1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season explained

Team:Saskatchewan Roughriders
Year:1988
Record:11–7
Division Place:2nd, West
General Manager:Bill Baker
Coach:John Gregory
Stadium:Taylor Field
Playoffs:Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform:Image:CFL SSK Jersey 1985.png
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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

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
12Jeff FairholmWR/SBArizona
16Pete GiftopoulosLBPenn State
29Ken EvraireWRWilfrid Laurier
210Peter MangoldFBWestern Ontario
318Jim JauchDBNorth Carolina
537John HoffmanTB/PSaskatchewan
642Darrell HarleTEastern Michigan
750TUtah
858Floyd CollinsTBBoise State

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
ASun, June 26vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 41–61–0Gordie Howe Bowl5,100
BTues, July 5vs. BC LionsL 27–461–1Taylor Field17,600

Regular season

Standings

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

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Fri, July 15at Ottawa Rough RidersW 48–211–0Lansdowne Park22,565
22Sat, July 23vs. Edmonton EskimosW 26–152–0Taylor Field22,682
33Fri, July 29vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 46–183–0Taylor Field24,301
44Thu, Aug 4at Edmonton EskimosL 27–433–1Commonwealth Stadium35,383
55Wed, Aug 10at Calgary StampedersL 10–483–2McMahon Stadium23,120
66Sat, Aug 20vs. Calgary StampedersW 24–214–2Taylor Field24,265
77Fri, Aug 26vs. Toronto ArgonautsL 21–234–3Taylor Field24,662
88Wed, Aug 31at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 35–384–4Winnipeg Stadium26,177
89Sun, Sept 4vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 29–195–4Taylor Field29,438
910Fri, Sept 9at Toronto ArgonautsW 14–136–4SkyDome23,498
1011Fri, Sept 16at BC LionsW 36–327–4BC Place33,088
1112Sun, Sept 25vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 26–248–4Taylor Field28,171
1213Sun, Oct 2at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 20–328–5Winnipeg Stadium27,356
1314Sun, Oct 9vs. Calgary StampedersW 47–179–5Taylor Field23,234
1415Sun, Oct 16vs. BC LionsW 28–2510–5Taylor Field27,649
1516Fri, Oct 21at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 21–2410–6Ivor Wynne Stadium13,702
1617Sun, Oct 30at Calgary StampedersL 22–2810–7McMahon Stadium18,863
1718Sun, Nov 6vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 45–1111–7Taylor Field24,615

Postseason

Schedule

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saskatchewan Roughriders 1988 Season on CFLdb Statistics . 2023-08-29 . stats.cfldb.ca.