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(Top) 1 Off Season 1.1 NFL draft 2 Personnel 2.1 Staff 2.2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Game summaries 4.1 Week 9 at Colts 4.2 Week 16 5 Standings 6 References 7 External links

1988 Denver Broncos season

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1988 Denver Broncos season

Owner	Pat Bowlen
General manager	John Beake
Head coach	Dan Reeves
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform

← 1987 Broncos seasons 1989 →

The 1988 Denver Broncos season was the team's 29th year in professional football and its 19th with the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos entered the season as two-time defending AFC champions and looked to advance to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season, but went 8–8 and missed the playoffs for the second time in six seasons. After the season, the last remaining Bronco from their Super Bowl XII team, longtime offensive lineman Billy Bryan, retired, ending a 12-year era for the team.

Off Season[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 Denver Broncos draft
1	26	Ted Gregory	NT	Syracuse
2	45	Gerald Perry	Tackle	Southern University
3	79	Kevin Guidry	Cornerback	LSU
5	136	Corris Ervin	DB	Central Florida
7	174	Pat Kelly	TE	Syracuse
7	192	Garry Frank	Guard	Mississippi State
9	248	Mel Farr Jr.	Running back	UCLA
10	268	Channing Williams	RB	Arizona State
11	304	Shaun Grady	RB	Duke
12	332	Michael Rhyan	QB	Cal State Fullerton
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

**1988 Denver Broncos staff**
	Front office President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen General Manager – John Beake Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson Director of Pro Personnel – Lide Huggins Head coaches Vice President/Head Coach – Dan Reeves Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Joe Collier Special Assistant – Marvin Bass Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Chan Gailey Running Backs – Mo Forte Wide Receivers – Larry Kennan Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Pete Mangurian Offensive Line – George Henshaw			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Stan Jones Assistant Defensive Line – Rubin Carter Linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive Backs – Charlie West Special teams coaches Special Teams/Assistant Linebackers – Mike Nolan Special Teams/Assistant Defensive Backs – Charlie Waters Strength and conditioning Strength/Conditioning – Al Miller

Roster[edit]

**1988 Denver Broncos roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 John Elway 12 Ken Karcher 8 Gary Kubiak Running backs 35 Ken BellKR 33 Tony Dorsett 30 Steve Sewell 23 Sammy WinderFB Wide receivers 80 Mark Jackson 87 Jason JohnsonKR 82 Vance Johnson 84 Ricky Nattiel KR/PR Tight ends 88 Clarence Kay 86 Pat Kelly 89 Orson Mobley		Offensive linemen 54 Keith Bishop G/LS 64 Billy BryanC 78 Winford HoodT 66 Jim Juriga G/T 72 Keith KartzG 76 Ken LanierT 60 Gerald PerryG 57 Mike RuetherC 70 Dave StuddardT Defensive linemen 65 Walt BowyerDE 90 Freddie GilbertDE 75 Rulon JonesDE 99 Shawn KnightNT 71 Greg KragenNT 61 Andre TownsendDE		Linebackers 56 Michael Brooks OLB 95 Steve Bryan ILB 55 Rick Dennison ILB 73 Simon Fletcher OLB 59 Tim Lucas OLB 77 Karl Mecklenburg ILB 51 Marc Munford ILB 50 Jim Ryan ILB/OLB Defensive backs 34 Tyrone BraxtonCB 28 Jeremiah CastilleCB 37 Kevin GuidryCB 31 Mike HardenFS 36 Mark HaynesCB 48 Randy RobbinsSS 49 Dennis SmithSS 45 Steve WilsonCB Special teams 2 Mike HoranP 3 Rich KarlisK		Reserve lists 40 Jeff AlexanderFB(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 Kip CorringtonS(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 83 Sam GraddyWR(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 79 Stefan HumphriesG(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Bruce KlostermanLB(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 85 Rick MassieWR(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 74 Andrew ProvenceDT(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Randy ThorntonLB(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Steve WatsonWR(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 47 Gerald Willhite FB/PR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad none 47 active, 10 inactive Rookies in italics

