1988 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Walton (8-7-1)
Location: New York, New York
1988 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Walton (8-7-1)
Location: New York, New York
1988 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Jets piled up points with 372 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 354. Ken O'Brien threw for 2,567 yards. Al Toon topped all receivers, hauling in 93 balls for 1,067 yards. Mickey Shuler contributed to the receiving game, too.
Freeman McNeil rushed for a team-leading 944 yards for New York.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 40 turnovers. Erik McMillan intercepted 8 opponent throws. Marty Lyons dropped opposing passers 7.5 times, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.
Joe Walton coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dan Alexander | RG | June 17, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 95 | Tom Baldwin | NT | May 13, 1961 | 6'4" | 274 | Wisconsin | Evergreen Park, IL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 63 | Ted Banker | LG | February 17, 1961 | 6'2" | 270 | SE Missouri St. | Belleville, IL USA | 11 | 8 |
| 31 | Marion Barber | RB | December 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 224 | Minnesota | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 78 | Barry Bennett | DT-DE | December 10, 1955 | 6'4" | 257 | Concordia (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Troy Benson | LILB | July 30, 1963 | 6'2" | 235 | Pittsburgh | Altoona, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Guy Bingham | C | February 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | Montana | Koiaumi Gumma Ken, Japan | 10 | 1 |
| 42 | John Booty | DB | October 9, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | TCU | Deberry, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Dave Cadigan | G | April 6, 1965 | 6'4" | 285 | USC | Needham, MA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 59 | Kyle Clifton | RILB | August 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 236 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 90 | Robin Cole | LB | September 11, 1955 | 6'2" | 220 | New Mexico | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 61 | Jeff Criswell | LT | March 7, 1964 | 6'7" | 291 | Graceland College (IA) | Grinnell, IA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 80 | K.D. Dunn | TE | April 28, 1963 | 6'3" | 235 | Clemson | Fort Hood, TX USA | 15 | 2 |
| 52 | Onzy Elam | LB | December 1, 1964 | 6'2" | 225 | Tennessee St. | Miami, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Nuu Faaola | RB | January 15, 1964 | 5'11" | 215 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 91 | Paul Frase | LDE | May 6, 1965 | 6'5" | 272 | Syracuse | Elmira, NY USA | 16 | 7 |
| 51 | John Galvin | LB | July 9, 1965 | 6'3" | 226 | Boston Col. | Lowell, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Mark Garalczyk | DT-DE | August 12, 1964 | 6'5" | 272 | West. Michigan | Roseville, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 99 | Mark Gastineau | LDE | November 20, 1956 | 6'5" | 266 | Arizona St. | Ardmore, OK USA | 7 | 7 |
| 55 | Alex Gordon | LOLB | September 14, 1964 | 6'5" | 246 | Cincinnati | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 81 | Billy Griggs | TE | August 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 230 | Virginia | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 8 |
| 79 | Mike Haight | LG | October 6, 1962 | 6'4" | 281 | Iowa | Manchester, IA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 96 | Steve Hammond | LB | February 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 225 | Wake Forest | Hartford, CT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Michael Harper | WR | May 11, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | USC | Kansas City, MO USA | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | James Hasty | RCB | May 23, 1965 | 6'0" | 203 | Central Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 34 | Johnny Hector | RB | November 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 204 | Texas A&M | Lafayette, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 28 | Carl Howard | DB | September 20, 1961 | 6'2" | 188 | Rutgers | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 48 | Bobby Humphery | LCB | August 23, 1961 | 5'10" | 178 | New Mexico St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Marty Lyons | RDE | January 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Alabama | Takoma Park, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Kevin McArthur | ROLB | May 11, 1962 | 6'2" | 244 | Lamar | Cameron, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Reggie McElroy | RT | March 4, 1960 | 6'6" | 290 | West Texas A&M | Beaumont, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Erik McMillan | FS | May 3, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 13 |
| 24 | Freeman McNeil | RB | April 22, 1959 | 5'11" | 216 | UCLA | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Scott Mersereau | NT | April 8, 1965 | 6'4" | 275 | Southern Connecticut St. | Riverhead, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 36 | Rich Miano | SS | September 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Hawaii | Newton, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Keith Neubert | TE | September 13, 1964 | 6'5" | 250 | Nebraska | Fort Atkinson, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Gerald Nichols | DT | February 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 261 | Florida St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 2 |
| 7 | Ken O'Brien | QB | November 27, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento St. | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 14 | 12 |
| 6 | Joe Prokop | P | July 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | George Radachowsky | DB | September 7, 1962 | 5'11" | 186 | Boston Col. | Danbury, CT USA | 9 | 3 |
| 92 | Ken Rose | LB | June 9, 1962 | 6'1" | 215 | UNLV | Sacramento, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Pat Ryan | QB | September 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee | Hutchinson, KS USA | 16 | 4 |
| 75 | Adam Schreiber | G-C | February 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 290 | Texas | Galveston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 82 | Mickey Shuler | TE | August 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 232 | Penn St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 87 | Kurt Sohn | WR | June 26, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | North Carolina St. | Ithaca, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 53 | Jim Sweeney | C | August 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 297 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Al Toon | WR | April 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 205 | Wisconsin | Newport News, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 83 | Jo-Jo Townsell | KR | November 4, 1960 | 5'9" | 180 | UCLA | Reno, NV USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Roger Vick | FB | August 11, 1964 | 6'3" | 239 | Texas A&M | Conroe, TX USA | 16 | 12 |
| 85 | Wesley Walker | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 179 | California | San Bernardino, CA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 33 | Terry Williams | DB | October 14, 1965 | 5'11" | 197 | Bethune-Cookman | Homestead, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike Withycombe | G | November 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 300 | Fresno St. | Meridian, MS USA | 6 | 1 |
| 38 | Mike Zordich | DB | October 12, 1963 | 6'1" | 207 | Penn St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
