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1988 Los Angeles Raiders season

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Record
  
7–9

Playoff finish
  
did not qualify

Start date
  
1988

Owner
  
Al Davis

Division place
  
3rd AFC West

Head coach
  
Mike Shanahan

General manager
  
Al Davis

Home field
  
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

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The 1988 Los Angeles Raiders season was the club's 29th season in the NFL. Mike Shanahan was hired as head coach, and the club finished with a 7–9 record. The Raiders drafted Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, making Brown the third person on the Raiders roster to have won the Heisman Trophy, the others being Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson.

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Week 3

Steve Beuerlein threw for 375 yards in a game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Week 7

  • Bo Jackson 70 Yds (season debut; reported to Raiders Wednesday)
  • The Raiders played without DE Howie Long, S Stacey Toran and TE Todd Christensen due to injuries while Marcus Allen was limited due to a wrist injury of his own.

    • Awards and records

  • Tim Brown, Pro Bowl selection
  • Tim Brown, led all AFC rookies in receiving yardage
  • Tim Brown, led NFL with 26.8 yard average on kickoff return
  • Tim Brown had more total yards rushing, receiving and returning kicks (2,317) than any other rookie in NFL history.

    • References

    1988 Los Angeles Raiders season Wikipedia
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