1988 Roxburgh District Council election
Elections to the Roxburgh District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The number of seats and total vote share won by each party is listed below.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final
The 1988 Rugby League World Cup final was the conclusive game of the 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between New Zealand and Australia on 9 October 1988 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Australia won the final by 25 points to 12 in front of a New Zealand rugby league record attendance of 47,363. Australia, the defending champions, won the Rugby League World Cup for the 6th time.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Background
1 France's 1987 away fixtures against Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were scratched and each team awarded two points as the French were unable to tour Australasia that year due to financial difficulties.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Background, New Zealand
The Tony Gordon coached New Zealand started their World Cup campaign on 7 July 1985 (under the coaching of Graham Lowe) when they defeated Australia 18–0 at Carlaw Park in Auckland. Until the Final, The Kiwis won another 3 games while losing 2 and drawing 1 for a 4-2-1 record.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Background, Australia
Australia began their World Cup campaign with a shock 18-0 loss to New Zealand in the third test of the 1985 Trans-Tasman series in Auckland on 7 July 1985 (under the coaching of 1977 World Cup Final winning coach Terry Fearnley). The Don Furner coached Kangaroos would win another 5 games while losing 1 for a 5-2 record.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Background, Head to Head
This would be the first time that New Zealand and Australia would meet in a World Cup Final.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Host venue
Australia won the right to host the World Cup Final. However, in the interests of rugby league, and with international attendances in Australia on the decline since the domination of the Kangaroos had begun a decade earlier, the Australian Rugby League (ARL) agreed to allow the New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) to host the Final.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Host venue
Additionally, the Australian venues that would have been used, the 40,000 capacity Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) and the 32,500 capacity Lang Park in Brisbane were both smaller than the ultimate choice of Eden Park, while the 50,000 capacity Sydney Cricket Ground which had hosted the 1968 and 1977 World Cup Finals was not considered as the ARL had moved its playing headquarters to the new Football Stadium in 1988.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Host venue
At the time the largest rugby league venue in New Zealand was the 20,000 capacity Carlaw Park in Auckland. New Zealand's largest stadium, the 48,000 capacity Eden Park stadium in Auckland, the spiritual home of rugby union in New Zealand was chosen as the host venue. Eden Park had also hosted the 1987 Rugby World Cup Final (attracting 48,035) giving it the distinction of being the only venue to host both the Rugby League and Rugby Union World Cup Finals.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Host venue
This would be the first rugby league match to be played at Eden Park since 1919. As of 201 the attendance of 47,363 remains the record crowd for a rugby league match at the venue and the record attendance for a rugby league match in New Zealand, easily beating the recorded 28,000 attendance from 4 August 1928 when New Zealand had defeated England at Carlaw Park.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
Despite Australia's successful Ashes defence against Great Britain earlier in the year, the inexperience of the Australian World Cup Final team (and because NZ had defeated Australia in their previous encounter in a one-off test in Brisbane in 1987), saw the hosts actually go into the match as favourites in the eyes of many critics.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
However, the Wally Lewis led Kangaroos, boasting veteran test players Garry Jack, Dale Shearer, Michael O'Connor (a dual rugby international and the only member of the team to have previously played at Eden Park), Steve Roach, Paul Dunn, Wayne Pearce, and Terry Lamb, along with 1986 Kangaroos Benny Elias and Paul Sironen, mixed with newer international players Mark McGaw, Allan Langer, Gavin Miller, Andrew Farrar and David Gillespie, triumphed over the ill-disciplined Kiwis, who at least made sure the victorious Australians were bloodied and bruised for their victory lap. For the Kiwis, the Iro brothers Tony and Kevin, Gary Freeman, Clayton Friend, Mark Graham, Adrian Shelford, Kurt Sorensen and captain Dean Bell dished out the punishment.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
Other than the ill-discipline, some of the Kiwis had a game to forget. Gary Mercer at fullback missed first half tackles on Langer and Man of the Match Gavin Miller that led directly to each crossing for a try, while Langer simply stood him up and left him grasping at air to score his second of the first half, while Dean Bell dropped two balls in the first 20 minutes of the game (the second after a good break down the left flank by Freeman) that each time led to Australia scoring soon after.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
Despite the pre-game predictions, the Aussie's led 21–0 at half time and scored soon after the resumption of play as Dale Shearer stood up Wayne Wallace and strode over in the corner. O'Connor missed the conversion, and a further two penalty kicks and Australia's score remained at 25. From there the Kiwis mounted a mini comeback with the Iro brothers crossing for tries, but the Australian's had the game well in hand to claim their 6th World Cup crown and 3rd in succession after also winning the 1975 and 1977 tournaments.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
Despite Queensland having won the 1988 State of Origin series 3–0 over New South Wales earlier in the year and supplying the bulk of the players in The Ashes win over Great Britain, the Maroons only supplied three of Australia's 15 players for the World Cup Final - captain Wally Lewis, Dale Shearer and Allan Langer. Lewis broke his right forearm in the 15th minute of the game while tackling Tony Iro, the Kiwi winger had tried to duck under Lewis' tackle and Wally's right forearm came into contact with Iro's head.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
With his arm hanging limp affecting his passing (including a pass from dummy half that literally just fell to the ground), Lewis bravely played on for another 25 minutes with the Kiwis targeting him in defence before Terry Lamb came on to replace him. Queenslander's missing from Australia's record 70–8 win over Papua New Guinea just over 2 months earlier were Mal Meninga (broken arm), Peter Jackson, Tony Currie, Greg Conescu, Wally Fullerton Smith and reserve forward Paul Vautin.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
Lewis later publicly claimed that it was the same as had been the case since State of Origin had started in 1980, Qld wins the series but it was mainly NSW players picked for Australia. The Australian team included nine players who had played in the 1988 NSWRL Grand Final a month earlier (4 from premiers Canterbury-Bankstown and 5 from runners up Balmain), plus a further four players who had played in the Finals series. Only Wally Lewis and Allan Langer had not played during the NSWRL Finals.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
After taking over the Kangaroos coaching role in 1986 and compiling a 13–2 win/loss record, this would be Don Furner's last game as coach of the Australian team. From 1989 the Australian coach would be former test captain and Manly-Warringah's 1987 premiership winning coach Bob Fulton.


1988 Rugby League World Cup Final, Broadcast
The match was broadcast into Australia by the Nine Network with commentary from Darrell Eastlake, Ray Warren and special comments from five time Sydney premiership winning "Supercoach" Jack Gibson with Michael Cronin, Australia's record test point scorer and a World Cup winner in 1975 and 1977, the sideline reporter.


1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 273 to 255. They won games against two ranked opponents, Michigan State (17-13) and Penn State (21-16). The team's statistical leaders included Scott Erney with 2,123 passing yards, Mike Botti with 715 rushing yards, and Eric Young with 592 receiving yards.


1988 Rwandan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda on 26 December 1988. At the time the country was still a one-party state, with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development as the sole legal party. The National Development Council was composed of 70 seats, with 139 candidates contesting the election. Twenty-six MPs lost their seats to challengers, whilst voter turnout was 98.5%.


1988 Rwandan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Rwanda on 19 December 1988. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development (MRND) the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent President Juvénal Habyarimana, who had taken power in the 1973 coup d'état, was the only candidate. The results showed 99.98% of votes in favour of his candidacy, up from 99.97% in the 1983 election.


1988 Rye Brook Open
The 1988 Rye Brook Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was played at Rye Brook, New York in the United States from August 22 through August 29, 1988. Fourth-seeded Milan Šrejber won the singles title.


1988 Rye Brook Open, Finals, Doubles
Andrew Castle /  Tim Wilkison defeated  Jeremy Bates /  Michael Mortensen 4–6, 7–5, 7–6


1988 Rye Brook Open – Doubles
Lloyd Bourne and Jeff Klaparda were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1988 Rye Brook Open – Doubles
Andrew Castle and Tim Wilkison won the title, defeating Jeremy Bates and Michael Mortensen 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 in the final.


1988 Rye Brook Open – Singles
Peter Lundgren was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


1988 Rye Brook Open – Singles
Milan Šrejber won the title, defeating Ramesh Krishnan 6–2, 7–6 in the final.


1988 Réunionese General Council election
General Council elections were held in Réunion in September and October 1988. Right-wing independents emerged as the largest bloc in the Council, winning 19 seats.


1988 Réunionese General Council election, Aftermath
Following the elections, right-wing independent Eric Boyer was elected President of the Council.


1988 SANFL Grand Final
The 1988 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Glenelg Football Club, held at Football Park on 1 October 1988. It was the 87th annual Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determined the premiers of the 1988 SANFL season. The match, attended by 50,313 spectators, was won by Port Adelaide by a margin of 29 points, marking that clubs twenty-eight premiership.


1988 SANFL season
The 1988 South Australian National Football League season was the 109th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


1988 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 1988 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, defeating Georgia by a score of 62–57. Kentucky's championship was later vacated due to NCAA violations. The Wildcats were also placed on probatio


1988 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (in its second season of producing regionally syndicated SEC basketball games) provided television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. Coverage of the championship game was broadcast on the ABC Television Network through its sports division, ABC Sports.


