| Team: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Record: | 11–7 |
| Division Place: | 1st, West |
| General Manager: | Hugh Campbell |
| Coach: | Joe Faragalli |
| Stadium: | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost West Final |
| Uniform: | Image:CFL EDM Jersey 1987.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Eskimos seasons |
The 1988 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 31st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 40th overall. The Eskimos finished the season in first place with an 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the BC Lions.
The Eskimos offense had 496 points for, while the defense had 445 points allowed.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | LB | Washington State | |
| 2 | 16 | DL | Eastern Michigan | |
| 3 | 24 | DB | Simon Fraser | |
| 4 | 32 | LB | Dickinson State College | |
| 5 | 40 | WR | Dickinson State College | |
| 6 | 48 | DB | British Columbia | |
| 7 | 56 | P/K-WR | Alberta | |
| 8 | 64 | DB | Alberta | |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | July 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 33–0 | 1–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,889 | |
| 2 | 2 | July 23 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 15–26 | 1–1 | Taylor Field | 22,682 | |
| 3 | 3 | July 27 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 35–28 | 2–1 | Lansdowne Park | 19,947 | |
| 4 | 4 | Aug 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 43–27 | 3–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 35,383 | |
| 5 | 5 | Aug 12 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 14–22 | 3–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13,127 | |
| 6 | 6 | Aug 19 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 46–21 | 4–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,172 | |
| 7 | 7 | Aug 25 | at BC Lions | L 10–28 | 4–3 | BC Place | 33,825 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sept 1 | vs. BC Lions | W 17–9 | 5–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | 34,157 | |
| 8 | 9 | Sept 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 27–11 | 6–3 | McMahon Stadium | 27,768 | |
| 9 | 10 | Sept 11 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 37–13 | 7–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | 29,984 | |
| 10 | 11 | Sept 18 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 38–21 | 8–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | 33,549 | |
| 11 | 12 | Sept 25 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 22–35 | 8–4 | Varsity Stadium | 24,104 | |
| 12 | 13 | Oct 2 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 40–12 | 9–4 | Commonwealth Stadium | 28,052 | |
| 13 | 14 | Oct 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–21 | 9–5 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,298 | |
| 14 | 15 | Oct 16 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 32–29 | 10–5 | McMahon Stadium | 29,430 | |
| 15 | 16 | Oct 23 | vs. BC Lions | L 15–35 | 10–6 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,030 | |
| 16 | 17 | Oct 29 | at BC Lions | L 16–51 | 10–7 | BC Place | 32,334 | |
| 17 | 18 | Nov 6 | vs. Calgary Stamepders | W 20–19 | 11–7 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,499 |
Total attendance: 276,715
Average attendance: 30,746 (51.2%)
| Player | Games Played | Number | Yards | Long | Touchdowns | |
| Henry Gizmo Williams[1] | 17 | 96 | 964 | 100 | 2 |
| Player | Games Played | Number | Yards | Long | Touchdowns | |
| Henry Gizmo Williams | 17 | 15 | 379 | 34 | 0 |
| Player | Games Played | Number | Yards | Long | Touchdowns | |
| Henry Gizmo Williams | 17 | 5 | 90 | 22 | 0 |
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | |
| Division Final | Nov 20 | BC Lions | 37–19 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27,055 |