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Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4	Seattle Seahawks	L 14–21	0–1	Mile High Stadium	75,986
2	September 11	San Diego Chargers	W 34–3	1–1	Mile High Stadium	75,359
3	September 18	atKansas City Chiefs	L 13–20	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	63,268
4	September 26	Los Angeles Raiders	L 27–30 (OT)	1–3	Mile High Stadium	75,964
5	October 2	atSan Diego Chargers	W 12–0	2–3	Jack Murphy Stadium	55,763
6	October 9	atSan Francisco 49ers	W 16–13 (OT)	3–3	Candlestick Park	61,711
7	October 16	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–14	4–3	Mile High Stadium	75,287
8	October 23	atPittsburgh Steelers	L 21–39	4–4	Three Rivers Stadium	49,811
9	October 31	atIndianapolis Colts	L 23–55	4–5	Hoosier Dome	60,544
10	November 6	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–11	5–5	Mile High Stadium	74,227
11	November 13	Cleveland Browns	W 30–7	6–5	Mile High Stadium	75,806
12	November 20	atNew Orleans Saints	L 0–42	6–6	Louisiana Superdome	68,075
13	November 27	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–24	7–6	Mile High Stadium	74,141
14	December 4	atLos Angeles Raiders	L 20–21	7–7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	65,561
15	December 11	atSeattle Seahawks	L 14–42	7–8	Kingdome	62,838
16	December 17	New England Patriots	W 21–10	8–8	Mile High Stadium	70,910
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[edit]

Week 9 at Colts[edit]

Week Nine: Denver Broncos (4–4) at Indianapolis Colts (3–5)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	10	0	13	23
Colts	21	24	3	7	55

atHoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: October 31
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Game attendance: 60,544
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels
Box Score, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

IND – Eric Dickerson 12-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 9:41. Colts 7–0.
IND – Eric Dickerson 11-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 5:39. Colts 14–0.
IND – Eric Dickerson 1-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 0:16. Colts 21–0.

Second quarter

IND – Dean Biasucci 31-yard field goal, 13:22. Colts 24–0.
IND – Eric Dickerson 41-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 11:47. Colts 31–0.
DEN – Steve Sewell 2-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick, 9:54. Colts 31–7.
IND – Bill Brooks 53-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Dean Biasucci kick), 7:08. Colts 38–7.
DEN – Rich Karlis 27-yard field goal, 1:00. Colts 38–10.
IND – Clarence Verdin 40-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Dean Biasucci kick), 0:22. Colts 45–10.

Third quarter

IND – Dean Biasucci 27-yard field goal, 6:34. Colts 48–10.

Fourth quarter

IND – Albert Bentley 4-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick), 11:49. Colts 55–10.
DEN – Vance Johnson 7-yard pass from Gary Kubiak (kick failed), 6:07. Colts 55–17.
DEN – Steve Sewell 48-yard pass from Gary Kubiak (Rich Karlis kick), 5:39. Colts 55–23.

Top passers

DEN – John Elway – 15/27, 158 yards, TD
IND – Chris Chandler – 10/13, 167 yards, TD

Top rushers

DEN – Ricky Nattiel – 1 rush, 29 yards
IND – Eric Dickerson – 21 rushes, 159 yards, 4 TD

Top receivers

DEN – Steve Sewell – 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
IND – Bill Brooks – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Week 16[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	3	0	0	10
• Broncos	7	7	0	7	21

Date: December 17
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)

Scoring summary

Q1	NE	Stephens 23 yard run (Staurovsky kick)	NE 7–0

Q1	DEN	Winder 1 yard run (Karlis kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	DEN	Dorsett 5 yard run (Karlis kick)	DEN 14–7

Q2	NE	Staurovsky 32 yard field goal	DEN 14–10

Q4	DEN	Winder 4 yard run (Karlis kick)	DEN 21–10

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Standings[edit]

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Seattle Seahawks⁽³⁾	9	7	0	.563	6–2	8–4	339	329	W2
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	327	352	W1
Los Angeles Raiders	7	9	0	.438	6–2	6–6	325	369	L2
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	231	332	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	1	.281	2–6	4–9–1	254	320	L2

References[edit]

^ "1988 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-19.

External links[edit]

Denver Broncos – 1988 media guide
1988 Denver BroncosatPro-Football-Reference.com

v t e Denver Broncos
Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado
Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters
Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Empower Field at Mile High
Key personnel	Owners Rob Walton Greg Penner (CEO) Carrie Walton Penner Mellody Hobson Condoleezza Rice Lewis Hamilton General manager George Paton Head coach Sean Payton Consultant John Elway
Culture	A Few Seconds of Panic Alan Roach Barrel Man Bucky the Bronco Cheerleaders Elway to Marino Everybody's All-American Hold That Mork ("Mork & Mindy" episode) "Joy to the World" Miles No Fly Zone Orange Crush Defense "Rocky Mountain Way" South Park "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut" "Sarcastaball" Thunder "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode)
Lore	Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble Tebowmania 3:16 game Mile High Miracle
Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers New England Patriots Brady–Manning rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks
Retired numbers	7 18 44
Division championships (15)	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Conference championships (8)	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015
League championships (3)	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)
Media	Radio network Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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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