1988 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1988 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Eight players made First Team All WFC All League Honors . WR Mark Young , RB  Donald Hair, C Harry Williams K Jim Gill , DL Ken Stinnett , LB Derek Stigerts , DB JR Richards and Safety Gary Lunsford.


1988 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State competed in the Western Football Conference. The Hornets were led by head coach Bob Mattos, in his eleventh year. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3, 4–2 WFC). Overall Sacramento State averaged 37 points a game, outscoring its opponents 479–272 for the season.


1988 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The Hornets finished the regular season schedule with a record of 8–2. At the end of the season, for the first time they qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs. The first game was against traditional rival UC Davis, who they defeated 35–14. The Division II quarterfinal game was against North Carolina Central, and the Hornets dominated the game, 56–7. The Division II semifinal game was against undefeated North Central Conference champion North Dakota State. North Dakota State defeated the Hornets, 20–42.


1988 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft. Mark Young -WR-DB 1989 Chicago Bruisers, 1991–1993 Albany Firebirds


1988 Saguenay earthquake
The 1988 Saguenay earthquake struck Quebec, Canada with a moment magnitude of 5.9 on November 25. It is one of the largest recorded earthquakes in eastern Canada and eastern North America during the 20th century. The earthquake was felt by millions, and damaged some buildings. It could be felt as far as Toronto, Halifax, and Boston.


1988 Saguenay earthquake
The earthquake was triggered by faults associated with the Saguenay Graben.


1988 Salvadoran legislative election
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 20 March 1988. The result was a victory for the Nationalist Republican Alliance, which won 31 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 59%.


1988 Sammarinese general election
General elections were held in San Marino on 29 May 1988. The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 27 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council.


1988 Sammarinese general election, Electoral system
Voters had to be citizens of San Marino and at least 18 years old.


1988 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
The 1988 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of ten rugby union matches played in October and November 1988 in Wales and Ireland by the Samoa national rugby union team, who competed under the name of Western Samoa at the time. Samoa lost both their international matches but won four of their eight non-international games against club and regional teams.


1988 San Diego Chargers season
The 1988 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League, its 29th overall and the second and final full season under head coach Al Saunders.


1988 San Diego Chargers season
This was the first season after the retirement of Dan Fouts, who had been the Chargers' starting quarterback for the majority of games over the past 15 seasons. The new-look passing attack struggled in his absence, ranking 26th out of 28 teams. San Diego team failed to improve on their 8–7 record in 1987 and finished 6-10: following a 2-2 start, they lost six straight games to drop out of the playoff race.


