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The 1988 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 22nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to match their previous season's output of 12–3, winning only ten games and missing the playoffs (and losing the division) by a tiebreaker, going 6–6 vs. NFC opponents compared to 8–4 for the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. Road losses to the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings, as well as a sweep by San Francisco, ended up being the difference in New Orleans staying home and the California teams advancing.
With the Louisiana Superdome hosting the 1988 Republican National Convention; all but the last pre-season game (against the Pittsburgh Steelers) for the Saints were played on the road.
Offseason
= NFL Draft
== Training Camp
=Prior to the start of the 1988 season, the Saints held training camp for the first time at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The team would hold training camp in La Crosse through the 1999 season.
Personnel
= Staff
== Roster
=Schedule
Game summaries
= Week 1 (Sunday, September 4, 1988): vs. San Francisco 49ers
=Point spread: Saints Pick'em
Over/Under: 43.0 (over)
Time of Game: 3 hours, 7 minutes
Starting Lineups
Individual stats
= Week 2
== Week 3
=The Saints won for the first time in Detroit going 0-4-1 in their previous five trips to Michigan (three to Tiger Stadium and two to the Pontiac Silverdome).
= Week 4
== Week 5
== Week 6
== Week 7
== Week 8
=The Saints defeated the Raiders for the first time in six meetings (the 1971 matchup, the first between the teams, ended in a 21-21 tie).
= Week 9
== Week 10
== Week 11
== Week 12
=In the Broncos' first appearance in the Louisiana Superdome since Super Bowl XII 11 years earlier, the Saints defeated Denver for the first time in five tries, and posted their largest margin of victory at the time.
= Week 13
== Week 14
== Week 15 (Sunday, December 11, 1988): at San Francisco 49ers
=Point spread: Saints +6
Over/Under: 41.0 (over)
Time of Game: 3 hours, 1 minute
Starting Lineups
Individual stats