1988 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Marv Levy (12-4)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1988 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Marv Levy (12-4)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1988 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Buffalo ran up 329 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 237. Jim Kelly led the charge, throwing for 3,380 yards. Andre Reed hauled in 71 balls for 968 yards.
Thurman Thomas rushed for a team-leading 881 yards for the Bills.
Mark Kelso picked off 7 opponent throws. Bruce Smith topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 46 sacks.
Marv Levy coached the team. The 1988 Buffalo Bills lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Carlton Bailey | LB | December 15, 1964 | 6'3" | 242 | North Carolina | Baltimore, MD USA | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Howard Ballard | T | November 3, 1963 | 6'6" | 325 | Alabama A&M | Ashland, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Cornelius Bennett | LOLB | August 25, 1965 | 6'2" | 237 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Ray Bentley | RILB | November 25, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Walter Broughton | WR,RB/WR | October 20, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Jacksonville St. | Brewton, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Chris Burkett | WR | August 21, 1962 | 6'4" | 205 | Jackson St. | Laurel, MS USA | 11 | 8 |
| 29 | Derrick Burroughs | LCB | May 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | Memphis | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 61 | Leonard Burton | C | June 18, 1964 | 6'3" | 275 | South Carolina | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 4 |
| 35 | Carl Byrum | RB | June 29, 1963 | 6'0" | 232 | Miss. Valley St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 15 | 1 |
| 20 | Sherman Cocroft | DB | August 29, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | San Jose St. | Watsonville, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 58 | Shane Conlan | LILB | March 4, 1964 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Frewsburg, NY USA | 13 | 13 |
| 21 | Wayne Davis | DB | June 17, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Indiana St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | RT | February 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 261 | Iowa | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Dwight Drane | DB | May 6, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 53 | Tom Erlandson | LB | June 19, 1966 | 6'1" | 220 | Washington | Denver, CO USA | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | Hal Garner | LB | January 18, 1962 | 6'4" | 228 | Utah St. | New Iberia, LA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 59 | Don Graham | LB | January 31, 1964 | 6'2" | 244 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 49 | John Hagy | DB | December 9, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas | Okinawa, Japan | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ronnie Harmon | RB | May 7, 1964 | 5'11" | 200 | Iowa | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 71 | Dale Hellestrae | T | July 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 282 | SMU | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 2 |
| 67 | Kent Hull | C | January 13, 1961 | 6'5" | 284 | Mississippi St. | Pontotoc, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Kirby Jackson | DB | February 2, 1965 | 5'10" | 179 | Mississippi St. | Sturgis, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 80 | Flip Johnson | PR | July 13, 1963 | 5'10" | 185 | McNeese St. | Cheek, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 86 | Trumaine Johnson | WR | November 16, 1960 | 6'1" | 196 | Grambling St. | Bogalusa, LA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 12 | Jim Kelly | QB | February 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 217 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Mark Kelso | FS | July 23, 1963 | 5'11" | 181 | William & Mary | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | John Kidd | P | August 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | Northwestern | Springfield, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| Adam Lingner | C | November 2, 1960 | 6'4" | 268 | Illinois | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 0 | |
| 84 | Keith McKeller | TE-WR | July 9, 1964 | 6'6" | 240 | Jacksonville St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Pete Metzelaars | TE | May 24, 1960 | 6'7" | 254 | Wabash | Three Rivers, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Roland Mitchell | DB | March 15, 1964 | 5'11" | 195 | Texas Tech | Columbus, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Jamie Mueller | FB | October 4, 1964 | 6'1" | 225 | Benedictine | Cleveland, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 11 | Scott Norwood | K | July 17, 1960 | 6'0" | 207 | James Madison | Alexandria, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Nate Odomes | RCB | August 25, 1965 | 5'9" | 188 | Wisconsin | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Mark Pike | DE-LB | December 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Dean Prater | DE | September 28, 1958 | 6'5" | 225 | Oklahoma St. | Altus, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 97 | Scott Radecic | LB | June 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 243 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 83 | Andre Reed | WR | January 29, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Frank Reich | QB | December 4, 1961 | 6'4" | 210 | Maryland | Freeport, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Robb Riddick | RB | April 26, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Millersville | Quakertown, PA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | LG | May 21, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | North Carolina St. | Hinckley, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Butch Rolle | TE | August 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 242 | Michigan St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Leon Seals | RDE | January 30, 1964 | 6'5" | 265 | Jackson St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 277 | Boston Col. | Waltham, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith | RDE | June 18, 1963 | 6'4" | 262 | Virginia Tech | Norfolk, VA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 46 | Leonard Smith | SS | September 2, 1960 | 5'11" | 200 | McNeese St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 72 | Art Still | LDE | December 5, 1955 | 6'7" | 253 | Kentucky | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 56 | Darryl Talley | ROLB | July 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 235 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | Steve Tasker | WR | April 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Northwestern | Smith Center, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Thurman Thomas | RB | May 16, 1966 | 5'10" | 200 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 62 | Mark Traynowicz | G-C | November 20, 1962 | 6'5" | 277 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Erroll Tucker | KR | July 6, 1964 | 5'8" | 169 | Utah | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 65 | Tim Vogler | RG | October 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Ohio St. | Troy, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 73 | Will Wolford | LT | May 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 294 | Vanderbilt | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Jeff Wright | NT | June 13, 1963 | 6'2" | 274 | Tulsa | San Bernardino, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
