1988 New Orleans Saints season

1988 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Jim Mora
General manager	Jim Finks
Owner	Tom Benson
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1988 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 22nd as a member of the National Football League. They were unable to match their previous season's output of 12–3, winning only ten games and missing the playoffs (and losing the division) by a tiebreaker.^[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1988 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 New Orleans Saints draft
1	24	Craig Heyward *	Running back	Pittsburgh
2	52	Brett Perriman	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
3	81	Tony Stephens	Defensive tackle	Clemson
4	106	Lydell Carr	Running back	Oklahoma
5	112	Greg Scales	Tight end	Wake Forest
5	134	Keith Taylor	Defensive back	Illinois
6	162	Bob Sims	Guard	Florida
7	190	Brian Forde	Linebacker	Washington State
8	218	Glenn Derby	Offensive tackle	Wisconsin
9	246	Clarence Nunn	Defensive back	San Diego State
10	274	Todd Santos	Quarterback	San Diego State
10	276	Vincent Fizer	Linebacker	Southern
11	302	Gary Couch	Wide receiver	Minnesota
12	330	Paul Jurgensen	Defensive end	Georgia Tech
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1988 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson
President/General Manager – Jim Finks
Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller
Director of Player Personnel – Bill Kuharich

Head coaches

Head Coach – Jim Mora

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Carl Smith
Running Backs – Jim Skipper
Wide Receivers – Steve Walters
Tight Ends – Joe Marciano
Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers – Steve Sidwell
Defensive Line – John Pease
Outside Linebackers – Vic Fangio
Defensive Backs – Dom Capers

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Joe Marciano

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	San Francisco 49ers	L 34–33	66,357
2	September 11, 1988	at Atlanta Falcons	W 29–21	48,901
3	September 18, 1988	at Detroit Lions	W 22–14	32,943
4	September 25, 1988	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 13–9	66,671
5	October 3, 1988	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–17	68,474
6	October 9, 1988	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–17	42,693
7	October 16, 1988	at Seattle Seahawks	W 20–19	63,569
8	October 23, 1988	Los Angeles Raiders	W 20–6	66,249
9	October 30, 1988	Los Angeles Rams	L 12–10	68,238
10	November 6, 1988	at Washington Redskins	L 27–24	54,183
11	November 13, 1988	at Los Angeles Rams	W 14–10	63,305
12	November 20, 1988	Denver Broncos	W 42–0	68,075
13	November 27, 1988	New York Giants	L 13–12	66,526
14	December 4, 1988	at Minnesota Vikings	L 45–3	61,215
15	December 11, 1988	at San Francisco 49ers	L 30–17	62,977
16	December 18, 1988	Atlanta Falcons	W 10–9	60,566

Game summaries

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Saints	3	9	10	7	29
Falcons	7	7	7	0	21

Date: September 11
Location: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 48,901
Game weather: 75°F; wind 10

Scoring summary

Q1	NO	Andersen 41 yard field goal	NO 3–0

Q1	ATL	Whisenhunt 12 yard pass from Miller (Davis kick)	ATL 7–3

Q2	ATL	Higdon 34 yard pass from Miller (Davis kick)	ATL 14–3

Q2	NO	Andersen 29 yard field goal	ATL 14–6

Q2	NO	Martin 14 yard pass from Hebert (kick failed)	ATL 14–12

Q3	NO	Andersen 28 yard field goal	NO 15–14

Q3	ATL	Settle 1 yard run (Davis kick)	ATL 21–15

Q3	NO	Mayes 17 yard run (Andersen kick)	NO 22–21

Q4	NO	Hilliard 4 yard run (Andersen kick)	NO 29–21

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Saints	0	7	12	3	22
Lions	7	7	0	0	14

Date: September 18
Location: Pontiac Silverdome
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 32,943
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	DET	Bland 9 yard pass from Long (Murray kick)	DET 7–0

Q2	NO	Hill 29 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	DET	Bland 10 yard pass from Long (Murray kick)	DET 14–7

Q3	NO	Andersen 37 yard field goal	DET 14–10

Q3	NO	Safety, Long tackled by Jackson in end zone	DET 14–12

Q3	NO	Hilliard 4 yard run (Anderson kick)	NO 19–14

Q4	NO	Andersen 29 yard field goal	NO 22–14

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	6	0	3	9
• Saints	10	3	0	0	13

Date: September 25
Location: Louisiana Superdome
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 66,671
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	NO	Hill 5 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 7–0

Q1	NO	Andersen 28 yard field goal	NO 10–0

Q2	TB	Igwebuike 25 yard field goal	NO 10–3

Q2	NO	Andersen 41 yard field goal	NO 13–3

Q2	TB	Igwebuike 35 yard field goal	NO 13–6

Q4	TB	Igwebuike 35 yard field goal	NO 13–9

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Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	7	3	17
• Saints	7	7	3	3	20

