Season of the Canadian Football League
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.
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]
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
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
Franchise Stadiums Culture Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (4) West Division championships (25) Current league affiliations