1988 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Wayne Fontes (2-3) | 4-12 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Dave Ahrens | LB | December 5, 1958 | 6’3′ | 238 | Wisconsin |
| Eric Andolsek | G | August 22, 1966 | 6’2′ | 254 | LSU |
| Jim Arnold | P | January 31, 1961 | 6’2′ | 215 | Vanderbilt |
| Jerry Ball | NT-DT | December 15, 1964 | 6’1′ | 330 | SMU |
| Scott Barrows | G-C | March 31, 1963 | 6’2′ | 278 | West Virginia |
| Bennie Blades | DB | September 3, 1966 | 6’0′ | 221 | Miami (FL) |
| Carl Bland | WR | August 17, 1961 | 5’11’ | 182 | Virginia Union |
| Lou Brock | DB | May 8, 1964 | 5’10’ | 175 | USC |
| Lomas Brown | T | March 30, 1963 | 6’4′ | 282 | Florida |
| Paul Butcher | LB | November 8, 1963 | 6’0′ | 230 | Wayne State (MI) |
| Pat Carter | TE | August 1, 1966 | 6’4′ | 256 | Florida St. |
| Jeff Chadwick | WR | December 16, 1960 | 6’3′ | 190 | Grand Valley St. |
| Raphel Cherry | DB | December 19, 1961 | 6’0′ | 194 | Hawaii |
| Jessie Clark | RB | January 3, 1960 | 6’0′ | 231 | Arkansas |
| Mike Cofer | LB-DE | April 7, 1960 | 6’5′ | 245 | Tennessee |
| Paco Craig | WR | February 2, 1965 | 5’10’ | 173 | UCLA |
| Keith Ferguson | DE | April 3, 1959 | 6’5′ | 252 | Ohio St. |
| Dennis Gibson | LB | February 8, 1964 | 6’2′ | 240 | Iowa St. |
| Kevin Glover | C-G | June 17, 1963 | 6’2′ | 278 | Maryland |
| Curtis Green | DE-DT-NT | June 3, 1957 | 6’3′ | 256 | Alabama St. |
| James Griffin | DB | September 7, 1961 | 6’2′ | 197 | Middle Tenn. St. |
| Gary Hadd | DT-NT | October 19, 1965 | 6’4′ | 274 | Minnesota |
| Rusty Hilger | QB | May 9, 1962 | 6’4′ | 205 | Oklahoma St. |
| Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6’2′ | 196 | Utah St. |
| Jerry Holmes | DB | December 22, 1957 | 6’2′ | 175 | Chowan |
| Garry James | RB | September 4, 1963 | 5’10’ | 214 | LSU |
| George Jamison | LB | September 30, 1962 | 6’1′ | 232 | Cincinnati |
| James Jones | FB-RB-TB-TE | March 21, 1961 | 6’2′ | 229 | Florida |
| Gary Lee | WR | February 12, 1965 | 6’1′ | 202 | Georgia Tech |
| Mark Lewis | TE | May 5, 1961 | 6’2′ | 239 | Texas A&M |
| Danny Lockett | LB | July 11, 1964 | 6’2′ | 239 | Arizona |
| Chuck Long | QB | February 18, 1963 | 6’4′ | 217 | Iowa |
| Pete Mandley | WR | July 29, 1961 | 5’10’ | 191 | Northern Arizona |
| Bruce McNorton | DB | February 28, 1959 | 5’11’ | 175 | Georgetown (KY) |
| Joe Milinichik | G-T | March 30, 1963 | 6’5′ | 290 | North Carolina St. |
| Devon Mitchell | DB | December 30, 1962 | 6’1′ | 194 | Iowa |
| Randall Morris | RB | April 22, 1961 | 6’0′ | 195 | Tennessee |
| Steve Mott | C | March 24, 1961 | 6’3′ | 266 | Alabama |
| Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 177 | Tulane |
| Tony Paige | RB | October 14, 1962 | 5’10’ | 225 | Virginia Tech |
| Carl Painter | RB | May 10, 1964 | 5’9′ | 184 | Hampton |
| Shelton Robinson | LB | September 14, 1960 | 6’2′ | 233 | North Carolina |
| Reggie Rogers | DE | January 21, 1964 | 6’6′ | 278 | Washington |
| Ray Roundtree | WR | April 19, 1966 | 6’0′ | 180 | Penn St. |
| Rob Rubick | TE | September 27, 1960 | 6’3′ | 232 | Grand Valley St. |
| Dan Saleaumua | DT-NT-DE | November 11, 1964 | 6’0′ | 305 | Arizona St. |
| Harvey Salem | T-G | January 15, 1961 | 6’6′ | 283 | California |
| Eric Sanders | T-G-C | October 22, 1958 | 6’6′ | 277 | Nevada-Reno |
| Curt Singer | T | November 4, 1961 | 6’5′ | 278 | Tennessee |
| Chris Spielman | LB | October 11, 1965 | 6’0′ | 247 | Ohio St. |
| Stephen Starring | WR | July 30, 1961 | 5’10’ | 172 | McNeese St. |
| Thomas Strauthers | DE-DT | April 6, 1961 | 6’4′ | 262 | Jackson St. |
| Bobby Watkins | DB | May 31, 1960 | 5’10’ | 184 | Texas St. |
| William White | DB | February 19, 1966 | 5’10’ | 199 | Ohio St. |
| Scott Williams | RB | July 21, 1962 | 6’2′ | 234 | Georgia |
| Eric Williams | DE-DT-NT | February 24, 1962 | 6’4′ | 282 | Washington St. |
| Jimmy Williams | LB | November 15, 1960 | 6’3′ | 228 | Nebraska |
| John Witkowski | QB | June 18, 1962 | 6’1′ | 200 | Columbia |
| Butch Woolfolk | RB | March 1, 1960 | 6’1′ | 210 | Michigan |
