Mike Kenn T 62 Brett Miller T 67 Paul Oswald C 55 Wayne Radloff C 61 John Scully G 66 George Yarno Defensive linemen (DL)
77 Rick Bryan DE 98 Greg Brown DE/DT 75 Tony Casillas DT 76 Mike Gann DE 94 Charles Martin DE 73 Mitch Willis DT | | Linebackers (LB) 93 Aundray Bruce OLB 51 Marcus Cotton OLB 99 Tim Green OLB 95 Michael Reid ILB 58 Jessie Tuggle ILB 54 Joel Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB)
23 Bobby Butler CB 25 Scott Case CB 20 Evan Cooper SS 22 Charles Dimry CB 41 Tim Gordon FS 27 Calvin Loveall CB 34 Robert Moore SS 37 Elbert Shelley CB/S Special teams (ST)
5 Greg Davis K 3 Rick Donnelly P | | Reserve
53 Phillip Brown LB (IR) 10 Scott Campbell QB (IR) 28 Bret Clark S (IR) 56 Joe Costello DE (IR) 8 Steve Dils QB (IR) 64 Jamie Dukes G (IR) 24 Larry Emery RB (IR) 48 Kenny Flowers RB (IR) 79 Bill Fralic G (IR) 65 Garry Frank G (IR) 88 Alex Higdon TE (IR) 59 John Rade LB (IR) 52 Vinson Smith LB (IR) 29 Sylvester Stamps RB (IR) 35 George Thomas WR (IR) 71 Mitch Young DE (IR) Rookies in italics 47 active, 16 reserve |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–31 | 0–1 | Pontiac Silverdome | 31,075 | |
| September 11 | New Orleans Saints | L 21–29 | 0–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 48,901 | |
| September 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–17 | 1–2 | Candlestick Park | 60,168 | |
| September 25 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 20–26 | 1–3 | Texas Stadium | 39,702 | |
| October 2 | Seattle Seahawks | L 20–31 | 1–4 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 28,619 | |
| October 9 | Los Angeles Rams | L 0–33 | 1–5 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 30,852 | |
| October 16 | at Denver Broncos | L 14–30 | 1–6 | Mile High Stadium | 75,287 | |
| October 23 | New York Giants | L 16–23 | 1–7 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 45,092 | |
| October 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–24 | 2–7 | Veterans Stadium | 60,091 | |
| November 6 | Green Bay Packers | W 20–0 | 3–7 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 29,952 | |
| November 13 | San Diego Chargers | L 7–10 | 3–8 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 26,329 | |
| November 20 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 12–6 | 4–8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 40,967 | |
| November 27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–10 | 5–8 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 14,020 | |
| December 4 | San Francisco 49ers | L 3–13 | 5–9 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 44,048 | |
| December 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–22 | 5–10 | Anaheim Stadium | 42,828 | |
| December 18 | at New Orleans Saints | L 9–10 | 5–11 | Louisiana Superdome | 60,566 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
| NFC West | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- 1988 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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