1988 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wayne Fontes (2-3)
Coach: Darryl Rogers (2-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1988 Detroit Lions Roster
1988 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions managed just 220 points, worst in the league, and the defense surrendered 313. Rusty Hilger threw for 1,558 yards. Pete Mandley topped pass catchers, hauling in 44 balls for 617 yards. Garry James contributed to the receiving game, too.

Garry James rushed for a team-leading 552 yards for Detroit.

George Jamison and Devon Mitchell each intercepted 3 opponent throws. Mike Cofer led pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 47 sacks.

Wayne Fontes and Darryl Rogers coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Rusty Hilger	306	126	41.2	1558	5.1	7	2.3	12	3.9	56	31	251	48.9
Chuck Long	141	75	53.2	856	6.1	6	4.3	6	4.3	40	18	134	68.2
Eric Hipple	27	12	44.4	158	5.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	31	3	25	63.5
James Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Jim Arnold	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
John Witkowski	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	477	213	44.7	2572	5.4	13	2.7	18	3.8	56	52	410

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Garry James	182	552	3.0	35	5
James Jones	96	314	3.3	13	0
Tony Paige	52	207	4.0	20	0
Pete Mandley	6	44	7.3	21	1
Carl Painter	17	42	2.5	13	0
Rusty Hilger	18	27	1.5	11	0
Chuck Long	7	22	3.1	11	0
Scott Williams	9	22	2.4	5	1
Eric Hipple	1	5	5.0	5	0
Butch Woolfolk	1	4	4.0	4	0
Carl Bland	1	4	4.0	4	0
John Witkowski	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	391	1243	3.2	35	7

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pete Mandley	44	617	14.0	56	4
Garry James	39	382	9.8	39	2
James Jones	29	259	8.9	40	0
Gary Lee	22	261	11.9	18	1
Carl Bland	21	307	14.6	35	2
Jeff Chadwick	20	304	15.2	32	3
Pat Carter	13	145	11.2	31	0
Tony Paige	11	100	9.1	15	0
Stephen Starring	5	89	17.8	40	0
Scott Williams	3	46	15.3	32	0
Mark Lewis	3	32	10.7	23	1
Paco Craig	2	29	14.5	18	0
Carl Painter	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	213	2572	12.1	56	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Eddie Murray	23	22	95.7	21	20	95.2	82
Totals	23	22	95.7	21	20	95.2	82

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Arnold	97	4110	42.4	69
Totals	97	4110	42.4	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pete Mandley	37	287	7.8	25
Carl Bland	5	59	11.8	24
Totals	42	346	8.2	25

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Lee	18	355	19.7	39
Carl Painter	17	347	20.4	32
Carl Bland	8	179	22.4	29
Stephen Starring	8	130	16.2	22
Butch Woolfolk	4	99	24.8	46
Randall Morris	2	41	20.5	25
Eric Andolsek	1	3	3.0	3
Dan Saleaumua	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	59	1154	19.6	46

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Devon Mitchell	3	107	35.7	90	1
George Jamison	3	56	18.7	52	1
James Griffin	2	31	15.5	31	0
Bennie Blades	2	12	6.0	7	0
Raphel Cherry	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jerry Holmes	1	32	32.0	32	0
Jimmy Williams	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bruce McNorton	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	15	247	16.5	90	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mike Cofer	12.0
Keith Ferguson	8.5
Eric Williams	6.5
George Jamison	5.5
Jerry Ball	2.0
Curtis Green	2.0
Dan Saleaumua	2.0
Jimmy Williams	2.0
Thomas Strauthers	2.0
Reggie Rogers	1.0
Danny Lockett	1.0
Bennie Blades	1.0
James Griffin	1.0
Dennis Gibson	0.5
Totals	47.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Chris Spielman	153	153	0		0	1	0	0	1
Dennis Gibson	116	116	0		0	1	0	0	0
Bennie Blades	102	102	0	0	0	4	22	0	3
George Jamison	77	77	0	0	0	3	4	1	0
Jerry Ball	68	68	0
Paul Butcher	18	18	0
William White	16	16	0		0	1	0	0	0
Dan Saleaumua	11	11	0		1	0	0	0	0
Rusty Hilger					7	5	-19	0	0
Bruce McNorton				0	0	4	36	0	0
Chuck Long					4	2	-3	0	0
Mike Cofer					0	2	0	0	0
Kevin Glover					0	2	0	0	0
Carl Painter					1	1	0	0	0
Eric Sanders					1	1	-17	0	0
Jimmy Williams				0	0	1	0	0	0
Curtis Green					0	1	0	0	0
Gary Lee					2	1	0		0
Pete Mandley					3	1	-2		0
Danny Lockett					0	1	0	0	0
Scott Williams					0	1	0		0
Harvey Salem					0	1	0	0	0
James Griffin				0	0	1	7	0	0
Butch Woolfolk					1	1	0	0	0
James Jones					2	0	0	0	0
John Witkowski					1	0	0	0	0
Carl Bland					1	0	0		0
Garry James					3	0	0		0
Steve Mott					3	0	-23	0	0
Tony Paige					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	561	561	0	0	31	36	5	1	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Eddie Murray									20	22	0			82
Garry James	5	2							0	0	0			42
Pete Mandley	1	4	0						0	0	0			30
Jeff Chadwick		3							0	0	0			18
Carl Bland	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
George Jamison						1	1		0	0	0			12
Gary Lee		1		0					0	0	0			6
Devon Mitchell						1			0	0	0			6
Mark Lewis		1							0	0	0			6
Scott Williams	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	7	13	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	22	0	0	0	220