1988 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Sam Wyche (12-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1988 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Sam Wyche (12-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1988 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Cincinnati piled up points with 448 points, while the defense gave up 329. Ickey Woods carried the ball for a team-best 1,066 yards for the Bengals, and James Brooks also contributed to the rushing attack.
Boomer Esiason triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,572 yards. Eddie Brown grabbed 53 passes for 1,273 yards.
Eric Thomas picked off 7 opponent throws. Jim Skow sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.
Sam Wyche coached the team. The 1988 Cincinnati Bengals lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Leo Barker | LB | November 7, 1959 | 6'2" | 226 | New Mexico St. | Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | Lewis Billups | LCB | October 10, 1963 | 5'11" | 190 | North Alabama | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Brian Blados | T | January 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 300 | North Carolina | Arlington, VA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 55 | Ed Brady | LB | June 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 238 | Illinois | Morris, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Jim Breech | K | April 11, 1956 | 5'6" | 161 | California | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | James Brooks | RB | December 28, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Warner Robins, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 81 | Eddie Brown | WR | December 17, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Jason Buck | DE-DT | July 27, 1963 | 6'5" | 268 | BYU | Moses Lake, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Barney Bussey | DB-LB | May 20, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | South Carolina St. | Lincolnton, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Cris Collinsworth | WR | January 27, 1959 | 6'5" | 192 | Florida | Dayton, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Ellis Dillahunt | DB | November 25, 1964 | 5'11" | 198 | East Carolina | New Bern, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | Rickey Dixon | DB | December 26, 1966 | 5'11" | 183 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 67 | David Douglas | C-T-G | March 20, 1963 | 6'4" | 280 | Tennessee | Spring City, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Eddie Edwards | DE-DT | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Sumter, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Boomer Esiason | QB | April 17, 1961 | 6'5" | 224 | Maryland | West Islip, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | David Fulcher | SS | September 28, 1964 | 6'3" | 236 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Scott Fulhage | P | January 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 191 | Kansas St. | Beloit, KS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 98 | David Grant | DE-NT | September 17, 1965 | 6'4" | 277 | West Virginia | Belleville, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Ira Hillary | PR | November 13, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | South Carolina | Edgefield, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Rodney Holman | TE | April 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 238 | Tulane | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Ray Horton | DB | April 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 189 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 92 | Tim Inglis | LB | March 10, 1964 | 6'3" | 232 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Stanford Jennings | KR | March 12, 1962 | 6'1" | 205 | Furman | Summerville, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | P | November 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | BYU | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Eric Kattus | TE | March 4, 1963 | 6'5" | 240 | Michigan | Cincinnati, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Joe Kelly | RILB | December 11, 1964 | 6'2" | 227 | Washington | Sun Valley, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 90 | Emanuel King | LB | August 15, 1963 | 6'4" | 250 | Alabama | Leroy, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 64 | Bruce Kozerski | C | April 2, 1962 | 6'4" | 287 | Holy Cross | Plains, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Tim Krumrie | NT | May 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 270 | Wisconsin | Eau Claire, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Marc Logan | RB | May 9, 1965 | 6'0" | 217 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 88 | Mike Martin | WR | November 18, 1960 | 5'10" | 186 | Illinois | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Curtis Maxey | DE-DT | June 28, 1965 | 6'3" | 298 | Grambling St. | Indianapolis, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Skip McClendon | LDE | April 9, 1964 | 6'6" | 282 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Tim McGee | WR | August 7, 1964 | 5'10" | 183 | Tennessee | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 65 | Max Montoya | RG | May 12, 1956 | 6'5" | 282 | UCLA | Montebello, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 78 | Anthony Munoz | LT | August 19, 1958 | 6'6" | 278 | USC | Ontario, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Mike Norseth | QB | August 22, 1964 | 6'2" | 200 | Kansas | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Carl Parker | WR | February 5, 1965 | 6'2" | 201 | Vanderbilt | Columbus, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Bruce Reimers | LG | September 28, 1960 | 6'7" | 285 | Iowa St. | Algona, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Jim Riggs | TE | September 23, 1963 | 6'5" | 245 | Clemson | Fort Knox, KY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 94 | Rich Romer | LB | February 27, 1966 | 6'3" | 222 | Union (NY) | East Greenbush, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Turk Schonert | QB | January 15, 1957 | 6'1" | 191 | Stanford | Torrance, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Skow | RDE | June 29, 1963 | 6'3" | 253 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Daryl Smith | DB | May 8, 1963 | 5'9" | 185 | North Alabama | Opelika, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 60 | Dave Smith | T | December 12, 1964 | 6'6" | 290 | Southern Illinois | Hammond, IN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Eric Thomas | RCB | September 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 184 | Tulane | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Kevin Walker | LB | December 24, 1965 | 6'2" | 238 | Maryland | Denville, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Joe Walter | RT | June 18, 1963 | 6'7" | 292 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Leon White | LOLB | October 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 240 | BYU | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Solomon Wilcots | FS | October 3, 1964 | 5'11" | 189 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Reggie Williams | ROLB | September 19, 1954 | 6'1" | 228 | Dartmouth | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Stanley Wilson | FB | August 23, 1961 | 5'10" | 209 | Oklahoma | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 31 | Ickey Woods | FB | February 28, 1966 | 6'2" | 231 | UNLV | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 91 | Carl Zander | LILB | April 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 235 | Tennessee | Mendham, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
