1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerBill Baker
Head coachJohn Gregory
Home fieldTaylor Field
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the club's 79th year of operation, 74th season of play, and its 31st season in the Canadian Football League. The team qualified for the CFL playoffs for the first time since 1976, finishing in second place in the CFL West Division with an 11–7 record. The Roughriders hosted the West Semi-Final, their first home playoff game since the 1976 CFL Western Final, but were defeated by the B.C. Lions 42–18.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School
1 2 Jeff Fairholm WR/SB Arizona
1 6 Pete Giftopoulos LB Penn State
2 9 Ken Evraire WR Wilfrid Laurier
2 10 Peter Mangold FB Western Ontario
3 18 Jim Jauch DB North Carolina
5 37 John Hoffman TB/P Saskatchewan
6 42 Darrell Harle T Eastern Michigan
7 50 Hugh Alexander T Utah
8 58 Floyd Collins TB Boise State

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sun, June 26 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 41–6 1–0 Gordie Howe Bowl 5,100
B Tues, July 5 vs. BC Lions L 27–46 1–1 Taylor Field 17,600

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 11 7 0 477 408 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 11 7 0 525 452 22
BC Lions 18 10 8 0 489 417 20
Calgary Stampeders 18 6 12 0 395 476 12

Edmonton finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings by winning their 2-game head-to-head series by a point total of 58–53.[1]

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Fri, July 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 48–21 1–0 Lansdowne Park 22,565
2 2 Sat, July 23 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–15 2–0 Taylor Field 22,682
3 3 Fri, July 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 46–18 3–0 Taylor Field 24,301
4 4 Thu, Aug 4 at Edmonton Eskimos L 27–43 3–1 Commonwealth Stadium 35,383
5 5 Wed, Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 10–48 3–2 McMahon Stadium 23,120
6 6 Sat, Aug 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 24–21 4–2 Taylor Field 24,265
7 7 Fri, Aug 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 21–23 4–3 Taylor Field 24,662
8 8 Wed, Aug 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 35–38 4–4 Winnipeg Stadium 26,177
8 9 Sun, Sept 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–19 5–4 Taylor Field 29,438
9 10 Fri, Sept 9 at Toronto Argonauts W 14–13 6–4 SkyDome 23,498
10 11 Fri, Sept 16 at BC Lions W 36–32 7–4 BC Place 33,088
11 12 Sun, Sept 25 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 26–24 8–4 Taylor Field 28,171
12 13 Sun, Oct 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–32 8–5 Winnipeg Stadium 27,356
13 14 Sun, Oct 9 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 47–17 9–5 Taylor Field 23,234
14 15 Sun, Oct 16 vs. BC Lions W 28–25 10–5 Taylor Field 27,649
15 16 Fri, Oct 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–24 10–6 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,702
16 17 Sun, Oct 30 at Calgary Stampeders L 22–28 10–7 McMahon Stadium 18,863
17 18 Sun, Nov 6 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 45–11 11–7 Taylor Field 24,615

Postseason

Schedule

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 13 vs. BC Lions L 18–42 0–1 Taylor Field 26,229

References

  1. ↑ "Saskatchewan Roughriders 1988 Season on CFLdb Statistics". stats.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
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