1988 San Diego Chargers season
Saunders was fired the day after the season finale, amid rumours of friction between the head coach and Director of Football Operations Steve Ortmayer.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Departures
The San Diego offense saw three major departures: Dan Fouts had retired shortly after the 1987 season, Wes Chandler was traded to San Francisco in the off-season, while Kellen Winslow had a dispute with management over his fitness to play, and officially retired early in the 1988 season. Each of the trio are in the Chargers Hall of Fame; Fouts and Winslow are both in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Fouts had his number retired on November 27, at halftime of a game against the San Francisco 49ers.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Departures
Other departures also affected the passing game: Fouts' backup of the past three seasons, Mark Herrmann, also departed, traded to the Colts, while tight end Pete Holohan moved on to the Los Angeles Rams after seven seasons in San Diego. Pro Bowl left tackle Jim Lachey expressed discontentment in San Diego, and was traded to the Raiders for second-year lineman John Clay and a pair of draft picks. On defense, cornerback Danny Walters was released after being charged with DUI and the possession of cocaine, and linebacker Thomas Benson was traded to New England.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Arrivals
San Diego looked to the free agent market for their replacement at quarterback, acquiring eight-year veteran Mark Malone from Pittsburgh on April 12th, in exchange for an eight-round draft pick. They later added journeyman Babe Laufenberg, who had previously been with four different teams (including San Diego in 1985) without throwing a pass. Another offensive acquisition was blocking tight end Arthur Cox, who would start every game in 1988.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Arrivals
On defense, linebacker Keith Browner and defensive back Roy Bennett were both added via free agency; Bennett had led the CFL in interceptions the previous year. Also in the defensive backfield, Leonard Coleman was acquired from the Colts in exchange for a 12th round draft pick, and two weeks into the season, Sam Seale was brought in from the LA Raiders after to replace an injured Pat Miller. Later in the season, kicker Vince Abbott was injured, and free agent Steve DeLine replaced him for the final five games.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, NFL Draft
San Diego made 10 selections in the 1988 draft. They addressed their need at wide receiver by choosing Anthony Miller and Quinn Early with their first two selections. Both were seen as speedsters - Miller was timed at 4.33 seconds in the 40-yard dash, with Early at 4.36. Al Saunders had considered trading up to ensure the team could draft Miller, but the Chargers were able to secure their target with the 15th overall selection. Both receivers signed contracts in July.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, NFL Draft
In total, San Diego signed six of their ten selections. Miller (15 starts) and Early (11 starts) both saw extensive action as rookies, as did fourth-round pick David Richards, who started every game at right tackle.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Preseason
Going into preseason, the Chargers' starting quarterback job was up for grabs, with Babe Laufenberg, Mark Malone and Mark Vlasic each given substantial playing time. In the first game, Laufenberg enhanced his case by leading a 4th quarter comeback against Dallas. The Cowboys took a 21–0 lead in the 3rd quarter, and were still up 21–3 when Laufenberg entered the game with 12:40 to play. He led three consecutive touchdown drives to put San Diego ahead, passing to Darren Flutie and Lionel James for scores, either side of a Tim Spencer touchdown run. The victory was confirmed when rookie wide receiver Michael Irvin lost a fumble in the Charger red zone with a minute to play.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Preseason
Laufenberg struggled the following week, being on the receiving end of four of the seven sacks San Diego gave up in a one-sided loss to the Rams. Both he and Vlasic threw interceptions, while Malone completed 5 of 12 for 45 yards, and was credited by head coach Al Saunders with having shown the most poise. The passing attack improved the following week against San Francisco, as the Chargers built a 27–10 lead before conceding 24 unanswered points to lose. Laufenberg threw a pair of touchdown passes to Quinn Early, and Malone added a third, to Jamie Holland; Holland had 3 catches for 118 yards while rookie Anthony Miller added 5 for 96.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Preseason
On August 23, Saunders named Laufenberg the probable starter for the opening weekend of the regular season. San Diego then finished their preseason schedule with a second defeat to the Rams, falling behind 31–0 at halftime before recovering to lose by just seven points. Laufenberg played the bulk of the game, finding Flutie for two touchdown passes in the 3rd quarter, and completing 15 of 25 passes for 214 yards.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Overview
In the absence of Fouts, Winslow and Chandler, the once-mighty Charger passing attack collapsed completely, ranking 26th in the league with 2,388 yards. Only three seasons earlier, San Diego had topped the league with over double the yardage.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Overview
Saunders tried three different quarterbacks during the season: Babe Laufenberg, Mark Malone, and second-year pro Mark Vlasic. Each of the trio finished with a passer rating in the 50s - the league average for 1988 was 72.9, and Fouts had posted a rating of at least 70.0 in each of his last 12 seasons in San Diego. The receiving corps lacked experience - Jamie Holland, in his second year, led the team with 536 yards, while rookies Quinn Early and Anthony Miller caught the most touchdowns, with four and three respectively. Darren Flutie, another rookie, caught a pair of touchdowns - thirteen years later, his elder brother Doug would join the Chargers as their starting quarterback.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Overview
The running game faired considerably better, thanks in large part to the form of Gary Anderson. After gaining most of his yardage as a receiver out of the backfield during his first three years in San Diego, Anderson was used as a more conventional running back to good effect. Despite missing two games due to injury, his total of 1,119 yards ranked sixth in the league, and his average of 5.0 yards-per-carry was better than any of the five backs above him. Anderson had five 100-yard games, each of which the Chargers won, and rushed for 387 yards in the final two games alone.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Overview
On defense, San Diego had a mediocre campaign, ranking 18th for points allowed and 21st for yardage. Linebacker Chip Banks, who had started every non-strike game in 1987, was a holdout. Lee Williams led the team in sacks for the fourth consecutive year, with eleven; Leslie O'Neal saw limited action after missing the previous season through injury, and picked up four sacks in nine games. Linebacker Gary Plummer was credited with a team-leading 118 tackles. Gill Byrd, who had gone without an interception the previous season, rebounded to snag seven - nearly half the team's total of sixteen. Ralf Mojsiejenko's average of 44.1 yards per kick ranked second in the league. Holland and Miller ranked second and third respectively for kickoff return average; they each scored a touchdown return, making San Diego the only team with two such touchdowns.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Overview
Before the season, the Chargers made modifications to their uniforms, changing the color of the helmet and jersey from royal blue to a darker navy blue. They also switched the colors on the lightning bolt: it went from a yellow bolt with a white outline to a white bolt with a yellow outline. The team's facemasks also changed from yellow to navy blue. They would keep this helmet and uniform through the 2006 season.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries
All game reports use the Pro Football Researchers' gamebook archive as a source.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Los Angeles Raiders
The post-Fouts era began with Babe Laufenberg at quarterback. The journeyman failed to lead his offense past midfield on their first five drives, which resulted in four punts and an interception. In the early stages, San Diego's defense held the Raiders at bay, with Lee Williams forcing a fumble in Charger territory; following Laufenberg's error, Los Angeles drove 52 yards and Marcus Allen opened the scoring. Laufenberg then completed passes of 31 and 34 yards to rookies Quinn Early and Anthony Miller, setting up a Vince Abbott field goal. NFL debutant and future Hall of Famer Tim Brown sliced through the Charger coverage on the ensuing kickoff, for a 97-yard touchdown and 14–3 Raider lead at the intermission.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Los Angeles Raiders
San Diego trimmed the deficit with another Abbott kick after halftime, then drove to a 1st and 10 on the Raider 17, courtesy of Early's 37-yard reverse and Laufenberg's fourth down sneak. From there, the Chargers committed a penalty before losing yardage on three consecutive plays and punting on 4th and 44. After a Raider field goal, San Diego started out on their own 22-yard line with seven minutes to play.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Los Angeles Raiders
Lionel James had receptions of 13 and 31 yards on the next two plays, and Jamie Holland finished the drive with catches of 15 and 24 yards, the latter in the back of the end zone on 4th and 10. Los Angeles picked up one first down in response, before punting to pin the Chargers at their own 11 with 1:31 to play and only one timeout. The offense went backwards from there, with Laufenberg eventually throwing incomplete on 4th and 20 from his own one yard line. Allen added an insurance touchdown two plays later.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Denver Broncos
Babe Laufenberg was chased from the game as Denver thrashed the Chargers. After punting on their first possession, Denver scored 17 points on their next three, which proved to be more than enough to win. Laufenberg completed 2 of 8 passes for just 5 yards, and was replaced by Mark Malone after a 2nd quarter interception. Malone led the Chargers to an Abbott field goal on his first possession, but Denver came straight back with a Tony Dorsett touchdown run to lead 24–3.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Denver Broncos
Lionel James had three receptions for 44 yards on the next drive, but was stopped a yard short when San Diego attempted to convert a 4th and 4 at the Denver 5-yard line. The best Charger chances after halftime were foiled by another failed fourth down try and a Malone interception.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Denver Broncos
James rushed 4 times for 29 yards, caught 5 passes for 51 yards, and returned 2 punts a total of 31 yards.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Two interceptions each by Keith Browner and Gill Byrd sparked the Chargers to their first win of the year. Dave Krieg led his team into Charger territory on the game's first possession, before an onrushing Tyrone Keys batted a pass in the air for Browner to intercept behind the line of scrimmage - the linebacker returned the ball 55 yards for a touchdown. Seattle drove right back into Charger territory, but Krieg was picked off by Byrd in the end zone. After forcing a Charger punt, Seattle again threatened, but Vencie Glenn's third down sack forced a 43-yard field goal try by Norm Johnson, which fell short. Abbott made a kick from 48 yards, before Johnson pulled it back to 10–3 at the break.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Laufenberg was intercepted early in the third quarter, but Browning's second interception cancelled out the error two plays later. Abbott missed a field goal on the ensuing drive, and Johnson's second successful kick trimmed the lead to four points with 9:27 to play in the final quarter. San Diego then put together a crucial 9-play, 76-yard touchdown drive, with Laufenberg producing two third downs completions and Gary Anderson rushing four times for 49 yards; Anderson faked a reverse and scored on a 25-yard sweep with 4:05 to play. Byrd's goal line interception ensured there would be no late scare.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Anderson finished with 19 carries for 120 yards and a touchdown, and the Chargers won despite producing only 78 net passing yards.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
A fast start and thrilling finish saw the Chargers level their record at 2–2. San Diego forced the Chiefs to punt on their first two possessions, while the offense came to life with touchdown drives of 80 and 60 yards. Laufenberg went deep over the middle to Quinn Early for the first score, before Anderson, who rushed six times for 70 yards across the two drives, veered outside right end and raced past the Kansas City defense for a 30-yard touchdown.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs dominated the second and third quarters. Three plays after Anderson scored, Steve DeBerg found Paul Palmer behind the secondary for a 72-yard touchdown on 3rd and 1. A Laufenberg interception was turned into another DeBerg touchdown pass and a halftime tie. In the 3rd quarter, Palmer caught a deflected pass for another score, capping a 13-play, 80-yard drive. The Kansas City run reached 23 unanswered points with a safety after Laufenberg was ruled "in the grasp" in the end zone, and they were threatening more when they reached a 2nd and 4 at the Charger 10. Chuck Faucette's interception kept San Diego in the game heading into the final quarter.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
Martin Bayless sacked DeBerg with 11 minutes to play, forcing a Chiefs punt, and Abbott made a 47-yard field goal shortly afterwards. After Kansas City went three-and-out, the Chargers began the game-winning drive at their own 39 with 6:42 on the clock. Following a sack, Laufenberg faced a 3rd and 18 but converted it with a 19-yard completion to Lionel James over the middle. He scrambled for 13 more yards on the next play, then converted a 4th and 6 with a throw on the run to Anthony Miller, good for 14 yards.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
Three runs netted ten more yards, and a 1st and goal at the 9. Laufenberg then threw an interception under pressure from Tim Cofield, but Cofield drove the quarterback to the ground and was penalised for roughing the passer, negating the turnover. Two plays later, the Chargers took advantage of the second chance. James caught a short pass near the left sideline and dove over the goal line just inside the pylon with 52 seconds to play. This stood as the winning score after Kansas City went backwards on their final drive.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
Anderson rushed 23 times, for 131 yards and a touchdown. He was the first Charger to post consecutive 100-yard rushing games since Chuck Muncie in the final two games of 1982.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
Denver shut down Anderson (10 carries for 16 yards), and with him the Charger offense. San Diego failed to pass midfield on their first five drives of the game, though Denver also struggled, managing only two Rich Karlis field goals from three attempts. Gill Byrd intercepted John Elway late in the half, and San Diego reached the Denver 17 before Abbott had a field goal blocked (Denver also blocked a punt in the second half).


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
The Broncos attempted field goals on each of their first three-second half drives, with Karlis again converting two of them. Mark Malone then entered the game, completing four of his first five passes to reach a 2nd and 4 at the Denver 40, before being intercepted by Mike Harden. After Karlis missed his seventh field goal try of the game, the Chargers had one final chance - this time, they got as far as the Denver 14 before Malone threw four straight incompletions, the last with 39 seconds to play.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
San Diego mustered 190 yards on offense, with just 20 on the ground - both would stand as season lows. The defense had four sacks, including three by Lee Williams. Fourteen-year veteran center Don Macek sustained a season-ending shoulder injury during the game, and was replaced by Dan Rosado. It was the 150th start of Macek's career, and would prove to be the last.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
A fast start came to nothing as New Orleans reeled in the Chargers. San Diego's opening drive seemed to have stalled, but the Saints were offsides on a punt, giving the Chargers a new set of downs. Two plays later, Laufenberg connected with Miller for a 47-yard touchdown - the receiver caught the ball in stride on a slanting pattern from left to right, easily outrunning the defense for his first career score. In reply, New Orleans went three-and-out; when they attempted to punt, Vencie Glenn burst untouched through the middle of the line to block the kick, with Roy Bennett recovering in the end zone.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
In reply, New Orleans drove all the way from their own 8 to the Charger 3, but on the 17th play of the drive Lee Williams hit Bobby Hebert from behind, causing the ball to pop right into the hands of Tyrone Keys. The Saints kept pressing, and scored with field goals on their next two drives, either side of a Laufenberg interception. Curtis Adams, who saw increased playing time in this game due to an injury to Anderson, fumbled on the next play from scrimmage, and Hebert's touchdowns pass made it a one-point game at halftime.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
Hebert threw for another score on the first drive of the 3rd quarter. In response, Laufenberg converted a 3rd and 19 with a 20-yard completion to Miller, leading to an Abbott field goal. Laufenberg again converted a 3rd and 19 on the next Charger drive, this time with a 23-yard scramble into Saints territory, but the quarterback was sacked two plays later and the Chargers had to punt. They went three-and-out on their next possession, and New Orleans added a field goal. With time running out, Mark Malone was given a chance, but the Chargers could muster only eight yards before punting again. New Orleans then converted a pair of 3rd and 1 situations, and ran out the final 4:19 of the game.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
Laufenberg was 7 of 20 for 120 yards, with a touchdown and an interception - this would be the last game he started in San Diego. Miller finished with 3 receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown, which would prove to be the most yards a Charger receiver managed in any game in the 1988 season.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
San Diego's best offensive output of the season came to nothing as Miami overcame an 11-point deficit in the final quarter. Mark Malone went 5 for 5 in his first drive as the new starting quarterback, finishing with a 32-yard completion to Jamie Holland and a 15-yard touchdown to Early. Dan Marino led drives of 80- and 82-yards, resulting in a touchdown and a field goal.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
Down 7–10, Malone responded by converting third downs with both his legs and his arm before capping a 13-play, 81-yard drive by jumping and reaching the ball over the goal line on 3rd and goal from inside the one. That score came with 76 seconds to play in the half, but there was time for more Charger points, Leonard Coleman recovering a fumble and Malone finding Darren Flutie over the middle for a 21-yard touchdown.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
James fumbled early in the second half, setting up a Miami touchdown, before Malone's 33-yard completion to Early led to Curtis Adams' short-range score in response. The Chargers threatened more points on their next possession, but had to punt after Malone was sacked. Nine Marino completions accounted for all but the final yard of an 85-yard touchdown drive and, following another James fumble, Marino's 51-yard completion to Mark Duper came two plays before Troy Stradford gave Miami the lead - two Dolphins' touchdowns had come only 3:26 apart. There were still over 11 minutes to play, but no more points followed. San Diego's best chance ended with Malone being intercepted on 1st and 10 from the Miami 44, and the quarterback's final desperation pass was picked off inside the Dolphin five as time expired.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
Malone was 25 of 38 for 294 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, the highest yardage total by a Charger quarterback all season. Marino, 26 of 45 for 329 yards and a touchdown, was the only opposing quarterback to pass for over 300 yards on the Charger defense in 1988.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts
An inability to finish drives saw the Chargers shut out for the second time in four games. San Diego picked up at least one first down on eight of their nine drives, and had possession in Colt territory on seven of them, but repeatedly wound up punting from close to midfield. Indianapolis had their own offensive  troubles - after an early 97-yard field goal drive, quarterback Chris Chandler was intercepted on three consecutive possessions. These included two by Leonard Coleman in the end zone (Vencie Glenn had the other).


