1988 Phoenix Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachGene Stallings
Home fieldSun Devil Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Luis Sharpe
WR J. T. Smith
PR Ron Wolfley
Season tickets for the Cardinals' 1988 inaugural season in Arizona.

The 1988 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise's 69th season in the National Football League and the first season in Phoenix. The Cardinals would match their 7–8 record from 1987, but finished with one more loss, going 7–9, as 1987 was a one-game strike shortened season, and 1988 was a full 16 game season. The Cardinals move to Phoenix marked the first time an NFL team called a place in Arizona home.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1988 Phoenix Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 12 Ken Harvey *  Linebacker California
2 38 Tony Jeffery  Running back TCU
3 68 Tom Tupa *  Quarterback, Punter Ohio State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1988 Phoenix Cardinals staff
Front office
  • President – Bill Bidwill
  • Vice president and general manager – Larry Wilson
  • Director of pro personnel – Erik Widmark
  • Director of player personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Roster

1988 Phoenix Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics
47 active, 9 inactive

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 4 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–21 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 50,404 Recap
2 September 12 Dallas Cowboys L 14–17 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 67,139 Recap
3 September 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–24 1–2 Tampa Stadium 35,034 Recap
4 September 25 Washington Redskins W 30–21 2–2 Sun Devil Stadium 61,973 Recap
5 October 2 at Los Angeles Rams W 41–27 3–2 Anaheim Stadium 49,830 Recap
6 October 9 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–14 4–2 Sun Devils Stadium 53,278 Recap
7 October 16 at Washington Redskins L 17–33 4–3 RFK Stadium 54,402 Recap
8 October 23 Cleveland Browns L 21–29 4–4 Sun Devil Stadium 61,261 Recap
9 October 30 at Dallas Cowboys W 16–10 5–4 Texas Stadium 42,196 Recap
10 November 6 San Francisco 49ers W 24–23 6–4 Sun Devil Stadium 64,544 Recap
11 November 13 New York Giants W 24–17 7–4 Sun Devil Stadium 65,324 Recap
12 November 20 at Houston Oilers L 20–38 7–5 Houston Astrodome 43,843 Recap
13 November 27 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–31 7–6 Veterans Stadium 57,918 Recap
14 December 4 at New York Giants L 7–44 7–7 Giants Stadium 73,438 Recap
15 December 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–23 7–8 Sun Devil Stadium 54,832 Recap
16 December 18 Green Bay Packers L 17–26 7–9 Sun Devil Stadium 44,586 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 379 319 W2
New York Giants 10 6 0 .625 5–3 9–5 359 304 L1
Washington Redskins 7 9 0 .438 4–4 6–6 345 387 L2
Phoenix Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 3–5 6–6 344 398 L5
Dallas Cowboys 3 13 0 .188 2–6 3–9 265 381 L1

Game summaries

Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 1: Phoenix Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 7014
Bengals 0 7 7721

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,404
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 2: Dallas Cowboys at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 7 0717
Cardinals 0 7 0714

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Game information

Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 3: Phoenix Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 13 7 3730
Buccaneers 0 3 71424

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,034
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 4: Washington Redskins at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 7 7 0721
Cardinals 2 7 71430

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,973
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 5: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 5: Phoenix Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 14 31441
Rams 7 7 6727

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,830
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 6: Pittsburgh Steelers at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 0 0714
Cardinals 7 17 7031

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,278
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 7: at Washington Redskins

Week 7: Phoenix Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 3 0717
Redskins 9 14 7333

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,402
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 8: Cleveland Browns at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 10 3929
Cardinals 0 14 0721

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,261
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 9: Phoenix Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 31316
Cowboys 0 0 10010

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,196
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 10: San Francisco 49ers at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 3 13 7023
Cardinals 0 0 71724

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,544
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 11: vs. New York Giants

Week 11: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 01017
Cardinals 14 0 01024

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,324
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 12: at Houston Oilers

Week 12: Phoenix Cardinals at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 7620
Oilers 7 17 7738

at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 43,843
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 13: Phoenix Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 0721
Eagles 7 0 17731

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 57,918
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14: at New York Giants

Week 14: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 007
Giants 10 7 72044

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,438
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 21 0 0223
Cardinals 0 7 7317

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,832
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 16: Green Bay Packers at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 13 7 6026
Cardinals 7 10 0017

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,586
  • Box Score
Game information

References

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