1988 Phoenix Cardinals season

1988 Phoenix Cardinals season
Head coach	Gene Stallings
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1988 season was the Cardinals' first season in Phoenix. The Cardinals would match their 7–8 record from 1987, but finished with one more loss, going 7–9, as 1987 was a one game strike shortened season, and 1988 was a full 16 game season. The Cardinals move to Phoenix marked the first time an NFL team called a place in Arizona home.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1988 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff

1988 Phoenix Cardinals staff
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President and General Manager – Larry Wilson Director of Pro Personnel – Erik Widmark Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Gene Stallings Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Shofner Running Backs – Hank Kuhlmann Receivers – Mal Moore Offensive Line – Tom Bresnahan Special Assistant/Quality Control – Leon McLaughlin			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jim Johnson Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Dennis Thurman Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–14	50,404
2	September 12, 1988	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–14	67,139
3	September 18, 1988	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–24	35,034
4	September 25, 1988	Washington Redskins	W 30–21	61,973
5	October 2, 1988	at Los Angeles Rams	W 41–27	49,830
6	October 9, 1988	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–14	53,278
7	October 16, 1988	at Washington Redskins	L 33–17	54,402
8	October 23, 1988	Cleveland Browns	L 29–21	61,261
9	October 30, 1988	at Dallas Cowboys	W 16–10	42,196
10	November 6, 1988	San Francisco 49ers	W 24–23	64,544
11	November 13, 1988	New York Giants	W 24–17	65,324
12	November 20, 1988	at Houston Oilers	L 38–20	43,843
13	November 27, 1988	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–21	57,918
14	December 4, 1988	at New York Giants	L 44–7	73,438
15	December 10, 1988	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–17	54,832
16	December 18, 1988	Green Bay Packers	L 26–17	44,586

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

Awards and records

• Luis Sharpe, Pro Bowl selection
• Ron Wolfley, Pro Bowl selection

External links

• 1988 Phoenix Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com