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts
With San Diego unable to reach scoring range, the Colts padded their lead with two field further field goals and, after Malone threw incomplete on 4th and 3 from the Indianapolis 49, drove the other way for the clinching touchdown with 3:43 to play. San Diego had their best penetration of the game on their final possession, but Malone threw four consecutive incompletions from the Colt 25, and the shutout was completed.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Anderson returned from a two-game absence, and gained 70 yards on 14 carries; he was overshadowed by Eric Dickerson, whose 169 yards on 30 carries represented the highest total a Charger opponent had gained for four years. The Colts enjoyed a 453–239 advantage in total yardage.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks
San Diego's offensive struggles continued as they lost a key divisional game to the Seahawks. Despite coming into the game with a 2–6 record, the Chargers could have drawn to within a game of the AFC West summit with a win. Their best chance of the opening three-quarters was a 49-yard field goal, missed by Abbott. Seattle capitalised on a fumbled exchange between Malone and Anderson to score a field goal, and added a touchdown shortly before halftime. Trailing 0–10 with 15 minutes to play, San Diego had gone eight complete quarters without scoring a point.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks
They broke their drought with 13 minutes to play. Tim Spencer carried four times for 52 yards on an 80-yard drive, which finished when Malone beat the blitz to find Miller on a quick slant in the front of the end zone. A Williams sack saw the Seahawks go three-and-out, and the Chargers reached a 2nd and 7 at the Seattle 42. Malone then fumbled the snap and Seattle recovered; they drove 58 yards the other way, scoring a crucial touchdown when John L. Williams narrowly broke the plane of the end zone on 3rd and goal. Taking over with 3:32 to play, Malone passed on every play of an 84-yard touchdown drive, completing 9 of 12 and finding Miller for another touchdown. Steve Largent recovered the ensuing onside kick, and Seattle ran out the remaining 53 seconds.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks
San Diego outgained the Seahawks 299–235, but committed all three of the game's turnovers.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Another weak offensive performance saw the Chargers drop their sixth straight game. Malone started well, his 42-yard completion to Holland setting up Abbott's field goal 11 minutes into the game. Billy Ray Smith's end zone interception on the next drive temporarily preserved the lead, but the offense didn't cross the Raider 40 again all game. Los Angeles also found points hard to come by, but levelled the score in the 2nd quarter, and eventually went ahead through a Steve Beuerlein touchdown pass 12:24 from the end of the game. San Diego gained a first down at the Raider 47 in response, but Malone threw his second interception, and the Raiders added a field goal.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
San Diego tried Laufenberg at quarterback for their final drive; he made a pair of first down passes, but was sacked twice and eventually threw incomplete on 4th and 33. Malone finished up 12 of 25 for 147 yards and two interceptions - he temporarily lost the starting job after this performance.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons
Newly-promoted Mark Vlasic won his first start, though the defense earned most of the credit. Both kickers missed field goals in the first half, before James' 14-yard punt return set the Chargers up at the Atlanta 26, and they drove close enough for Abbott to hit a chip shot 23-yarder. A fumble recovery by Glenn soon gave them a chance to extend the lead, taking over at the Atlanta 24. On the next three plays, Vlasic threw incomplete, was sacked and then finally intercepted, and the score remained 3-0 at halftime. The 3rd quarter produced no further points, with Keys blocking an Atlanta field goal try.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons
The lone Charger touchdown drive began at their own 27 with 7:03 remaining in the game. After a 2-yard run by Anderson, Rod Bernstine took a short pass over the middle, shrugged off two tacklers close to midfield, and broke up the right sideline before being corralled at the Falcon 14, a gain of 57 yards. Three plays later, Barry Redden scored on a 5-yard run up the middle with 4:32 to play. Atlanta broke the shutout shortly after the two-minute warning, but Holland recovered the ensuing onside kick, and Anderson broke off a 26-yard run as San Diego ran the clock out.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons
Vlasic was 16 of 32 for 190 yards, with two interceptions, while Anderson carried 24 times for 145 yards.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams
Several big plays sparked San Diego to a creditable road win over the 7-4 Rams. On the first Charger drive, Anderson broke off a 19-yard run to the three-yard line, leading to Quinn Early's touchdown catch on 3rd and goal. Rams returner Ron Brown then broke off a 72-yard return, and the Rams were level shortly afterwards. Miller did even better, returning the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown - he started out towards the left side of the field, weaved inside several tacklers, and broke to the right sideline, where he beat the last defender for pace.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams
Anderson had three double-digit gains on the next Charger drive, which went 60 yards and culminated in a Steve DeLine field goal (DeLine was in for Abbott, who had sustained a career-ending knee injury against Atlanta). Williams appeared to have recovered a fumble in Rams territory soon afterwards, but the takeaway was overruled on replay review, and Los Angeles went on to score a touchdown from that drive. At halftime, it was 17–14 to San Diego.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams
Leslie O'Neal tipped a Jim Everett pass early in the third quarter, and Elvis Patterson intercepted at the Ram 44. The Chargers did nothing with that opportunity, but took full advantage of their next takeaway. On a 1st and 10 from the San Diego 30, Charles White fumbled, and Keith Browner plucked the ball out of the air. As he was being tackled on the return, he flipped the ball to Sam Seale, who took it the final 50 yards to the end zone. The Browner-to-Seale pass appeared to have gone forwards, but the score stood. On the next Charger possession, Vlasic injured a knee while being knocked down after a pass attempt; Malone entered the game, but was immediately intercepted, leading to a Rams field goal.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams
Malone redeemed himself with a 49-yard bomb to Miller, leading to a one-yard Redden touchdown. Everett came back with three straight completions, the last a touchdown that pulled the deficit back down to seven points, with over eight minutes still to play. Facing a 3rd and 6 soon afterwards, Malone connected with Bernstine on a 59-yard completion to the Rams one yard line, from where Redden scored again on the next play. The Chargers saw out the final 5:26 without difficulty.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams
Anderson finished with 53 rushing yards and 42 receiving yards. It was the only Charger win all year in which he did not post a 100-yard rushing game, but his 95 yards from scrimmage did lead the team. Aside from his brace of 1-yard touchdowns, Redden lost two yards on his only carry, leaving him with zero yards but two touchdowns on the day. Lee Williams had three of the Chargers' five sacks.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers
San Diego were brought back down to earth by the eventual Super Bowl champions. The Chargers missed an early scoring chance when Anderson fumbled in the 49er red zone. Later in the opening quarter, Jerry Rice caught a 96-yard touchdown from Joe Montana, and San Francisco were ahead to stay. Malone, reinstated in the starting line-up, was intercepted by Ronnie Lott to set up the second 49er touchdown. San Diego mustered some resistance then: Anderson broke off a 26-yard run, and Malone swept 36 yards for a touchdown on a QB keeper. This remains the longest run by a quarterback in franchise history.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers quashed any thoughts of a comeback with a 75-yard touchdown drive; though San Diego had sporadic threats after that, they could muster only three more points, while San Francisco steadily pulled away. Rice added a 41-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter, and finished with 6 receptions for 171 yards.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers
At one point Malone was intercepted by Tim McKyer on two consecutive snaps (the first was wiped out by a roughing the passer penalty). Bernstine had nine catches for 80 yards - no other Charger caught more than six passes in a game all year. The 38-point defeat was the worst for San Diego since the 1973 season.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
For the second consecutive week, the Chargers were easily handled by an eventual Super Bowl participant. San Diego had a dream start when Patterson recovered a Stanford Jennings fumble on the opening kickoff, though they could only manage a DeLine field goal from the opening. Cincinnati responded by driving 80 yards in only four plays, with Seale committing a 37-yard pass interference penalty before Ickey Woods scored from the four. A 48-yard kickoff return by Miller was wasted when Malone threw an interception; the Bengals converted the takeaway into a Boomer Esiason touchdown pass, and took control from there. Woods scored again in the 2nd quarter, and another Malone interception led to Esiason's second touchdown pass shortly after halftime.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
With the score at 27–3, Leslie O'Neal sacked Esiason, forcing a fumble that Williams recovered near midfield. The Chargers converted that opening into Early's 9-yard touchdown reception, but Deline missed a field goal on their next drive, and they came no closer.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
Malone struggled throughout, completing only 14 of 37 passes, for 138 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Gill Byrd and Gary Anderson carried San Diego to victory over the Steelers. Redden was stuffed for no gain on fourth down late in the opening quarter, but the Chargers scored touchdowns on their next two possessions. The first scoring drive covered 85 yards in just seven plays. Anderson broke off a 36-yard run up the middle, Malone found Holland for 45 yards on 3rd and 13, and Darren Flutie caught a six-yard touchdown pass. Malone was 4 of 4 for 32 yards on the next drive, and scored himself on 3rd and goal from the one. Pittsburgh drove inside the Charger 10 shortly before halftime, but a trick play backfired when wide receiver Louis Lipps attempted a pass that Byrd intercepted in the end zone.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers also breeched Charger territory on their first two drives of the 3rd quarter, but were stopped by Byrd's second interception and Glenn's fumble recovery. Anderson's 24-yard carry helped set up a DeLine field goal on the opening play of the final quarter, before Pittsburgh responded with back to back touchdown drives, Bubby Brister passing for one score and rushing for the other. Another DeLine kick made it 20–14 with 62 seconds to play. Brister led his team as far as the Charger 49, from where his final pass was knocked away by Byrd as time expired.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Anderson had 26 carries for 170 yards, and San Diego committed no turnovers for the only time in 1988.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Gary Anderson set a club record for rushing yards in a single game, and San Diego closed out their season with a fourth win in six games. The Chiefs began the game on the front foot, taking the opening kickoff and going 80 yards for a touchdown in four plays, aided when Seale was flagged for a 40-yard pass interference penalty. Anderson carried on seven out of eight plays in the Chargers' reply, gaining 48 yards total and running through a massive hole off right guard for a 9-yard touchdown. Kansas City came right back with a 75-yard touchdown drive, but they would be shut out the rest of the way. San Diego scored on their next two possession through DeLine's 45-yard field goal and Malone's five-yard run, and led 17–13 at the break.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Jamie Holland produced the game's final score by returning the second half kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown, sweeping right and coming very close to stepping out of bounds near midfield (the score stood up under replay review). After that, both kickers missed field goals, Steve DeBerg was intercepted by Roy Bennett, and Malone lost a fumble. After stopping the Chiefs on downs with 1:44 to play, the Chargers took over with Anderson standing on 198 rushing yards for the day. He had carries of 17 and 2 yards before Malone kneeled twice to end the season.


