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1988 Indianapolis Colts season

36th season in franchise history

Field	Value
team	Indianapolis Colts
year	1988
record	9–7
division_place	2nd AFC East
coach	Ron Meyer
general_manager	Jim Irsay
owner	Robert Irsay
stadium	Hoosier Dome
playoffs	Did 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)
shortnavlink	Colts seasons

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.

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.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1988 NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Christopher Coyne	Center	Delaware
Stoney Polite	Running back	North Carolina A&T
Richie Sims	Defensive back	Louisiana Tech
Michael Summers	Running back	South Carolina State

Personnel

Staff

President and treasurer – Robert Irsay
Vice president and general manager – Jim Irsay
Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening
Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky
Head coach – Ron Meyer
Assistant head coach – Tom Lovat
Offensive coordinator – John Becker
Running backs – Leon Burtnett
Receivers – Chip Myers
Offensive line – Tom Lovat
Assistant offensive line – Keith Rowen
Defensive coordinator – George Hill
Defensive line – John Marshall
Linebackers – Rick Venturi
Secondary – George Catavolos
Special teams – Keith Rowen
Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Indianapolis Colts	year=1988	border=2}}"	Week	Indianapolis Colts	year=1988
September 4	Houston Oilers	L 14–17 (OT)	0–1	Hoosier Dome	57,251
September 11	Chicago Bears	L 13–17	0–2	Hoosier Dome	60,503
	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–23	0–3	Cleveland Stadium	75,148
September 25	Miami Dolphins	W 15–13	1–3	Hoosier Dome	59,638
October 2	at New England Patriots	L 17–21	1–4	Sullivan Stadium	58,050
October 9	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–24	1–5	Rich Stadium	76,018
October 16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–31	2–5	Hoosier Dome	53,135
October 23	at San Diego Chargers	W 16–0	3–5	Jack Murphy Stadium	37,722
	Denver Broncos	W 55–23	4–5	Hoosier Dome	60,544
November 6	New York Jets	W 38–14	5–5	Hoosier Dome	59,233
November 13	at Green Bay Packers	W 20–13	6–5	Lambeau Field	53,492
November 20	at Minnesota Vikings	L 3–12	6–6	Metrodome	58,342
November 27	New England Patriots	W 24–21	7–6	Hoosier Dome	58,157
December 4	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–28	8–6	Joe Robbie Stadium	45,236
	at New York Jets	L 16–34	8–7	The Meadowlands	46,284
December 18	Buffalo Bills	W 17–14	9–7	Hoosier Dome	59,908
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 4

Week 9 vs Broncos

First quarter

IND – Eric Dickerson 12-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 9:41. Colts 7–0.
IND – Eric Dickerson 11-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 5:39. Colts 14–0.
IND – Eric Dickerson 1-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 0:16. Colts 21–0. Second quarter
IND – Dean Biasucci 31-yard field goal, 13:22. Colts 24–0.
IND – Eric Dickerson 41-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 11:47. Colts 31–0.
DEN – Steve Sewell 2-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick, 9:54. Colts 31–7.
IND – Bill Brooks 53-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Dean Biasucci kick), 7:08. Colts 38–7.
DEN – Rich Karlis 27-yard field goal, 1:00. Colts 38–10.
IND – Clarence Verdin 40-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Dean Biasucci kick), 0:22. Colts 45–10. Third quarter
IND – Dean Biasucci 27-yard field goal, 6:34. Colts 48–10. Fourth quarter
IND – Albert Bentley 4-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 11:49. Colts 55–10.
DEN – Vance Johnson 7-yard pass from Gary Kubiak (kick failed), 6:07. Colts 55–17.
DEN – Steve Sewell 48-yard pass from Gary Kubiak (Rich Karlis kick), 5:39. Colts 55–23. ;Top passers
DEN – John Elway – 15/27, 158 yards, TD
IND – Chris Chandler – 10/13, 167 yards, TD ;Top rushers
DEN – Ricky Nattiel – 1 rush, 29 yards
IND – Eric Dickerson – 21 rushes, 159 yards, 4 TD ;Top receivers
DEN – Steve Sewell – 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
IND – Bill Brooks – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Week 10 vs Jets

Standings

Awards and records

Eric Dickerson, Led AFC (tied), Touchdowns, 15 TD's

References

"Jack Trudeau replaced Gary Hogeboom as the starting quarterback... - UPI Archives".
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809250clt.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Oct-15.
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN. 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447

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