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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1988 Buffalo BillsW1988 Buffalo Bills↗

NFL · AFC East · 12–4 (.750) · 1st in division · PF 329 · PA 237 · Coach Marv Levy · Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 17–10 Lost AFC Championship (at Bengals) 10–21

◀ 1987 1989 ▶

Schedule (19 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1988-08-19	3	@ Seattle Seahawks	L 13–30		Kingdome
1988-08-25	4	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 14–7		Vanderbilt Stadium (Nashville, TN)	20,600
1988-09-04	1	vs Minnesota Vikings	W 13–10	1–0	Rich Stadium	76,783
1988-09-11	2	vs Miami Dolphins	W 9–6	2–0	Rich Stadium	79,520
1988-09-18	3	@ New England Patriots	W 16–14	3–0	Sullivan Stadium	55,945
1988-09-25	4	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	W 36–28	4–0	Rich Stadium	78,735
1988-10-02	5	@ Chicago Bears	L 3–24	4–1	Soldier Field	62,793
1988-10-09	6	vs Indianapolis Colts	W 34–23	5–1	Rich Stadium	76,018
1988-10-17	7	@ New York Jets	W 37–14	6–1	Giants Stadium	70,218
1988-10-23	8	vs New England Patriots	W 23–20	7–1	Rich Stadium	76,824
1988-10-30	9	vs Green Bay Packers	W 28–0	8–1	Rich Stadium	79,176
1988-11-06	10	@ Seattle Seahawks	W 13–3	9–1	Kingdome	61,074
1988-11-14	11	@ Miami Dolphins	W 31–6	10–1	Joe Robbie Stadium	67,091
1988-11-20	12	vs New York Jets	W 9–6 OT	11–1	Rich Stadium	78,389
1988-11-27	13	@ Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–35	11–2	Riverfront Stadium	58,672
1988-12-04	14	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 5–10	11–3	Tampa Stadium	49,498
1988-12-11	15	vs Los Angeles Raiders	W 37–21	12–3	Rich Stadium	77,348
1988-12-18	16	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 14–17	12–4	Hoosier Dome	59,908
1989-01-01	Divisional	vs Houston Oilers	W 17–10			79,532

Roster (55)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
0	Stan Gelbaugh	QB	6-3	215	Maryland		ACT
0	Jim Kelly	QB	6-3	226	Miami		ACT
0	Frank Reich	QB	6-4	210	Maryland		ACT
0	Ronnie Harmon	RB	5-11	200	Iowa		ACT
0	Jamie Mueller	RB	6-1	225	Benedictine College		ACT
0	Carl Byrum	RB	6-0	232			ACT
0	Robb Riddick	RB	6-0	195			ACT
34	Thurman Thomas	RB	5-10	206	Oklahoma State		ACT
0	Chris Burkett	WR	6-4	202	Jackson State University		ACT
0	Andre Reed	WR	6-2	190	Kutztown		ACT
0	Steve Tasker	WR	5-9	185	Northwestern; Dodge City CC		ACT
0	Walter Broughton	WR	5-10	173			ACT
0	Flip Johnson	WR	5-10	185			ACT
0	Trumaine Johnson	WR	6-1	196			ACT
0	Keith McKeller	TE	6-6	230	Jacksonville State		ACT
0	Pete Metzelaars	TE	6-7	254	Wabash College		ACT
0	Butch Rolle	TE	6-3	242	Michigan State		ACT
0	Dwight Drane	DB	6-2	200	Oklahoma		ACT
0	Kirby Jackson	DB	5-10	176	Mississippi State		ACT
0	Mark Kelso	DB	5-11	186	William & Mary		ACT
0	Roland Mitchell	DB	5-11	195	Texas Tech		TRC
0	Nate Odomes	DB	5-10	188	Wisconsin		ACT
0	Leonard Smith	DB	5-11	190	McNeese State		ACT
0	Derrick Burroughs	DB	6-1	185			ACT
0	Sherman Cocroft	DB	6-1	188			ACT
0	Wayne Davis	DB	5-11	175			ACT
0	John Hagy	DB	5-11	190			ACT
0	Erroll Tucker	DB	5-8	169			ACT
0	Leon Seals	DL	6-5	265	Jackson State University		ACT
0	Fred Smerlas	DL	6-3	270	Boston College		ACT
0	Jeff Wright	DL	6-2	274	Central Missouri; Tulsa; Coffeyville CC		ACT
0	Dean Prater	DL	6-4	245			ACT
0	Art Still	DL	6-7	250			ACT
78	Bruce Smith	DL	6-4	265	Virginia Tech		ACT
0	Carlton Bailey	LB	6-3	242	North Carolina		ACT
0	Cornelius Bennett	LB	6-3	240	Alabama		ACT
0	Ray Bentley	LB	6-2	230	Central Michigan		ACT
0	Shane Conlan	LB	6-3	235	Penn State		ACT
0	Hal Garner	LB	6-4	219	Utah State		ACT
0	Mark Pike	LB	6-4	272	Georgia Tech		ACT
0	Scott Radecic	LB	6-3	243	Penn State		ACT
0	Darryl Talley	LB	6-4	235	West Virginia		ACT
0	Tom Erlandson Jr.	LB	6-1	220			ACT
0	Don Graham	LB	6-2	244			ACT
0	Howard Ballard	OL	6-6	325	Alabama A&M		ACT
0	Leonard Burton	OL	6-3	275	South Carolina; Northwest Mississippi CC		ACT
0	Dale Hellestrae	OL	6-5	291	SMU		ACT
0	Kent Hull	OL	6-5	278	Mississippi State		ACT
0	Jim Ritcher	OL	6-3	273	N.C. State		ACT
0	Will Wolford	OL	6-5	300	Vanderbilt		ACT
0	Joe Devlin	OL	6-5	258			ACT
0	Mark Traynowicz	OL	6-5	267			TRC
0	Tim Vogler	OL	6-3	245			ACT
0	John Kidd	SPEC	6-3	215	Northwestern		ACT
0	Scott Norwood	SPEC	6-0	207	James Madison		ACT