1988 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Malone only attempted 10 passes all day, completing 6 for 91 yards. Anderson finished with 34 carries for 217 yards and a touchdown, setting a new club record. The attendance of 26,339 was the smallest for a Chargers home game since 1975.


1988 San Diego Padres season
The 1988 San Diego Padres season was the 20th season in franchise history. Tony Gwynn set a National League record by having the lowest batting average (.313) to win a batting title.


1988 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
Team president Chub Feeney resigned after giving the finger to fans carrying a sign reading "SCRUB CHUB" on Fan Appreciation Night.


1988 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).


1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The team was led by head coach Denny Stolz, in his third year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California. They completed the season with a record of three wins, eight losses (3–8, 3–5 WAC).


1988 San Diego mayoral election
The 1988 San Diego mayoral election was held on June 7, 1988 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Maureen O'Connor stood for reelection.


1988 San Diego mayoral election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held June 7, 1988. Since the incumbent O'Connor received a majority of the primary votes, she was reelected outright with no need for a runoff.


1988 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
Incumbent mayor Maureen O'Connor was seen as the favorite going into the election. Former City Council member Floyd Morrow was considered her chief challenger, though he consistently polled well short of O'Connor. Morrow struggled to gain attention in the race, with O'Connor refusing to attend candidate forums where he might appear. On June 7, 1988, O'Connor received the majority of the votes and was re-elected mayor.


1988 San Diego mayoral election, General election
Because O'Connor won a majority of the votes in the March primary, there was no need for a runoff in the November general election.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1988 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 69th in the National Football League (NFL), their 73rd overall, and their tenth and final season under head coach Bill Walsh. The season was highlighted by their third Super Bowl victory. They failed to improve on their 13–2 record from 1987, and the 49ers struggled to a 6–5 record at the midway point and were in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1982, but rose to defeat the Washington Redskins on a Monday night, eventually finishing the season at 10–6. They gained a measure of revenge by thrashing the Minnesota Vikings 34–9 in the first round. The 49ers then traveled to Chicago's Soldier Field, where the chill factor at game time was 26 degrees below zero. They defeated the Chicago Bears 28–3 in the NFC Championship.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season
For the 49ers, it was their first Super Bowl appearance since they defeated the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX. They had made the playoffs in the three seasons between Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII, but were eliminated each time in the first round, primarily because of the poor performances by their offensive stars in those games; quarterback Joe Montana, receiver Jerry Rice and running back Roger Craig all failed to produce a single touchdown.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season
The 49ers alternated quarterbacks as Montana and Steve Young both started at various points of the season. The broadcast booth of the 49ers radio network also saw change, as Joe Starkey substituted for longtime 49ers play by play announcer Lon Simmons during several games, mostly in October when Simmons called the Oakland Athletics 1988 American League Championship Series and 1988 World Series games for the Oakland A's flagship station, KSFO–AM. The 1988 season was the last for Simmons as 49ers broadcaster.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season
With the regular season and postseason, the 49ers compiled a total of 13 victories (a .684 win percentage) on the season, a record-low for Super Bowl champions. In 2011, the New York Giants would tie this record (but with a .650 win percentage as they suffered seven losses as opposed to the 49ers six).


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Training Camp
The 1988 San Francisco 49ers season held training camp at Sierra College in Rocklin, California.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
In the 1988 season, San Francisco won the NFC West with a 10–6 regular season record, but it was a long uphill battle; the 49ers, Rams, and Saints all finished 10–6 with the 49ers winning the division on tiebreakers. The team had a quarterback controversy with Montana and Steve Young each starting at quarterback during the season. But after a 6–5 start, Montana led the 49ers to win 4 of their final 5 regular season games.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
Montana finished the regular season with 238 completions for 2,981 yards and 18 touchdowns, and also added 132 rushing yards. His favorite target was Rice, who recorded 64 receptions for 1,306 yards (a 20.4 yards per catch average) and 9 touchdowns. Craig was also a key contributor with a total of 2,036 combined rushing and receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, earning him the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award. Fullback Tom Rathman also made a big impact, rushing for 427 yards and catching 42 passes for 387 yards. The 49ers defense was led by defensive backs Ronnie Lott, Eric Wright, Jeff Fuller, and Tim McKyer, who recorded a combined total of 18 interceptions. McKyer led the team with 7, while Lott recorded 5. Linebacker Charles Haley was also a big contributor with 11.5 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1 at New Orleans Saints
The Saints, fresh off the first winning season in franchise history, clawed to a 17–10 halftime lead in the second quarter, but Joe Montana erupted in the third with three touchdown throws. Head coach Bill Walsh, wanting to get playing time for backup Steve Young, put Young in for the fourth quarter; Young was sacked in the endzone for a safety and the Saints scored seven more points after that, nonetheless coming up short 34–33 to the 49ers.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2 at New York Giants
Concerned over Montana's health, coach Walsh started Steve Young in his place against the Giants; Young's rawness to the Niners offensive system showed as he was limited to 115 yards passing and the Niners trailed 17–13 in the fourth. Montana came in and fired a 77-yard touchdown in the final minutes to Jerry Rice and a 20–17 Niners win.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3 vs. Atlanta Falcons
The 49ers lost to the Falcons for only the fourth time since 1981 as Joe Montana was intercepted three times and sacked three times in a 34–17 rout. Gerald Riggs of the Falcons rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4 at Seattle Seahawks
The Niners rebounded by putting up 580 yards of offense in a 38–7 rout of the Seahawks. Joe Montana threw four touchdowns and Steve Young added a fifth while Roger Craig and Tom Rathman accounted for 186 rushing yards. The Seahawks Jeff Kemp was intercepted three times and Kelly Stouffer added a fourth pick.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6 vs. Denver Broncos
Joe Montana ran in a six-yard touchdown and threw for 191 yards and an interception; he was sacked three times and replaced by Young as John Elway tied the game 13–13 on a touchdown to Vance Johnson. Wind gusts up to 40 mph suddenly hit Candlestick Park and made passing more difficult; in overtime a Steve Young pass was intercepted (Young's second pick of the game), setting up Rich Karlis' winning field goal (16–13 final for the Broncos).


