1988 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Raymond Berry (9-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1988 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Raymond Berry (9-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1988 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New England scored 250 points, while the solid defense surrendered 284. John Stephens rushed for a team-best 1,168 yards for the Patriots.
Doug Flutie tossed for 1,150 yards. Reggie Dupard paced all receivers, catching 34 passes, while Stanley Morgan accumulated 502 receiving yards, while Irving Fryar was targeted regularly, too.
Raymond Clayborn, Fred Marion and Roland James each snatched 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Brent Williams sacked opposing passers 8 times.
Raymond Berry coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Marvin Allen | RB | November 23, 1965 | 5'10" | 215 | Tulane | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | Bruce Armstrong | RT | September 7, 1965 | 6'4" | 295 | Louisville | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Mike Baab | C | December 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 15 | 12 |
| 53 | Thomas Benson | LB | September 6, 1961 | 6'2" | 238 | Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Jim Bowman | DB | October 26, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | Central Michigan | Cadillac, MI USA | 16 | 1 |
| 59 | Vincent Brown | LB | January 9, 1965 | 6'2" | 245 | Miss. Valley St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | RCB | January 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Elgin Davis | RB | October 23, 1965 | 5'10" | 192 | Central Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | Lin Dawson | TE | June 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | North Carolina St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | Reggie Dupard | RB | October 30, 1963 | 5'11" | 206 | SMU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 11 | Tony Eason | QB | October 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 212 | Illinois | Blythe, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | Paul Fairchild | G | September 14, 1961 | 6'4" | 270 | Kansas | Carroll, IA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 62 | Sean Farrell | LG | May 25, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn St. | Southampton, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 6 | Jeff Feagles | P | March 7, 1966 | 6'1" | 215 | Miami (FL) | Anaheim, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Doug Flutie | QB | October 23, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Boston Col. | Manchester, MD USA | 11 | 9 |
| 81 | Russ Francis | TE | April 3, 1953 | 6'6" | 240 | Oregon | Seattle, WA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 80 | Irving Fryar | PR | September 28, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Nebraska | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 15 | 14 |
| 48 | Dennis Gadbois | WR | September 18, 1963 | 6'1" | 183 | Boston Univ. | Biddeford, ME USA | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Teddy Garcia | K | June 4, 1964 | 5'10" | 187 | La-Monroe | Caddo Parish, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Ernest Gibson | DB | October 3, 1961 | 5'10" | 189 | Furman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Tim Goad | NT | February 28, 1966 | 6'3" | 280 | North Carolina | Claudville, VA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 4 |
| 97 | Milford Hodge | RDE | March 11, 1961 | 6'3" | 278 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 7 |
| 41 | Darryl Holmes | DB | September 6, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | Fort Valley St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Craig James | RB | January 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 215 | SMU | Jacksonville, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Roland James | SS | February 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 191 | Tennessee | Xenia, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 85 | Steve Johnson | TE | June 22, 1965 | 6'6" | 245 | Virginia Tech | Huntsville, AL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 83 | Cedric Jones | WR | June 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 184 | Duke | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 93 | Tim Jordan | LOLB | April 26, 1964 | 6'3" | 226 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 6 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lippett | LCB | December 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Melbourne, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | FS | January 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Miami (FL) | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Sammy Martin | KR | August 21, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | LSU | Gretna, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Trevor Matich | C | October 9, 1961 | 6'4" | 277 | BYU | Sacramento, CA USA | 8 | 6 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | ROLB | July 23, 1957 | 6'5" | 233 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 23 | Rod McSwain | DB | January 28, 1962 | 6'1" | 198 | Clemson | Caroleen, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Easley, SC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 91 | Eric Naposki | LB | December 20, 1966 | 6'2" | 230 | Connecticut | New York, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Edmund Nelson | DE | April 30, 1960 | 6'3" | 272 | Auburn | Live Oak, FL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 34 | Bob Perryman | FB | October 16, 1964 | 6'1" | 233 | Michigan | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Gene Profit | DB | November 11, 1964 | 5'10" | 168 | Yale | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Ramsey | QB | July 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 189 | UCLA | Encino, CA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 76 | Tom Rehder | T-G | January 27, 1965 | 6'7" | 280 | Notre Dame | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Johnny Rembert | RILB | January 19, 1961 | 6'3" | 234 | Clemson | Hollandale, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 95 | Ed Reynolds | LILB | September 23, 1961 | 6'5" | 238 | Virginia | Stuttgart, Germany | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Willie Scott | TE | February 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 245 | South Carolina | Newberry, SC USA | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | Kenneth Sims | DE | October 31, 1959 | 6'5" | 272 | Texas | Kosse, TX USA | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Jason Staurovsky | K | March 23, 1963 | 5'9" | 167 | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | John Stephens | RB | February 23, 1966 | 6'1" | 220 | NW State (LA) | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 227 | USC | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Andre Tippett | LOLB | December 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 60 | Garin Veris | RDE | February 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 255 | Stanford | Chillicothe, OH USA | 11 | 9 |
| 73 | Danny Villa | LT | September 21, 1964 | 6'5" | 304 | Arizona St. | Nogales, AZ USA | 16 | 14 |
| 96 | Brent Williams | LDE | October 23, 1964 | 6'4" | 283 | Toledo | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Toby Williams | NT-DE-DT | November 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 264 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 61 | Ron Wooten | RG | June 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Bourne, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
