1988 Cincinnati Bengals Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Sam Wyche (12-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1988 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
1988 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Cincinnati piled up points with 448 points, while the defense gave up 329. Ickey Woods carried the ball for a team-best 1,066 yards for the Bengals, and James Brooks also contributed to the rushing attack.

Boomer Esiason triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,572 yards. Eddie Brown grabbed 53 passes for 1,273 yards.

Eric Thomas picked off 7 opponent throws. Jim Skow sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.

Sam Wyche coached the team. The 1988 Cincinnati Bengals lost in the Super Bowl.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
53Leo BarkerLBNovember 7, 19596'2"226New Mexico St.Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone161
24Lewis BillupsLCBOctober 10, 19635'11"190North AlabamaTampa, FL USA1616
74Brian BladosTJanuary 11, 19626'5"300North CarolinaArlington, VA USA161
55Ed BradyLBJune 17, 19626'2"238IllinoisMorris, IL USA160
3Jim BreechKApril 11, 19565'6"161CaliforniaSacramento, CA USA160
21James BrooksRBDecember 28, 19585'10"180AuburnWarner Robins, GA USA1515
81Eddie BrownWRDecember 17, 19626'0"185Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA1616
99Jason BuckDE-DTJuly 27, 19636'5"268BYUMoses Lake, WA USA160
27Barney BusseyDB-LBMay 20, 19626'0"215South Carolina St.Lincolnton, GA USA160
80Cris CollinsworthWRJanuary 27, 19596'5"192FloridaDayton, OH USA130
34Ellis DillahuntDBNovember 25, 19645'11"198East CarolinaNew Bern, NC USA80
29Rickey DixonDBDecember 26, 19665'11"183OklahomaDallas, TX USA150
67David DouglasC-T-GMarch 20, 19636'4"280TennesseeSpring City, TN USA140
73Eddie EdwardsDE-DTApril 25, 19546'5"256Miami (FL)Sumter, SC USA110
7Boomer EsiasonQBApril 17, 19616'5"224MarylandWest Islip, NY USA1616
33David FulcherSSSeptember 28, 19646'3"236Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA1616
17Scott FulhagePJanuary 17, 19615'11"191Kansas St.Beloit, KS USA130
98David GrantDE-NTSeptember 17, 19656'4"277West VirginiaBelleville, NJ USA160
89Ira HillaryPRNovember 13, 19625'10"190South CarolinaEdgefield, SC USA160
82Rodney HolmanTEApril 20, 19606'3"238TulaneYpsilanti, MI USA1616
20Ray HortonDBApril 12, 19605'10"189WashingtonTacoma, WA USA140
92Tim InglisLBMarch 10, 19646'3"232ToledoToledo, OH USA40
36Stanford JenningsKRMarch 12, 19626'1"205FurmanSummerville, NC USA161
11Lee JohnsonPNovember 27, 19616'2"200BYUDallas, TX USA120
84Eric KattusTEMarch 4, 19636'5"240MichiganCincinnati, OH USA40
58Joe KellyRILBDecember 11, 19646'2"227WashingtonSun Valley, CA USA1615
90Emanuel KingLBAugust 15, 19636'4"250AlabamaLeroy, AL USA70
64Bruce KozerskiCApril 2, 19626'4"287Holy CrossPlains, PA USA1616
69Tim KrumrieNTMay 20, 19606'2"270WisconsinEau Claire, WI USA1616
23Marc LoganRBMay 9, 19656'0"217KentuckyLexington, KY USA90
88Mike MartinWRNovember 18, 19605'10"186IllinoisWashington, DC USA40
96Curtis MaxeyDE-DTJune 28, 19656'3"298Grambling St.Indianapolis, IN USA30
72Skip McClendonLDEApril 9, 19646'6"282NorthwesternDetroit, MI USA1616
85Tim McGeeWRAugust 7, 19645'10"183TennesseeCleveland, OH USA1615
65Max MontoyaRGMay 12, 19566'5"282UCLAMontebello, CA USA1515
78Anthony MunozLTAugust 19, 19586'6"278USCOntario, CA USA1616
12Mike NorsethQBAugust 22, 19646'2"200KansasLos Angeles, CA USA10
86Carl ParkerWRFebruary 5, 19656'2"201VanderbiltColumbus, GA USA30
75Bruce ReimersLGSeptember 28, 19606'7"285Iowa St.Algona, IA USA1616
87Jim RiggsTESeptember 23, 19636'5"245ClemsonFort Knox, KY USA161
94Rich RomerLBFebruary 27, 19666'3"222Union (NY)East Greenbush, NY USA40
15Turk SchonertQBJanuary 15, 19576'1"191StanfordTorrance, CA USA160
70Jim SkowRDEJune 29, 19636'3"253NebraskaOmaha, NE USA1616
25Daryl SmithDBMay 8, 19635'9"185North AlabamaOpelika, AL USA70
60Dave SmithTDecember 12, 19646'6"290Southern IllinoisHammond, IN USA40
22Eric ThomasRCBSeptember 11, 19645'11"184TulaneTucson, AZ USA1616
59Kevin WalkerLBDecember 24, 19656'2"238MarylandDenville, NJ USA30
63Joe WalterRTJune 18, 19636'7"292Texas TechDallas, TX USA1616
51Leon WhiteLOLBOctober 4, 19636'3"240BYUSan Diego, CA USA1616
41Solomon WilcotsFSOctober 3, 19645'11"189ColoradoLos Angeles, CA USA1616
57Reggie WilliamsROLBSeptember 19, 19546'1"228DartmouthFlint, MI USA1616
32Stanley WilsonFBAugust 23, 19615'10"209OklahomaLos Angeles, CA USA156
31Ickey WoodsFBFebruary 28, 19666'2"231UNLVFresno, CA USA1610
91Carl ZanderLILBApril 12, 19636'2"235TennesseeMendham, NJ USA1616



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