1988 New York Jets season

1988 New York Jets season
Head coach	Joe Walton
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	8–7–1
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1988 New York Jets season was the 29th season for the team and the 19th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–9 record from 1987 under head coach Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–7–1. Although for the second straight year they failed to qualify for the playoffs, they would play the spoiler, as a victory over their cross-town rival New York Giants in Week 16 kept the Giants out of the playoffs due to a series of tiebreakers. For the third time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 7 interceptions in 424 passing attempts.

The Jets endured a major distraction when Mark Gastineau, the team's main pass rusher who appeared to be experiencing a career-renaissance, abruptly retired in midseason to tend to ailing actress Brigitte Nielsen.

Personnel

Staff

Head Coach: Joe Walton
Offensive Coordinator: Rich Kotite
Defensive Coordinator: Bud Carson

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Starters

POS	Name	GS
QB	7 Ken O'Brien	12
RB	24 Freeman McNeil	16
FB	43 Roger Vick	12
WR	88 Al Toon	15
WR	85 Wesley Walker	10
TE	82 Mickey Shuler	15
LT	61 Jeff Criswell	12
LG	79 Mike Haight	9
C	53 Jim Sweeney	16
RG	60 Dan Alexander	13
RT	68 Reggie McElroy	16

POS	Name	GS
LDE	99 Mark Gastineau	7
NT	94 Scott Mersereau	15
RDE	93 Marty Lyons	16
LOLB	55 Alex Gordon	13
LILB	54 Troy Benson	16
RILB	59 Kyle Clifton	15
ROLB	57 Kevin McArthur	16
LCB	48 Bobby Humphery	16
RCB	40 James Hasty	15
SS	36 Rich Miano	16
FS	22 Erik McMillan	13

Kicking Team

5 Pat Leahy       K
6 Joe Prokup      P
83 Jo-Jo Townsell PR/KR

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	000000001988-09-04-0000September 4, 1988	at New England Patriots	L 28–3	Sullivan Stadium	44,027
2	000000001988-09-11-0000September 11, 1988	at Cleveland Browns	W 23–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	74,434
3	000000001988-09-18-0000September 18, 1988	Houston Oilers	W 45–3	The Meadowlands	64,483
4	000000001988-09-25-0000September 25, 1988	at Detroit Lions	W 17–10	Pontiac Silverdome	29,250
5	000000001988-10-02-0000October 2, 1988	Kansas City Chiefs	T 17–17 (OT)	The Meadowlands	66,110
6	000000001988-10-09-0000October 9, 1988	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 36–19	Riverfront Stadium	57,482
7	000000001988-10-17-0000October 17, 1988	Buffalo Bills	L 37–14	The Meadowlands	70,218
8	000000001988-10-23-0000October 23, 1988	at Miami Dolphins	W 44–30	Joe Robbie Stadium	68,292
9	000000001988-10-30-0000October 30, 1988	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–20	The Meadowlands	64,862
10	000000001988-11-06-0000November 6, 1988	at Indianapolis Colts	L 38–14	Hoosier Dome	59,233
11	000000001988-11-13-0000November 13, 1988	New England Patriots	L 14–13	The Meadowlands	48,358
12	000000001988-11-20-0000November 20, 1988	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–6 (OT)	Rich Stadium	78,389
13	000000001988-11-27-0000November 27, 1988	Miami Dolphins	W 38–34	The Meadowlands	52,752
14	000000001988-12-04-0000December 4, 1988	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 38–34	Arrowhead Stadium	30,059
15	000000001988-12-10-0000December 10, 1988	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–16	The Meadowlands	46,284
16	000000001988-12-18-0000December 18, 1988	New York Giants	W 27–21	The Meadowlands	69,770

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	0	0	0	3
• Patriots	3	3	10	12	28

Date: September 4
Location: Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 63°F, wind 14

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	3	3	3	14	23
Browns	3	0	0	0	3

Date: September 11
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 65°F • Wind 5

Scoring summary

1	NYJ	Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal	Jets 3–0

1	CLE	Matt Bahr 47 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

2	NYJ	Pat Leahy 29 yard field goal	Jets 6–3

3	NYJ	Pat Leahy 23 yard field goal	Jets 9–3

4	NYJ	Roger Vick 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 16–3

4	NYJ	Roger Vick 3 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 23–3

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	3	0	0	0	3
• Jets	14	14	3	14	45