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7 at Los Angeles Rams
Roger Craig had one of his greatest games in a 199-yard stampede where he scored three touchdowns, highlighted by a dramatic 46-yard score in the first quarter. Despite three Jim Everett touchdowns the Rams fell to San Francisco 24–21, the tenth 49ers win in the rivalry's previous 14 games.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8 at Chicago Bears
The Niners struggled to a 10–9 loss to the Bears on Monday Night Football. The Niners incurred ten penalties for 57 yards and Joe Montana was sacked four times.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9 vs. Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings' playoff win at San Francisco the previous season hung over Candlestick Park as Coach Walsh started Steve Young in Joe Montana's stead. Young struggled and was booed repeatedly by the crowd ("They were running him out of town", lineman Harris Barton said).


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9 vs. Minnesota Vikings
Just before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter the Vikings led 21–17 with the Niners at Minnesota's 49-yard line; Young escaped a sack and ran in the game-winning touchdown, earning applause from the same audience that had been booing him; the NFL Films clip with Lon Simmons' call of the score is among the most replayed in retrospectives on Young's career.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10 at Phoenix Cardinals
With Young still starting, the 49ers raced to a 23–0 lead in the third quarter, and Coach Bill Walsh felt it was the sharpest the offense had looked all season. The Cardinals, however, began clawing back as Neil Lomax rifled a pair of touchdowns; making matters worse for San Francisco was a whopping 14 penalties for 106 yards. On a kick return Walsh was blindsided by a runner and suffered two cracked ribs; he then had to watch as the Cardinals raced down field in the final minute and scored on a nine-yard Lomax score to Roy Green. It turned out to be the last road loss for the 49ers until Week One of the 1991 season.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11 vs. Los Angeles Raiders
The low point for the 49ers season came against the Raiders as Joe Montana started despite continuing concern by Walsh over his health; Montana had lost eight pounds and was coming off a stomach illness. Montana was held to 160 passing yards as the Raiders clawed out a 9–3 win. The 49ers’ final drive stalled when officials did not call a pass interference penalty on the Raiders over a play to Jerry Rice inside the 10-yard line.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11 vs. Los Angeles Raiders
As a result, it was the second game of the season they didn't score a touchdown. Following the loss amid chatter from players interpreted as them giving up on the season Ronnie Lott called a players-only meeting; Harris Barton called it "a ‘screw the coaches’ meeting" and said that it worked to refocus the players on playing better ("They usually don't work, but this one did.")


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12 vs. Washington Redskins
The refocused Niners erupted on the defending champion Redskins, racing to a 23–7 halftime lead and winning 37–21. Joe Montana threw two touchdowns (including an 80-yarder to Jerry Rice) and ran in a third. Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams of the Redskins threw three touchdowns while Timmy Smith was held to just six rushing yards.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13 at San Diego Chargers
The Niners' scoring explosion continued at Jack Murphy Stadium as Joe Montana threw three touchdowns (the first a 96-yarder to Jerry Rice) and Roger Craig had two rushing scores and a touchdown catch, while Doug DuBose added a rushing score. Four Niners backs plus both quarterbacks (Montana and Steve Young) rushed for 203 yards crushing the Chargers 48–10.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14 at Atlanta Falcons
The Niners traveled to Fulton County Stadium and limited the Atlanta Falcons to 177 yards of offense in a 13–3 win.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15 vs. New Orleans Saints
The Niners hosted the Saints with both teams at 9–5 but going in opposite directions following two straight Saints losses. Led by Roger Craig's 115 yards, the Niners rushed for 152 yards and two scores while Joe Montana threw for 233 yards and a score in San Francisco's 30–17 win. At halftime, the 49ers retired number 87, which was worn by Dwight Clark from 1979 to 1987.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16 vs. Los Angeles Rams
The Niners clinched the NFC West despite a three-way tie with the Rams and New Orleans (all finishing 10–6) and despite a 38–16 slaughter by the Rams that put them into the playoffs. Jim Everett threw four touchdowns while Montana and Young combined for 291 yards but no scores. San Francisco won the division on tiebreakers and the Rams were the wild card, while the 10–6 Saints were eliminated from playoff contention on the conference record tiebreaker.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Divisional Playoff vs. Minnesota Vikings
For the third time in some 365 days the 49ers hosted the Vikings, and for the second time in that span it was in the playoffs. Minnesota entered having shot down the Rams 28-17 and boasting an offense fourth in scoring with a defense second in fewest points allowed with a plus-23 turnover differential – and none of it made any difference as Joe Montana threw three touchdowns in the first half and Jerry Rice caught all three. Wade Wilson was picked off twice as the Niners won 34–9, their first playoff win since Super Bowl XIX.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game at Chicago Bears
The Niners traveled to frigid Soldier Field a week after the Bears succeeded in the Fog Bowl against the Eagles and less than three months after San Francisco's ugly Monday Night loss in that same venue. The Niners put the game away in the third quarter following Joe Montana's third touchdown of the game as the Niners limited the Bears' sluggish offense (18th in scoring) to just one Kevin Butler field goal.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game at Chicago Bears
The win was doubly personal for Walsh between returning to the Super Bowl and also quieting hecklers in the Soldier Field crowd, including one in particular who'd persisted in what Walsh delicately described as "remarks about my body parts and my preferences in life", but who was reduced to futile stuttering as the game got out of hand.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXIII vs. Cincinnati Bengals (at Miami Gardens, Florida)
The game is remembered for the 49ers' fourth-quarter game-winning drive. Down 16–13, San Francisco got the ball on their own eight-yard line with 3:10 on the clock and marched 92 yards down the field in under three minutes. They then scored the winning touchdown on a Joe Montana pass to John Taylor with just 34 seconds left in the game.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXIII vs. Cincinnati Bengals (at Miami Gardens, Florida)
49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice was named the Super Bowl MVP. He caught 11 passes for a Super Bowl record 215 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing once for 5 yards.


1988 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXIII vs. Cincinnati Bengals (at Miami Gardens, Florida)
This was also the final NFL game coached by the 49ers' Bill Walsh. This was also the final Super Bowl that Pete Rozelle presided over as NFL Commissioner.


1988 San Francisco Giants season
The 1988 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 106th season in Major League Baseball, their 31st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 29th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 83-79 record, 11½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.


1988 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1988 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1988 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1988 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1988 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1988 San Francisco State Gators football team
The 1988 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season.


1988 San Francisco State Gators football team
San Francisco State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 28th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of one wins and nine losses (1–9, 1–4 NCAC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 74–333. The Gators were shut out in five of their games.


1988 San Francisco State Gators football team, Team players in the NFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.


1988 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 1988 San Jose Earthquakes season was their fifteenth overall, and the club's fourth in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished the season in third place and reached the final in the playoffs, losing 5–0 to the Seattle Storm.


1988 San Jose Earthquakes season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1988 San Jose Earthquakes season, Competitions, Western Soccer Alliance, Standings
Points system: Six points per win. One point per goal up to three points per game.


1988 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 1988 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fifth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1988 season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 4–3 Big West).


1988 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
The 1988 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election was held on November 2, 1988 to elect the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was held as part of the 1988 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the election Héctor Luis Acevedo, a member of the Popular Democratic Party. Acevedo defeated his main opponent, New Progressive Party nominee José Granados (the minority leader of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives) by margin of merely 29 votes (winning 100,525 votes to Granados' 100,496 votes). Acevedo became the first Popular Democratic Party mayor in twenty years, ending a twenty-year long streak of New Progressive Party mayors.


1988 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Baltasar Corrada del Río did not seek reelection, instead running unsuccessfully for governor.


1988 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
The election coincided with a landslide success that year for the Popular Democratic Party.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix
The 1988 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 1 May 1988. The 60-lap race was the second round of the 1988 Formula One season. Ayrton Senna scored his first victory for the McLaren team, with turbocharged Honda-powered cars sweeping the top three positions.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
The McLaren-Hondas totally dominated qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix. Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost occupied the front row of the grid with times of 1:27.148 and 1:27.919 respectively. Their nearest challenger was the Lotus of reigning World Champion Nelson Piquet with a time of 1:30.500. All the more interesting was that Piquet's Lotus was powered by the same specification turbocharged Honda engine that powered the McLarens and he was as fast as them through the speed trap on the run to Tosa, yet he was over 3 seconds slower than Senna. The difference was that the lowline McLaren MP4/4's were untouchable under acceleration and they had superior grip to any other car on the grid.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
Amazingly, considering the team's success in its Formula One history dating back to 1966, this was only the third time that there was an all-McLaren front row for a Grand Prix. The other two times had been at the 1972 Canadian Grand Prix (Peter Revson and Denny Hulme) and the 1986 German Grand Prix (Keke Rosberg and Alain Prost).


