1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Season of the Canadian Football League

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1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

General manager| Bill Baker
Head coach| John Gregory
Home field| Taylor Field
Results
Record| 11–7
Division place| 2nd, West
Playoff finish| Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

* <- 1987
* Roughriders seasons
* 1989 ->

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[edit]

### CFL Draft[edit]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School

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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[edit]

Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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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[edit]

### Standings[edit]

West Division Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | Pts

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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[edit]

Week  | Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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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[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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Score  | Record
West Semi-Final  | Sun, Nov 13  | vs. BC Lions | L 18–42  | 0–1  | Taylor Field | 26,229

## References[edit]

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

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1988 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Ottawa
* Toronto
* Winnipeg

See also|

* 1988 CFL Draft
* 76th Grey Cup

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Saskatchewan Roughriders

* Founded in 1910
* Based in Regina, Saskatchewan

Franchise|

* Franchise
* History
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Taylor Field
* Mosaic Stadium

Culture|

* Labour Day Classic
* Banjo Bowl
* Gainer the Gopher

Important figures|

* Ron Atchison
* Roger Aldag
* Bill Baker
* Al Benecick
* "Gluey" Hugh Campbell
* Ken Charlton
* Bill Clarke
* Ray Elgaard
* Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James
* Bobby Jurasin
* Ron Lancaster
* Ed McQuarters
* George Reed
* Dave Ridgway
* Martin Ruby
* N. J. "Piffles" Taylor
* Ted Urness

Retired numbers|

* 23 Ron Lancaster
* 34 George Reed
* 36 Dave Ridgway
* 40 Mel Becket
* 44 Roger Aldag
* 55 Mario DeMarco
* 56 Ray Syrnyk
* 73 Gordon Sturtridge

Key personnel|

* Owners: "Community" owned
* General Manager: Jeremy O'Day
* Head Coach: Corey Mace

Grey Cup
championships (4)|

* 1966
* 1989
* 2007
* 2013

West Division
championships (25)|

* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1919
* 1920
* 1923
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1934
* 1951
* 1966
* 1967
* 1969
* 1972
* 1976
* 1989
* 1997
* 2007
* 2009
* 2010
* 2013

Current league
affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West

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