Date: September 18
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 67°F, wind 12

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	3	7	0	7	17
Lions	3	0	7	0	10

Date: September 25
Location: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Game weather: indoors (dome)

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Week 5

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	0	0	3	14	0	17
Jets	3	7	0	7	0	17

Date: October 2
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 70°F, wind 14

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	9	3	7	0	19
• Bengals	6	13	7	0	26

Date: October 9
Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 51°F, wind 9

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bills	17	14	3	3	37
Jets	0	7	7	0	14

Date: October 17
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 63°F, wind 13
Television network: ABC

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	6	24	7	7	44
Dolphins	7	3	13	7	30

Date: October 23
Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 77°F, wind 11

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	0	0	10	20
• Jets	0	10	7	7	24

Date: October 30
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 46°F, wind 14 mph

Scoring summary

1	PIT	Gary Anderson 25 yard field goal	Steelers 3–0

1	PIT	Rodney Carter 24 yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick)	Steelers 10–0

2	NYJ	Pat Leahy 41 yard field goal	Steelers 10–3

2	NYJ	Mickey Shuler 2 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 10–10

3	NYJ	Johnny Hector 2 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 17–10

4	PIT	Gary Anderson 21 yard field goal	Jets 17–13

4	NYJ	Freeman McNeil 5 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 24–13

4	PIT	Earnest Jackson 17 yard run (Gary Anderson kick)	Jets 24–20

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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	14	0	0	14
• Colts	7	3	21	7	38

Date: November 6
Location: Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: indoors (dome)

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Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Patriots	0	0	7	7	14
Jets	0	3	3	7	13

Date: November 13
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 50°F, wind 18

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jets	0	3	0	3	0	6
• Bills	0	0	3	3	3	9

Date: November 20
Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 78,389
Game weather: 43°F • Wind 10

Scoring summary

2	NYJ	Pat Leahy 23 yard field goal	Jets 3–0

3	BUF	Scott Norwood 25 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

4	BUF	Scott Norwood 26 yard field goal	Bills 6–3

4	NYJ	Pat Leahy 40 yard field goal	Tie 6–6

OT	BUF	Scott Norwood 30 yard field goal	Bills 9–6

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	20	0	34
• Jets	7	17	0	14	38

Date: November 27
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 54°F, wind 9

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	10	10	7	7	34
• Chiefs	14	7	0	17	38

Date: December 4
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 35°F, wind 11

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Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	6	7	3	0	16
• Jets	10	0	21	3	34

Date: December 10
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 12:30 p.m.
Game weather: 31°F, wind 14

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Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	7	7	21
• Jets	10	3	7	7	27

Date: December 18
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 25°F, wind 15 mph
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw

Scoring summary

1		NYJ	Pat Leahy 41 yard field goal	Jets 3–0

1		NYJ	Mickey Shuler 5 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 10–0

2		NYJ	Pat Leahy 20 yard field goal	Jets 13–0

2		NYG	Stephen Baker 5 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick)	Jets 13–7

3		NYJ	Freeman McNeil 6 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 20–7

3		NYG	Stephen Baker 9 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick)	Jets 20–14

4		NYG	Lionel Manuel 9 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick)	Giants 21–20

4	:37	NYJ	Al Toon 5 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 27–21

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Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	7–1	10–2	329	237	L1
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	354	315	W1
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	250	284	L1
New York Jets	8	7	1	.531	3–5	6–7–1	372	354	W2
Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	0–8	3–9	319	380	L1

External links

1988 New York Jets at Pro-Football-Reference.com

References

New York Jets

Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)
Founded in 1960
Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Rivalries

Lore

Key personnel

Owner: Woody Johnson
General Manager: Mike Maccagnan
Head Coach: Todd Bowles

League championships (1)

1968

AFL championship (1)

1968

Division championships (4)

Super Bowl (1)

1968 (III)

Retired numbers

12
13
28
73
90
Weeb

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: American Football Conference
Division: East Division
Radio: WEPN, WEPN-FM

Seasons (56)

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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

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Book:New York Jets

New York Titans/Jets seasons

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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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