| Team: | Los Angeles Rams |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Record: | 10–6 |
| Division Place: | 2nd NFC West |
| Coach: | John Robinson |
| Owner: | Georgia Frontiere |
| Stadium: | Anaheim Stadium |
| Radio: | KMPC–AM 710 |
| Playoffs: | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Vikings) 17–28 |
| Shortnavlink: | Rams seasons |
The 1988 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League, their 52nd overall, and their 43rd in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The team improved on a disappointing 6–9 record the previous year, going 10–6 and qualifying as a Wild Card before losing to the Minnesota Vikings 28–17 in the NFC Wild Card game.
See main article: 1988 NFL draft.
1988 Team Starters
Offense
11 Jim Everett QB 42 Greg Bell RB 24 Buford McGee FB 80 Henry Ellard WR 84 Aaron Cox WR 86 Damone Johnson TE
75 Irv Pankey LT 66 Tom Newberry LG 56 Doug Smith C 67 Duval Love RG 78 Jackie Slater RT
Defense
93 Doug Reed LDE 99 Alvin Wright NT 98 Shawn Miller RDE
91 Kevin Greene LB 55 Carl Ekern LB 59 Mark Jerue LB 54 Mike Wilcher LB
25 Jerry Gray CB 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 23 Michael Stewart SS 20 Johnnie Johnson FS
Kicking Team
1 Mike Lansford K 3 Rich Camarillo P 28 Cliff Hicks PR 89 Ron Brown KR
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4 | at Green Bay Packers | W 34–7 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | 53,769 | ||
| 2 | September 11 | Detroit Lions | W 17–10 | 2–0 | Anaheim Stadium | 46,262 | ||
| 3 | September 18 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 22–17 | 3–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 84,870 | ||
| 4 | September 25 | at New York Giants | W 45–31 | 4–0 | Giants Stadium | 75,617 | ||
| 5 | October 2 | Phoenix Cardinals | L 27–41 | 4–1 | Anaheim Stadium | 49,830 | ||
| 6 | October 9 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 33–0 | 5–1 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 30,852 | ||
| 7 | October 16 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–24 | 5–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 65,450 | ||
| 8 | October 23 | Seattle Seahawks | W 31–10 | 6–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 57,033 | ||
| 9 | October 30 | at New Orleans Saints | W 12–10 | 7–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,238 | ||
| 10 | November 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–30 | 7–3 | Veterans Stadium | 65,624 | ||
| 11 | November 13 | New Orleans Saints | L 10–14 | 7–4 | Anaheim Stadium | 63,305 | ||
| 12 | November 20 | San Diego Chargers | L 24–38 | 7–5 | Anaheim Stadium | 45,462 | ||
| 13 | November 27 | at Denver Broncos | L 24–35 | 7–6 | Mile High Stadium | 74,141 | ||
| 14 | Chicago Bears | W 23–3 | 8–6 | Anaheim Stadium | 65,579 | |||
| 15 | December 11 | Atlanta Falcons | W 22–7 | 9–6 | Anaheim Stadium | 42,828 | ||
| 16 | December 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 38–16 | 10–6 | Candlestick Park | 62,444 | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||
See main article: 1988–89 NFL playoffs.