1988 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Parcells (10-6)
Location: New York, New York
1988 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Parcells (10-6)
Location: New York, New York
1988 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Giants ran up 359 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 304. Phil Simms directed the offense, passing for 3,359 yards. Lionel Manuel hauled in 65 passes for 1,029 yards. Mark Bavaro provided receiving help, too.
Joe Morris carried the ball for a team-leading 1,083 yards for New York.
Sheldon White intercepted 4 opponent throws. Lawrence Taylor topped pass rushers with 15.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 52 sacks.
Bill Parcells coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | George Adams | RB | December 22, 1962 | 6'1" | 225 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Raul Allegre | K | June 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | Montana | Torreon, Mexico | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Ottis Anderson | RB | January 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Billy Ard | LG | March 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Wake Forest | East Orange, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Stephen Baker | WR | August 30, 1964 | 5'8" | 160 | Fresno St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 11 |
| 58 | Carl Banks | LOLB | August 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 235 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Mark Bavaro | TE | April 28, 1963 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | East Boston, MA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 88 | Brad Beckman | TE | December 31, 1964 | 6'3" | 236 | Nebraska-Omaha | Lincoln, NE USA | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Maury Buford | P | February 18, 1960 | 6'1" | 191 | Texas Tech | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 64 | Jim Burt | NT | June 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Buffalo, NY USA | 16 | 11 |
| 53 | Harry Carson | RILB | November 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 237 | South Carolina St. | Florence, SC USA | 12 | 10 |
| 44 | Maurice Carthon | FB | April 24, 1961 | 6'1" | 225 | Arkansas St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 25 | Mark Collins | LCB | January 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 196 | Cal State-Fullerton | San Bernardino, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 98 | Johnie Cooks | LB | November 23, 1958 | 6'4" | 247 | Mississippi St. | Leland, MS USA | 13 | 3 |
| 77 | Eric Dorsey | LDE | August 5, 1964 | 6'5" | 280 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Jumbo Elliott | LT | April 1, 1965 | 6'7" | 308 | Michigan | Lake Ronkonkoma, NY USA | 16 | 5 |
| 69 | Joe Fields | C-G | November 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers-Camden | Woodbury, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Tom Flynn | DB | March 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Verona, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Neal Guggemos | KR | June 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 187 | St. Thomas | Winsted, MN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 37 | Wayne Haddix | DB | July 23, 1965 | 6'1" | 203 | Liberty | Bolivar, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | Andy Headen | LB | July 8, 1960 | 6'5" | 240 | Clemson | Asheboro, NC USA | 4 | 3 |
| 48 | Kenny Hill | SS | July 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 194 | Yale | Oak Grove, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Jeff Hostetler | QB | April 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Penn St. | Hollsopple, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 74 | Erik Howard | NT | November 12, 1964 | 6'4" | 275 | Washington St. | Pittsfield, MA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 57 | Byron Hunt | LB | December 17, 1958 | 6'5" | 238 | SMU | Longview, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Mark Ingram | WR | August 23, 1965 | 5'10" | 194 | Michigan St. | Rockford, IL USA | 7 | 4 |
| 68 | Damian Johnson | RG | December 18, 1962 | 6'5" | 290 | Kansas St. | Great Bend, KS USA | 6 | 6 |
| 52 | Pepper Johnson | LILB | July 29, 1964 | 6'3" | 250 | Ohio St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 43 | Terry Kinard | FS | November 24, 1959 | 6'1" | 199 | Clemson | Bitburg, Germany | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Sean Landeta | P | January 6, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Towson St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Greg Lasker | DB | September 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 200 | Arkansas | St. Louis, MO USA | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | Lionel Manuel | WR | April 13, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Pacific | Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Leonard Marshall | RDE | October 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 288 | LSU | Franklin, LA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 75 | George Martin | DE | February 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Phil McConkey | PR | February 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | Navy | Buffalo, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Paul McFadden | K | September 24, 1961 | 5'11" | 163 | Youngstown St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 60 | Eric Moore | RG | January 21, 1965 | 6'5" | 293 | Indiana | Berkeley, MO USA | 11 | 10 |
| 20 | Joe Morris | RB | September 15, 1960 | 5'7" | 195 | Syracuse | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 84 | Zeke Mowatt | TE | March 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 238 | Florida St. | Wauchula, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 63 | Karl Nelson | T | June 14, 1960 | 6'6" | 285 | Iowa St. | DeKalb, IL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 65 | Bart Oates | C | December 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 275 | BYU | Mesa, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Gary Reasons | RILB | February 18, 1962 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Crowley, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 72 | Doug Riesenberg | RT | July 22, 1965 | 6'5" | 280 | California | Moscow, ID USA | 16 | 11 |
| 66 | William Roberts | LT | August 5, 1962 | 6'5" | 291 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 81 | Stacy Robinson | WR | February 19, 1962 | 5'11" | 186 | Prairie View | St. Paul, MN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Lee Rouson | RB | October 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 220 | Colorado | Elizabeth City, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Jeff Rutledge | QB | January 22, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Ricky Shaw | LB | July 28, 1965 | 6'4" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Mount Vernon, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Tim Sherwin | TE | May 4, 1958 | 6'6" | 243 | Boston Col. | Troy, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Phil Simms | QB | November 3, 1954 | 6'3" | 216 | Morehead St. | Lebanon, KY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 56 | Lawrence Taylor | ROLB | February 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 237 | North Carolina | Williamsburg, VA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 83 | Odessa Turner | WR | October 12, 1964 | 6'3" | 205 | NW State (LA) | Monroe, LA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | John Washington | DE | February 20, 1963 | 6'4" | 280 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 36 | Adrian White | DB | April 6, 1964 | 6'0" | 200 | Southern Illinois | Orange Park, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Robb White | DE-NT | May 26, 1965 | 6'4" | 270 | South Dakota | Aberdeen, SD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Sheldon White | LCB | March 1, 1965 | 5'11" | 188 | Miami (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 5 |
| 23 | Perry Williams | RCB | May 12, 1961 | 6'2" | 203 | North Carolina St. | Hamlet, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
