
1988 Cleveland Browns Roster
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (10-6)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1988 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Cleveland chalked up 304 points, while the solid defense conceded 288. Bernie Kosar tossed for 1,890 yards. Earnest Byner topped the receiving corps, snagging 59 passes, while Reggie Langhorne added 780 receiving yards, while Brian Brennan provided receiving help, too.
Earnest Byner ran for a team-leading 576 yards for the Browns, and Kevin Mack also contributed to the rushing attack.
Felix Wright picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Clay Matthews and Michael Perry each dropped quarterbacks 6 times.
Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 1988 Cleveland Browns lost in the Wild Card.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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9 | Matt Bahr | K | July 6, 1956 | 5'10" | 175 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
43 | Tony Baker | RB | June 11, 1964 | 5'10" | 182 | East Carolina | High Point, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
24 | Anthony Blaylock | DB | February 21, 1965 | 5'10" | 190 | Winston-Salem St. | Raleigh, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
77 | Rickey Bolden | T | September 8, 1961 | 6'6" | 274 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
36 | Stephen Braggs | DB | August 29, 1965 | 5'9" | 178 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
86 | Brian Brennan | WR | February 15, 1962 | 5'9" | 178 | Boston Col. | Bloomfield, MI USA | 16 | 1 |
72 | Charles Buchanan | DE | September 20, 1964 | 6'3" | 245 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 9 | 0 |
44 | Earnest Byner | RB | September 15, 1962 | 5'10" | 215 | East Carolina | Milledgeville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
58 | Clifford Charlton | LB | February 16, 1965 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
91 | Sam Clancy | LDE | May 29, 1958 | 6'7" | 288 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 12 |
18 | Gary Danielson | QB | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 1 |
29 | Hanford Dixon | RCB | December 25, 1958 | 5'11" | 186 | Southern Miss | Mobile, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
74 | Paul Farren | LT | December 24, 1960 | 6'5" | 272 | Boston Univ. | Weymouth, MA USA | 15 | 15 |
69 | Dan Fike | RG | June 16, 1961 | 6'7" | 280 | Florida | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
28 | Herman Fontenot | RB | September 12, 1963 | 6'0" | 206 | LSU | St. Elizabeth, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
30 | Thane Gash | DB | September 1, 1965 | 6'0" | 200 | East Tennessee St. | Hendersonville, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
79 | Bob Golic | NT | October 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 264 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
56 | David Grayson | LOLB | February 27, 1964 | 6'2" | 230 | Cal Poly-Pomona | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
53 | Anthony Griggs | LB | February 12, 1960 | 6'3" | 227 | Villanova | Lawton, OK USA | 5 | 0 |
78 | Carl Hairston | RDE | December 15, 1952 | 6'3" | 260 | Md-Eastern Shore | Martinsville, VA USA | 14 | 13 |
23 | Mark Harper | DB | November 5, 1961 | 5'9" | 174 | Alcorn St. | Memphis, TN USA | 13 | 1 |
35 | Will Hill | DB | March 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Bishop | Vero Beach, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
51 | Eddie Johnson | RILB | February 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Louisville | Albany, GA USA | 15 | 8 |
11 | Lee Johnson | P | November 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | BYU | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
59 | Mike Johnson | LILB | November 26, 1962 | 6'1" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Southport, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
66 | Tony Jones | T-G | May 24, 1966 | 6'5" | 290 | West. Carolina | Royston, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
95 | Marlon Jones | DE | July 1, 1964 | 6'4" | 263 | Central State (OH) | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 1 |
54 | Mike Junkin | RILB | November 21, 1964 | 6'3" | 241 | Duke | North Little Rock, AR USA | 11 | 7 |
19 | Bernie Kosar | QB | November 25, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Boardman, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
88 | Reggie Langhorne | WR | April 7, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | Elizabeth City St. | Suffolk, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
34 | Kevin Mack | FB | August 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 224 | Clemson | Kings Mountain, NC USA | 11 | 11 |
42 | Tim Manoa | RB | September 9, 1964 | 6'1" | 227 | Penn St. | , Tonga | 16 | 4 |
57 | Clay Matthews | ROLB | March 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
89 | Gerald McNeil | PR | March 27, 1962 | 5'7" | 145 | Baylor | Frankfurt, Germany | 16 | 0 |
31 | Frank Minnifield | LCB | January 1, 1960 | 5'9" | 180 | Louisville | Lexington, KY USA | 15 | 15 |
82 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 16 | 14 |
10 | Mike Pagel | QB | September 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 206 | Arizona St. | Douglas, AZ USA | 5 | 4 |
92 | Michael Perry | DT | August 27, 1965 | 6'1" | 285 | Clemson | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 2 |
73 | Gregg Rakoczy | C | May 18, 1965 | 6'6" | 290 | Miami (FL) | Medford Lakes, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
63 | Cody Risien | RT | March 22, 1957 | 6'7" | 269 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
4 | Max Runager | P | March 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 189 | South Carolina | Greenwood, SC USA | 13 | 0 |
99 | Darryl Sims | LDE | July 23, 1961 | 6'3" | 278 | Wisconsin | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 16 | 6 |
84 | Webster Slaughter | WR | October 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 175 | San Diego St. | Stockton, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
12 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 4 | 2 |
81 | Derek Tennell | TE | February 12, 1964 | 6'5" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
50 | Van Waiters | LB | February 27, 1965 | 6'4" | 240 | Indiana | Coral Gables, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
48 | Brian Washington | SS | September 10, 1965 | 6'1" | 210 | Nebraska | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 14 |
85 | Clarence Weathers | WR | January 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 170 | Delaware St. | Green Pond, SC USA | 16 | 6 |
70 | Larry Williams | LG | July 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 292 | Notre Dame | Orange, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
64 | Frank Winters | C-G | January 23, 1964 | 6'3" | 291 | West. Illinois | Hoboken, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
22 | Felix Wright | FS | June 22, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | Drake | Carthage, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
83 | Glen Young | KR | October 11, 1960 | 6'2" | 205 | Mississippi St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 15 | 0 |