Date: October 3
Location: Louisiana Superdome
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 68,474
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q1	NO	Hill 7 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 7–0

Q2	NO	Perriman 17 yard pass from Hebert (Anderson kick)	NO 14–0

Q2	DAL	Martin 13 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick)	NO 14–7

Q3	DAL	Martin 14 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick)	Tie 14–14

Q3	NO	Andersen 27 yard field goal	NO 17–14

Q4	DAL	Ruzek 39 yard field goal	Tie 17–17

Q4	NO	Andersen 49 yard field goal	NO 20–17

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Saints	0	13	7	3	23
Chargers	14	0	3	0	17

Date: October 9
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 42,693
Game weather: 72°F; wind 8

Scoring summary

Q1	SD	Miller 47 yard pass from Laufenberg (Abbott kick)	SD 7–0

Q1	SD	Roy Bennett recovered fumble in end zone (Abbott kick)	SD 14–0

Q2	NO	Andersen 27 yard field goal	SD 14–3

Q2	NO	Andersen 35 yard field goal	SD 14–6

Q2	NO	Hill 19 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	SD 14–13

Q3	NO	Martin 10 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 20–14

Q3	SD	Abbott 35 yard field goal	NO 20–17

Q4	NO	Andersen 34 yard field goal	NO 23–17

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Saints	0	10	7	3	20
Seahawks	3	3	6	7	19

Date: October 16
Location: Kingdome
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 63,569
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	SEA	Johnson 22 yard field goal	SEA 3–0

Q2	NO	Martin 19 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 7–3

Q2	SEA	Johnson 47 yard field goal	NO 7–6

Q2	NO	Andersen 23 yard field goal	NO 10–6

Q3	SEA	Johnson 46 yard field goal	NO 10–9

Q3	NO	Waymer 58 yard blocked field goal return (Andersen kick)	NO 17–9

Q3	SEA	Johnson 42 yard field goal	NO 17–12

Q4	NO	Andersen 31 yard field goal	NO 20–12

Q4	SEA	Blades 3 yard pass from Stouffer (Johnson kick)	NO 20–19

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	6	0	0	6
• Saints	3	0	14	3	20

Date: October 23
Location: Louisiana Superdome
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 66,249
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	NO	Andersen 51 yard field goal	NO 3–0

Q2	LA	Fernandez 85 yard pass from Schroeder (kick failed)	LA 6–3

Q3	NO	Heyward 73 yard run (Andersen kick)	NO 10–7

Q3	NO	Hilliard 7 yard run (Andersen kick)	NO 17–7

Q4	NO	Andersen 25 yard field goal	NO 20–7

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Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Saints	0	7	7	0	14
Rams	0	3	0	7	10

Date: November 13
Location: Anaheim Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 63,305
Game weather: 61°F; wind 6

Scoring summary

Q2	NO	Hilliard 4 yard run (Andersen kick)	NO 7–0

Q2	LA	Lansford 23 yard field goal	NO 7–3

Q3	NO	Mayes 3 yard run (Andersen kick)	NO 14–3

Q4	LA	Bell 1 yard run (Lansford kick)	NO 14–10

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0
• Saints	14	7	14	7	42

Date: November 20
Location: Louisiana Superdome
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 68,075
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	NO	Mayes 2 yard run (Andersen kick)	NO 7–0

Q1	NO	Hilliard 2 yard run (Andersen kick)	NO 14–0

Q2	NO	Martin 40 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 21–0

Q3	NO	Gray 66 yard punt return (Andersen kick)	NO 28–0

Q3	NO	Tice 8 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 35–0

Q4	NO	Martin 6 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 42–0

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Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	3	3	9
• Saints	7	0	0	3	10

Date: December 18
Location: Louisiana Superdome
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,566
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	NO	Hilliard 13 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 7–0

Q2	ATL	Davis 27 yard field goal	NO 7–3

Q3	ATL	Davis 43 yard field goal	NO 7–6

Q4	ATL	Davis 39 yard field goal	ATL 9–7

Q4	NO	Andersen 30 yard field goal	NO 10–9

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Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽²⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	369	294	L1
Los Angeles Rams⁽⁵⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	407	293	W3
New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	3–3	6–6	312	283	W1
Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	244	315	L3

References

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New Orleans Saints

Founded in 1967
Based in New Orleans, Louisiana
Headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Lore

Owners

Tom Benson (majority owner)
Rita Benson LeBlanc (part-owner)

Playoff appearances (10)

Division Championships (5)

Super Bowl Appearances (1)

XLIV

League Championships (1)

2009

Ring of Honor

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: South Division

Rivalries

Seasons (49)

1960s	1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

New Orleans Saints seasons

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearence

1988 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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