| Team: | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Record: | 7–9 |
| Division Place: | 4th NFC East |
| Coach: | Gene Stallings |
| Owner: | Bill Bidwill |
| Stadium: | Sun Devil Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers: | T Luis Sharpe WR J. T. Smith PR Ron Wolfley |
| Shortnavlink: | Cardinals seasons |
The 1988 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise's 69th season in the National Football League and the first season in Phoenix. The Cardinals would match their 7–8 record from 1987, but finished with one more loss, going 7–9, as 1987 was a one-game strike shortened season, and 1988 was a full 16 game season. The Cardinals move to Phoenix marked the first time an NFL team called a place in Arizona home.
See main article: article and 1988 NFL draft. [1]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 14–21 | 0–1 | Riverfront Stadium | 50,404 | Recap | |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | L 14–17 | 0–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 67,139 | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 18 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–24 | 1–2 | Tampa Stadium | 35,034 | Recap | |
| 4 | September 25 | Washington Redskins | W 30–21 | 2–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 61,973 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 2 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 41–27 | 3–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 49,830 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–14 | 4–2 | Sun Devils Stadium | 53,278 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 16 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–33 | 4–3 | RFK Stadium | 54,402 | Recap | |
| 8 | October 23 | Cleveland Browns | L 21–29 | 4–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 61,261 | Recap | |
| 9 | October 30 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 16–10 | 5–4 | Texas Stadium | 42,196 | Recap | |
| 10 | November 6 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24–23 | 6–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 64,544 | Recap | |
| 11 | November 13 | New York Giants | W 24–17 | 7–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 65,324 | Recap | |
| 12 | November 20 | at Houston Oilers | L 20–38 | 7–5 | Houston Astrodome | 43,843 | Recap | |
| 13 | November 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–31 | 7–6 | Veterans Stadium | 57,918 | Recap | |
| 14 | December 4 | at New York Giants | L 7–44 | 7–7 | Giants Stadium | 73,438 | Recap | |
| 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–23 | 7–8 | Sun Devil Stadium | 54,832 | Recap | ||
| 16 | December 18 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–26 | 7–9 | Sun Devil Stadium | 44,586 | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||