1988 Philadelphia Eagles Season

The 1988 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's fifty-sixth season in the National Football League (NFL).

1988 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerNorman Braman
Head coachBuddy Ryan
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Bears) 12–20
Uniform
1988 Philadelphia Eagles Season

Background

1988 Philadelphia Eagles Season 
The Eagles playing against the Chicago Bears in the famous "Fog Bowl"

This season resulted in the team's appearance in the postseason for the first time since 1981. The Eagles won the NFC East for the first time since 1980, but lost to the Chicago Bears during the NFC Divisional round during the Fog Bowl.

In control of its own destiny for a playoff berth, but not the NFC East title on the final day of the regular season, Philadelphia dumped the Dallas Cowboys, 23–7. Guaranteed a minimum of a wild card berth following a New Orleans Saints win, the team had to wait for the end to the New York Jets-New York Giants game at Giants Stadium to learn if had clinched the division or not to avoid the Wild Card round. The Jets won the game, 27–21, on a late touchdown strike from Ken O'Brien to Al Toon, giving the Eagles the NFC East crown on the tiebreaker of having beaten the Giants in both regular-season meetings.

Offseason

NFL draft

1988 Philadelphia Eagles Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 9 Keith Jackson TE Oklahoma
2 30 Eric Allen CB Arizona State
3 64 Matt Patchan T Miami (Florida)
5 122 Eric Everett DB Texas Tech
6 149 Don McPherson QB Syracuse
160 Rob Sterling CB Maine
7 176 Todd White WR Cal State Fullerton
8 207 David Smith RB Western Kentucky
10 261 Joe Schuster DT Iowa
11 288 Izel Jenkins CB North Carolina State
12 288 Steve Kaufusi DE BYU

Personnel

Staff

1988 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1988 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad None

47 active, 9 inactive


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 41–14 1–0 Tampa Stadium Recap
2 September 11 Cincinnati Bengals L 24–28 1–1 Veterans Stadium Recap
3 September 18 at Washington Redskins L 10–17 1–2 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
4 September 25 at Minnesota Vikings L 21–23 1–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
5 October 2 Houston Oilers W 32–23 2–3 Veterans Stadium Recap
6 October 10 New York Giants W 24–13 3–3 Veterans Stadium Recap
7 October 16 at Cleveland Browns L 3–19 3–4 Cleveland Stadium Recap
8 October 23 Dallas Cowboys W 24–23 4–4 Veterans Stadium Recap
9 October 30 Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 4–5 Veterans Stadium Recap
10 November 6 Los Angeles Rams W 30–24 5–5 Veterans Stadium Recap
11 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–26 6–5 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
12 November 20 at New York Giants W 23–17 (OT) 7–5 Giants Stadium Recap
13 November 27 Phoenix Cardinals W 31–21 8–5 Veterans Stadium Recap
14 December 4 Washington Redskins L 19–20 8–6 Veterans Stadium Recap
15 December 10 at Phoenix Cardinals W 23–17 9–6 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
16 December 18 at Dallas Cowboys W 23–7 10–6 Texas Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

1 234Total
• Eagles 21 1370 41
Buccaneers 0 0140 14
  • Date: September 4
  • Location: Tampa Stadium
  • Game attendance: 43,502
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Gary Fencik

The Eagles played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium where temperatures reached 90-degrees. On the Eagles’ fourth play of the game, Bucs linebacker Kevin Murphy chased Cunningham out of the pocket, and he rolled to his left and floated a 37-yard TD to Mike Quick. The first quarter ended with the Eagles up 21 to 0 after Anthony Toney ran for a TD and Cunningham threw an 8-yard TD to Jackson. The Eagles even scored on a 38-yard TD run by safety Terry Hoage on the only carry of his 13-year career.

Week 2

1 234Total
• Bengals 7 7014 28
Eagles 14 037 24
  • Date: September 11
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Kevin Slaten and Dave Lapham

Week 3

1 234Total
Eagles 0 307 10
• Redskins 14 030 17
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: RFK Stadium
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw

Week 4

1 234Total
Eagles 0 1407 21
• Vikings 10 076 23
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts

Week 5

1 234Total
Oilers 16 007 23
• Eagles 0 2093 32
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • Television network: NBC

Week 6

1 234Total
Giants 3 037 13
• Eagles 0 1437 24
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Week 7

1 234Total
Eagles 0 300 3
• Browns 3 0610 19
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Cleveland Stadium
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie and Will McDonough

Week 8

1 234Total
Cowboys 17 330 23
• Eagles 0 7314 24
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Jiggetts

Week 9

1 234Total
• Falcons 0 7137 27
Eagles 3 7014 24
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Gary Fencik

Week 10

1 234Total
Rams 3 7014 24
• Eagles 0 101010 30
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts

Week 11

1 234Total
• Eagles 0 14310 27
Steelers 10 673 26
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Three Rivers Stadium
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Dan Jiggetts

Week 12

1 234OTTotal
• Eagles 7 3076 23
Giants 7 3700 17
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Giants Stadium
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Week 13

1 234Total
Cardinals 7 707 21
• Eagles 7 0177 31
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Dan Jiggets

Week 14

1 234Total
• Redskins 7 0310 20
Eagles 3 1330 19
  • Date: December 4
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts

Week 15

1 234Total
• Eagles 21 002 23
Cardinals 0 773 17
  • Date: December 10
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw

Week 16

1 234Total
• Eagles 0 1076 23
Cowboys 7 000 7
  • Date: December 18
  • Location: Texas Stadium
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brandt and Hank Stram

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 379 319 W2
New York Giants 10 6 0 .625 5–3 9–5 359 304 L1
Washington Redskins 7 9 0 .438 4–4 6–6 345 387 L2
Phoenix Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 3–5 6–6 344 398 L5
Dallas Cowboys 3 13 0 .188 2–6 3–9 265 381 L1

Playoffs

Divisional

1 234Total
Eagles 3 630 12
• Bears 7 1003 20

Known as The Fog Bowl in NFL lore, the Bears defeated the Eagles, 20–12, in a contest in which a heavy, dense fog rolled over Chicago's Soldier Field during the second quarter and cut visibility to about 15–20 yards for the rest of the game.

Awards and honors

References

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