1988 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Gibbs (7-9)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1988 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Gibbs (7-9)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1988 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Redskins chalked up 345 points, but the wobbly defensive unit conceded 387. Doug Williams threw for 2,609 yards, and Mark Rypien threw the ball, too. Ricky Sanders grabbed 73 passes for 1,148 yards. Gary Clark and Art Monk contributed to the receiving game also.
Kelvin Bryant carried the ball for a team-best 498 yards for Washington, while Jamie Morris and Timmy Smith additionally aided the ground game.
Barry Wilburn intercepted 4 opponent throws. Dexter Manley sacked quarterbacks 9 times, leading the way for a team which created 42 sacks.
Joe Gibbs coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Anthony Allen | WR | June 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington | McComb, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | David Archer | QB | February 15, 1962 | 6'2" | 207 | Snow College (UT) | Fayetteville, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Tommy Barnhardt | P | June 11, 1963 | 6'2" | 228 | East Carolina | Salisbury, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Jeff Bostic | C | September 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 268 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 13 | 11 |
| 23 | Todd Bowles | FS | November 18, 1963 | 6'2" | 203 | Temple | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Reggie Branch | RB | October 22, 1962 | 5'11" | 232 | West Virginia St. | Sanford, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Kelvin Bryant | RB | September 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | North Carolina | Tarboro, NC USA | 10 | 4 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | LDT | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Ravin Caldwell | LB | August 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 233 | Arkansas | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 88 | Joe Caravello | TE | June 6, 1963 | 6'3" | 270 | Tulane | Santa Monica, CA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 84 | Gary Clark | WR | May 1, 1962 | 5'9" | 173 | James Madison | Radford, VA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 15 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 51 | Monte Coleman | LLB | November 4, 1957 | 6'2" | 242 | Central Arkansas | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 13 | 9 |
| 12 | Steve Cox | P-K | May 11, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | Tulsa | Shreveport, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Travis Curtis | DB | September 27, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | West Virginia | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Brian Davis | LCB | August 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | Nebraska | Phoenix, AZ USA | 9 | 6 |
| 48 | Steve Gage | DB | May 10, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Tulsa | Claremore, OK USA | 16 | 1 |
| 54 | Kurt Gouveia | LB | September 14, 1964 | 6'1" | 233 | BYU | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Darryl Grant | RDT | November 22, 1959 | 6'1" | 269 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Darrell Green | RCB | February 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 184 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 35 | Keith Griffin | RB | October 26, 1961 | 5'8" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Columbus, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 68 | Russ Grimm | G | May 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Pittsburgh | Scottsdale, PA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 78 | Dean Hamel | DT | July 7, 1961 | 6'3" | 279 | Tulsa | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Steve Hamilton | DE-DT | September 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 263 | East Carolina | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 59 | Dave Harbour | C | October 23, 1965 | 6'4" | 265 | Illinois | Boston, MA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 66 | Joe Jacoby | LT | July 6, 1959 | 6'7" | 305 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 13 |
| 88 | Billy Johnson | WR | January 21, 1952 | 5'9" | 170 | Widener | Boothwyn, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Anthony Jones | TE | May 16, 1960 | 6'3" | 248 | Md-Eastern Shore | Baltimore, MD USA | 8 | 3 |
| 55 | Mel Kaufman | LLB | February 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 221 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 74 | Markus Koch | RDE | February 13, 1963 | 6'5" | 270 | Boise St. | Niedermarsberg, Germany | 11 | 6 |
| 79 | Jim Lachey | LT | June 4, 1963 | 6'6" | 294 | Ohio St. | St. Henry, OH USA | 15 | 14 |
| 8 | Chip Lohmiller | K | July 16, 1966 | 6'3" | 213 | Minnesota | Woodbury, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Dexter Manley | RDE | July 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 253 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 13 |
| 71 | Charles Mann | LDE | April 12, 1961 | 6'6" | 268 | Nevada-Reno | Sacramento, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 91 | Greg Manusky | LB | August 12, 1966 | 6'1" | 238 | Colgate | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Wilber Marshall | RLB | April 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 231 | Florida | Titusville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Mark May | RG | November 2, 1959 | 6'6" | 295 | Pittsburgh | Oneonta, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Craig McEwen | RB | December 16, 1965 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah | Northport, NY USA | 14 | 8 |
| 63 | Raleigh McKenzie | C | February 8, 1963 | 6'2" | 290 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 88 | Ron Middleton | TE | July 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 262 | Auburn | Atmore, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Art Monk | WR | December 5, 1957 | 6'3" | 210 | Syracuse | White Plains, NY USA | 16 | 13 |
| 22 | Jamie Morris | KR | June 6, 1965 | 5'7" | 188 | Michigan | Southern Pines, NC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 25 | Mike Oliphant | RB | May 19, 1963 | 5'10" | 183 | Puget Sound | Jacksonville, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 52 | Neal Olkewicz | MLB | January 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 230 | Maryland | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Terry Orr | TE | September 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 231 | Texas | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Mark Rypien | QB | October 2, 1962 | 6'4" | 231 | Washington St. | Calgary, AB Canada | 9 | 6 |
| 83 | Ricky Sanders | WR | August 30, 1962 | 5'11" | 182 | Texas St. | Temple, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 59 | Mike Scully | C-G | November 1, 1965 | 6'5" | 280 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Derrick Shepard | PR | January 22, 1964 | 5'10" | 186 | Oklahoma | Odessa, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | Ed Simmons | T-G | December 31, 1963 | 6'5" | 315 | East. Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Timmy Smith | FB | January 24, 1964 | 5'11" | 216 | Texas Tech | Hobbs, NM USA | 14 | 8 |
| 69 | R.C. Thielemann | RG | August 12, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 8 |
| 47 | Johnny Thomas | DB | August 3, 1964 | 5'9" | 188 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Clarence Vaughn | DB | July 17, 1964 | 6'0" | 202 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Alvin Walton | SS | March 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | Kansas | Riverside, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Don Warren | TE | May 5, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | San Diego St. | Bellingham, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Barry Wilburn | LCB | December 9, 1963 | 6'2" | 196 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 17 | Doug Williams | QB | August 9, 1955 | 6'4" | 220 | Grambling St. | Zachary, LA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 37 | Kevin Williams | DB | November 28, 1961 | 5'9" | 169 | Iowa St. | San Diego, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 46 | Dennis Woodberry | DB | April 22, 1961 | 5'10" | 183 | Southern Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