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
Not including the last two races of 1987 that he missed through injury, Nigel Mansell missed qualifying on the front row of the grid for the first time since the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix. He qualified his Williams-Judd in 11th place, five places behind teammate Riccardo Patrese in 6th.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
The fastest atmo car in qualifying was the Benetton-Ford of Alessandro Nannini who ended up 4th on the grid in front of the disappointing Ferrari of Gerhard Berger who, along with teammate Michele Alboreto (who qualified 10th, almost 4.5 seconds slower than Senna), found the turbocharged Italian V6 engines down on power throughout.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
The claims of Berger and Alboreto were backed up by the speed trap figures. The fastest car on the long run to Tosa was the Lotus-Honda of Piquet timed at just over 302 km/h (188 mph) (1.5 km/h faster than the McLarens). The Ferraris were much slower at 293 km/h (182 mph), and were some 16 km/h (10 mph) slower than the McLarens over the start-finish line (McLaren were fastest there at almost 250 km/h (155 mph).


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
In fact, both Ferraris were almost 5 km/h (3 mph) slower over the start line than the atmospheric Benettons (who were also the fastest of the atmos at Tosa with 292 km/h (181 mph)) and were also slower at the start/finish line than the Zakspeeds, showing just how much trouble they were in.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
One of the surprises of qualifying was American veteran Eddie Cheever. Not noted as the best qualifier, Cheever qualified 8th in his Arrows-Megatron, though he was still 4.1 seconds behind Senna. Cheever and Arrows had tested at Imola a week before the race and came up with a set-up they liked. The same settings were put on Derek Warwick's Arrows but the Briton admitted he found the settings lazy and could only qualify 14th, 1.2 seconds slower than his teammate. The turbocharged Arrows', with Cheever and Warwick still hampered by the pop-off valve cutting in early, were touching just under 295 km/h (183 mph) on the run to Tosa to make them the fastest behind the Honda powered cars.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
The EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth of Oscar Larrauri, the Ligier-Judds of Stefan Johansson and former Imola pole winner René Arnoux, and the Zakspeed turbo of Bernd Schneider all failed to qualify, while the Osella of Italian Nicola Larini was excluded after scrutineering when it was discovered that the car's engine mounting points had been illegally changed. The scrutineers ruled that this constituted an entirely new chassis for the Osella FA1L and as the new chassis had not yet been crash approved by FISA, the team was excluded from the meeting.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
For Ligier it was the first time since the team's début in Formula One in 1976 that neither car had qualified for a race. For Arnoux it was a bitter pill to swallow as he had sat on the pole at the circuit three times previously when he had driven for both Renault (1980 and 1982) and Ferrari (1983). Johansson, driving for Ferrari (1985 and 1986) and McLaren the previous year, had finished each race in the points.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying
After qualifying, Lotus team boss Peter Warr and lead driver Nelson Piquet made the claim that despite the three second gap between the McLarens and the rest of the field, they believed the Lotus and even the Ferraris were better aerodynamically than the McLarens and that would hurt their fuel consumption on what was one of the most fuel thirsty circuits on the calendar. Warr predicted the McLarens would not be able to maintain their advantage and still finish the race on their 150-litre fuel limit. Not for the first time, or the last, his public predictions would prove to be wrong.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
The McLaren of Ayrton Senna led from the start, whilst his teammate Alain Prost had his engine stall coming to take his place on the grid (Prost later reported that the engine had also stalled earlier on the parade lap). The car was still rolling so he bump started it but it almost stalled again as the race started and he dropped to 7th place behind the Arrows of Eddie Cheever.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
Whilst he was able to recover these places and get back to second place by lap 8, he could not catch Senna who controlled the gap according to the traffic. Maintaining a lead of 6–10 seconds, Senna slowed on the last lap to make sure he finished without running out of fuel which reduced the gap to the pursuing Prost to just 2.3 seconds at the line. Prost later admitted he had turned up his turbo boost in his fight up to second and although still lapping quicker than most of the field, he was then forced to conserve for the rest of the race for fear of running dry before the end.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
Nelson Piquet battled with an ill-handling Lotus but used superior Honda power to maintain 3rd place ahead of a train of cars including both Benettons, both Williams and Berger's Ferrari. He was lucky to make it to the finish line as the extra boost needed to keep his position cut severely into his fuel. Had he not been lapped only four laps from the finish (meaning he only had to complete three of the remaining laps), he might not have had enough fuel to complete his last lap.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
Nigel Mansell made a superb drive from a poor 11th place on the grid to be briefly up to 3rd place after taking Piquet under braking for the Rivazza on lap 40. However, as soon as Mansell got past the Lotus, blue oil smoke started to appear from the back of his Williams and less than a lap later Piquet again used his Honda's superior power to slipstream Mansell through the Tamburello and re-take 3rd through Villeneuve. However fleeting the move was, Mansell would retire just a lap after dropping to 4th with a faulty voltage regulator.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
Thierry Boutsen's Benetton came home in 4th ahead of Gerhard Berger in the Ferrari, though late in the race he was hampered by a down on power engine thanks to a cracked exhaust on his car, and rounding out the points was his teammate Alessandro Nannini. Nannini had been fighting for 3rd place with Piquet, but despite being consistently quicker in the corners, he had to yield to superior Honda power on the straights.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
Piquet and Nannini banged wheels at the Tosa hairpin, and a couple of laps later the Italian lost 4th place to his teammate after another wheel banging dual with the reigning World Champion caused him to spin at Tosa. Nannini dropped to 7th with Boutsen, delayed 2 seconds by Nannini's spin, now charging after Piquet. A fired up Nannini then put in the fastest atmospheric lap in a climb back into the points and 5th place.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
Nannini had to settle for 6th though after being passed on the last lap at the Acqua Minerale chicane by a grass-cutting Gerhard Berger, now charging thanks to being lapped and having to drive one less lap on fuel. Some were surprised that Berger wasn't penalised for the move and while Ferrari team boss Cesare Fiorio claimed it was necessary for Berger to avoid a crash with Nannini, television replays suggested otherwise.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
Both Senna and Prost recorded a fastest race lap faster than Nelson Piquet's qualifying time and both McLaren drivers had lapped the entire field up to and including Piquet in 3rd place by lap 56 of the 60 lap race. That was actually good news for Piquet and Berger in their turbo powered cars against the atmospheric Benettons as it meant they had to do one less race lap on their allowed fuel and could push harder for the final three laps of the race. Prost's second place earned him 6 points which saw him surpass his 1984 and 1985 McLaren teammate Niki Lauda as the all-time career points leader, with 421.5 to Lauda's 420.5 points.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
In what had become standard practice at McLaren since Prost's disqualification for being 2 kg underweight at the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix, both McLarens stopped within metres of taking the chequered flag. Prost had started the last lap some 7 seconds behind his teammate but was only 2.334 behind at the flag as Senna had driven only as fast as he needed to both win and conserve fuel at what was traditionally one of the most fuel thirsty circuits on the Formula One calendar.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
Surprisingly given that in previous years numerous drivers of turbo powered cars had failed to finish a race at San Marino due to running out of fuel and that the 1988 fuel limit of 150 litres was 45 less than in 1986-1987, and 70 less than the 1984-1985 limit, no turbo runner ran out of fuel at Imola in 1988. The only turbo starter to not finish was the Ferrari of local hero Michele Alboreto, who was classified as 18th and last despite suffering engine failure on lap 54.


