1988 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (8-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1988 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (8-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1988 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Broncos racked up 327 points, but the defensive squad allowed 352. John Elway led the charge, passing for 3,309 yards. Vance Johnson hauled in 68 passes for 896 yards. Mark Jackson contributed to the receiving game, too.
Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 703 yards for Denver, while Sammy Winder also contributed to the rushing attack.
Mike Harden picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Simon Fletcher sacked quarterbacks 9 times.
Dan Reeves coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Ken Bell | KR | November 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 190 | Boston Col. | Greenwich, CT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | LG | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 65 | Walt Bowyer | LDE | September 8, 1960 | 6'4" | 254 | Arizona St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton | DB | December 17, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | North Dakota St. | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Michael Brooks | LB | October 2, 1964 | 6'1" | 236 | LSU | Ruston, LA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 95 | Steve Bryan | DE-NT-LB | May 6, 1964 | 6'2" | 256 | Oklahoma | Wagoner, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Jeremiah Castille | RCB | January 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 175 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 27 | Kevin Clark | DB | June 8, 1964 | 5'10" | 185 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | RILB | June 22, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado St. | Kalispell, MT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Tony Dorsett | RB | April 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Rochester, PA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 73 | Simon Fletcher | LOLB | February 18, 1962 | 6'5" | 240 | Houston | Bay City, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Freddie Gilbert | LDE | April 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 275 | Georgia | Griffin, GA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 83 | Sam Graddy | WR | February 10, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Tennessee | Gaffney, SC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | Kevin Guidry | DB | May 16, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Mike Harden | FS | February 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Michigan | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Mark Haynes | LCB | November 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 194 | Colorado | Kansas City, KS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 78 | Winford Hood | G-T | March 29, 1962 | 6'3" | 262 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Mike Horan | P | February 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 192 | Long Beach St. | Orange, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Stefan Humphries | G | January 20, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Michigan | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Mark Jackson | WR | July 23, 1963 | 5'9" | 180 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 4 |
| 87 | Jason Johnson | WR | November 8, 1965 | 5'10" | 178 | Illinois St. | Gary, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 82 | Vance Johnson | WR | March 13, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | Arizona | Trenton, NJ USA | 16 | 13 |
| 75 | Rulon Jones | DE | March 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Jim Juriga | LT | September 12, 1964 | 6'6" | 269 | Illinois | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 12 | Ken Karcher | QB | July 1, 1963 | 6'3" | 205 | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rich Karlis | K | May 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati | Salem, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Keith Kartz | RG | May 5, 1963 | 6'4" | 270 | California | Las Vegas, NV USA | 13 | 12 |
| 88 | Clarence Kay | TE | July 30, 1961 | 6'2" | 237 | Georgia | Seneca, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Pat Kelly | TE | October 29, 1965 | 6'6" | 252 | Syracuse | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Bruce Klosterman | LILB | April 17, 1963 | 6'4" | 230 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 12 | 5 |
| 99 | Shawn Knight | DE | June 4, 1964 | 6'6" | 290 | BYU | Provo, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | NT | March 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 263 | Utah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Gary Kubiak | QB | August 15, 1961 | 6'0" | 192 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | RT | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Larry Lee | G-C | September 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 265 | UCLA | Dayton, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | Tim Lucas | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Rick Massie | WR | January 16, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentucky | Paris, KY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | LILB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Augustana (SD) | Seattle, WA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 89 | Orson Mobley | TE | March 4, 1963 | 6'5" | 256 | Florida St. | Brooksville, FL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 51 | Marc Munford | LB | February 14, 1965 | 6'2" | 231 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 7 | 0 |
| 84 | Ricky Nattiel | PR | January 25, 1966 | 5'9" | 180 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 15 | 11 |
| 60 | Gerald Perry | LG | November 12, 1964 | 6'6" | 290 | Southern | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 6 |
| 38 | Bruce Plummer | DB | September 1, 1964 | 6'0" | 197 | Mississippi St. | Bogalusa, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 48 | Randy Robbins | SS | September 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 189 | Arizona | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 16 | 5 |
| 57 | Mike Ruether | G-C | September 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 279 | Texas | Inglewood, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Ryan | ROLB | May 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 217 | William & Mary | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 14 |
| 30 | Steve Sewell | RB | April 2, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | Oklahoma | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | T | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 4 |
| 32 | Calvin Thomas | RB | January 7, 1960 | 5'11" | 239 | Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Andre Townsend | RDE | October 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Gerald Willhite | RB | May 30, 1959 | 5'10" | 200 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 45 | Steve Wilson | DB | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 23 | Sammy Winder | FB | July 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 203 | Southern Miss | Madison, MS USA | 16 | 12 |
