1988 San Diego Chargers Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Al Saunders (6-10)
Location: San Diego, California
1988 San Diego Chargers Statistics
1988 San Diego Chargers Roster

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chargers labored to change the scoreboard with just 231 points, and the defensive squad allowed 332. Gary Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 1,119 yards for San Diego.

Mark Malone tossed for 1,580 yards. Jamie Holland paced pass catchers, grabbing 39 passes for 536 yards. Lionel James and Anthony Miller contributed to the receiving game, too.

Gill Byrd seized 7 opponent throws. Lee Williams topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks.

Al Saunders coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 231
Regular Season Points Against: 332

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 4, 1988 San Diego Chargers 13 at Los Angeles Raiders 24 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 11, 1988 San Diego Chargers 3 at Denver Broncos 34 L 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
September 18, 1988 Seattle Seahawks 6 at San Diego Chargers 17 W 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
September 25, 1988 San Diego Chargers 24 at Kansas City Chiefs 23 W 1-0-0 1-2-0 2-2-0
October 2, 1988 Denver Broncos 12 at San Diego Chargers 0 L 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
October 9, 1988 New Orleans Saints 23 at San Diego Chargers 17 L 1-2-0 1-2-0 2-4-0
October 16, 1988 San Diego Chargers 28 at Miami Dolphins 31 L 1-2-0 1-3-0 2-5-0
October 23, 1988 Indianapolis Colts 16 at San Diego Chargers 0 L 1-3-0 1-3-0 2-6-0
October 30, 1988 San Diego Chargers 14 at Seattle Seahawks 17 L 1-3-0 1-4-0 2-7-0
November 6, 1988 Los Angeles Raiders 13 at San Diego Chargers 3 L 1-4-0 1-4-0 2-8-0
November 13, 1988 San Diego Chargers 10 at Atlanta Falcons 7 W 1-4-0 2-4-0 3-8-0
November 20, 1988 San Diego Chargers 38 at Los Angeles Rams 24 W 1-4-0 3-4-0 4-8-0
November 27, 1988 San Francisco 49ers 48 at San Diego Chargers 10 L 1-5-0 3-4-0 4-9-0
December 4, 1988 San Diego Chargers 10 at Cincinnati Bengals 27 L 1-5-0 3-5-0 4-10-0
December 11, 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 at San Diego Chargers 20 W 2-5-0 3-5-0 5-10-0
December 18, 1988 Kansas City Chiefs 13 at San Diego Chargers 24 W 3-5-0 3-5-0 6-10-0


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