1988 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary
This was his second engine failure of the day after his Ferrari also blew up in the morning warm-up session forcing him into the spare car for the race. He was also forced to start from the rear of the field after stalling his engine as the field went away on the warm-up lap.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season
The 1988 San Miguel Beermen season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Transactions
During the off-season, San Miguel Beer got a prized catch as they were able to lure 1985 MVP Ricardo Brown to join the team after five years of playing for the Gokongwei franchise, other than Brown, no other changes were made as the core of the championship squad remained intact with only Alfredo Jarencio, who left and moved to Great Taste to fill the void left by Brown.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Occurrences
When Purefoods center Ramon Fernandez was benched in game two of the All-Filipino Conference finals and subsequently banished for the rest of the series, San Miguel began to ponder the possibilities.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Occurrences
On September 15, San Miguel Beer representative Jose "Nono" Ibazeta reportedly called Purefoods chairman and president Rene Buhain on a possible swap between Ramon Fernandez and their center, two-time MVP Abet Guidaben; the next morning, a deal was sealed sending Guidaben to the Purefoods Hotdogs and a homecoming for Ramon Fernandez, who first played with San Miguel in the early 1970s, the trade between the two league pioneers was a repeat of a similar swapped that took place in 1985.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Championships
For only the second time in PBA history, the best-of-seven finals went into a full route. San Miguel Beermen came back from a 2-3 deficit and won the final series against Purefoods, denying the Hotdogs a championship in their first try. The Beermen won back-to-back titles and duplicated the feat achieved by the famed Toyota Super Corollas back in 1982, by winning the last two games of the seven-game series.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Championships
With a new ruling of one-old, one-new import for the Third Conference, disallowing playing-coach Norman Black to teamed up with last year's reinforcement and best import Bobby Parks. Black opted for former Seattle Supersonic and Los Angeles Clipper Michael Phelps as his partner. San Miguel had an easier time winning the championship in the season-ending conference, defeating Shell Rimula-X, led by imports Bobby Parks and Derrick Rowland, 4 games to 1, to retain the title they won last season.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
March 20: San Miguel Beer spoiled the debut of newcomer Purefoods Hotdogs in the main game of the league's 14th season opening, leading by as many as 30 points in the fourth quarter and coast to an easy 119-104 victory. Norman Black scored 33 points and Abet Guidaben added 28 points.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
April 12: San Miguel repeat over Purefoods at the start of the second round of eliminations, winning 115-112 over the Hotdogs.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
May 19: Norman Black scored 45 points as San Miguel clinch the first finals berth in the Open Conference with its 12th victory in 18 games, winning over Great Taste, 173-137.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
July 10: San Miguel Beer handed Great Taste their first loss in the All-Filipino Conference after a 4-0 start, scoring a 139-132 win for their second victory after losing their first two games.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
July 26: Abet Guidaben topscored with 30 points and scored on a marginal basket from 20 feet after he fumbled the ball with five seconds left to give the beermen a 104-103 win over Añejo Rum, that ended their five-game losing misery against their sister team.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
October 2: Import Michael Phelps scored 50 points to lead San Miguel to a 150–122 rout of listless Purefoods Hotdogs at the start of the Reinforced Conference as all eyes were focused on the two players involved in the blockbuster trade, former Purefoods playing-coach Ramon Fernandez played his first game as a Beerman while leading MVP candidate Abet Guidaben is now playing for the Hotdogs.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
October 9: San Miguel kept its unbeaten slate to three wins without a loss, beating Shell Rimula-X, 124–115. Norman Black scored 30 points and grabbed 20 rebounds while Bobby Parks, playing against his former teammates for the first time, scored 42 points for the Diesel Oilers.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
November 10: In the battle of league-leaders at the beginning of the semifinal round, San Miguel blasts Presto Ice Cream, 144-117. Both teams carry a 7-3 won-loss slate before their game.


1988 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
November 22: San Miguel ousted Añejo Rum from the finals race with a 127-118 victory for their 11th win at the start of the second round of the semifinals.


1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team
The 1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Santa Clara competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC).


1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team
The Broncos were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Malley. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–2 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 251–233 for the season.


1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team, Team players in the NFL
No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
The 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, Competition, Regular season and title play-offs
There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. These teams were split into two sections of three teams each. Teams played the teams in their own section once over the course of the season and teams in the other section twice, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top team qualified for the Division A section finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team, as well as the Division A finals.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, Competition, Promotion play-offs
The Division A champion qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed sixth in the Currie Cup Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, Competition, Relegation play-offs
The bottom team on the log with the worst record in their group qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team that won the Santam Bank Trophy Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, Santam Bank Trophy Finals
The top two teams from Division A and the top two teams from Division B qualified to the Trophy finals:


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs, Promotion Play-Offs
In the promotion play-offs,  South Eastern Transvaal beat  Eastern Free State on aggregate and won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. Eastern Free State were initially relegated to the Division A, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's subsequent expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs, Relegation Play-Offs
In the relegation play-offs,  Northern Natal conceded the second leg to  Far North, who won promotion to the Division A. Northern Natal were initially relegated to Division B, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
The 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B was the fourth tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions and Division A.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B, Competition, Regular season and title play-offs
There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division B. These teams were split into two sections of either three of four teams each. Teams played the other teams in their section four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top team qualified for the section finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team, as well as the Division B finals.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B, Competition, Promotion play-offs
The Division B champion qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed bottom in Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B, Santam Bank Trophy Finals
The top two teams from Division A and the top two teams from Division B qualified to the Trophy finals:


1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B, Promotion Play-Offs
In the promotion play-offs,  Northern Natal conceded the second leg to  Far North, who won promotion to the Division A. Northern Natal were initially relegated to Division B, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.


1988 Scheldeprijs
The 1988 Scheldeprijs was the 75th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 26 April 1988. The race was won by Jean-Paul van Poppel.


1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe
The 1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe was a series of five matches played by the Scotland national rugby union team in Zimbabwe in May 1988. The Scotland team won all five of their matches including the two internationals against the Zimbabwe national rugby union team.


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was played February 27 to March 5 at the Aitken Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick.


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Pat SandersThird: Louise HerlinveauxSecond: Georgina HawkesLead: Deb MassulloAlternate: Elaine Dagg-Jackson


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Lil WerenkaThird: Simone HandfieldSecond: Bev KarasekLead: Kathy BaconAlternate: Brenda Bohmer-Cassidy


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Chris StevensonThird: Cindy TuckerSecond: Diane NelsonLead: Sandra MartinAlternate: Jodie Sutton


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Jacki RintoulThird: Judy CochraneSecond: Lois FastLead: Marlene CleutinxAlternate: Anna Reagh


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Karen McDermottThird: Donna ClinchSecond: Pat MaherLead: Shirley JamiesonAlternate: Ilona Schnarr


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Maria Thomas Third: Cathy CunninghamSecond: Peg GossLead: Cathy EffordAlternate: Laura Phillips


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Judy BurgessThird: Mary BairdSecond: Colleen PinkneyLead: Karen HennigarAlternate: Beth Smith


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather HoustonThird: Lorraine LangSecond: Diane AdamsLead: Tracy KennedyAlternate: Gloria Taylor


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Jennifer RamsayThird: Terry NicholsonSecond: June MoyaertLead: Frances McGowanAlternate: Irene Spriet


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Francine PoissonThird: Sue MartinSecond: Carolyn LeCrawLead: Sally NelthorpeAlternate: Helene Tousignant


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Michelle SchneiderThird: Jan HeraufSecond: Lorie KehlerLead: Leanne EberleAlternate: Kenda Richards


1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Shelley AucoinThird: Kathy ChapmanSecond: Donna ScottLead: Debbie StokesAlternate: Margaret Lawrence


1988 Scottish Cup Final
The 1988 Scottish Cup Final was played between Celtic and Dundee United at Hampden Park on 14 May 1988. Celtic had reached the final after coming from behind to defeat Hearts 2-1 in the semi-final, while Dundee United had defeated Aberdeen 1-0 in their semi-final after two replays.


1988 Scottish Cup Final
Celtic won 2–1, with Frank McAvennie scoring both of their goals. They had been 1-0 down after  Kevin Gallacher put Dundee United ahead, only for McAvennie to score a late equaliser and then a winner with a low right foot shot at the back post after a corner to complete the double for Celtic, who were already Premier Division champions.


1988 Scottish Cup Final
The guest of honour was British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, greeted by supporters of both teams by a wave of red cards. As she took her seat, thousands of supporters of both teams sang "you can stick your poll tax up your arse".


1988 Scottish Cup Final, Match, Report
After a goalless first half, Kevin Gallacher opened the scoring for Dundee United a few minutes after halftime. Gallacher outpaced Celtic's Roy Aitken to a ball which had been headed forward by Eamonn Bannon and shot passed Celtic's goalkeeper Allen McKnight, who was in the team due to an injury to Celtic's regular goalie Packie Bonner. Shortly afterwards United failed to take the opportunity to increase their lead when Bannon missed two good opportunities. This proved costly when Frank McAvennie equalised for Celtic. McAvennie then scored the winner with 50 seconds of play remaining.


1988 Scottish Cup Final, Match, Report
The defeat meant that United had now lost all five Scottish Cup finals that they had played in. The scoreline and pattern of the match was noted by reporter Jim Traynor for being similar to the 1985 final when Celtic had also defeated United. Traynor suggested that for United the final was like a 're-run of a bad movie'.


1988 Scottish League Cup Final
The 1988 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 23 October 1988 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 43rd Scottish League Cup (Skol Cup). The final was contested by Aberdeen and Rangers and was the second of three consecutive finals between the two clubs.


1988 Scottish League Cup Final
Rangers won the match 3–2 thanks to goals from Ally McCoist and Ian Ferguson.


1988 Scottish Professional Championship
The 1988 Swish Scottish Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in February 1988 in Edinburgh, Scotland.


1988 Scottish Professional Championship
Stephen Hendry won the title for the third time in a row by beating Murdo MacLeod 10–4 in the final.