1988 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerHugh Campbell
Head coachJoe Faragalli
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost West Final
Uniform

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.

Off-season

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 8 Brian Forde LB Washington State
2 16 Branko Vincic DL Eastern Michigan
3 24 Greg Nyte DB Simon Fraser
4 32 Todd Middleton LB Dickinson State College
5 40 Greg Kratzer WR Dickinson State College
6 48 Terry Ainge DB British Columbia
7 56 Stephen Kasowski P/K-WR Alberta
8 64 Neil Ferguson DB Alberta

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

Season Schedule

Week Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts
1 July 14 Calgary Stampeders 0–33 Edmonton Eskimos 27,889 1–0–0 2
2 July 23 Edmonton Eskimos 15–26 Saskatchewan Roughriders 22,682 1–1–0 2
3 July 27 Edmonton Eskimos 35–28 Ottawa Rough Riders 19,947 2–1–0 4
4 Aug 4 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–43 Edmonton Eskimos 35,383 3–1–0 6
5 Aug 12 Edmonton Eskimos 14–22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13,127 3–2–0 6
6 Aug 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21–46 Edmonton Eskimos 30,172 4–2–0 8
7 Aug 25 Edmonton Eskimos 10–28 BC Lions 33,825 4–3–0 8
8 Sept 1 BC Lions 9–17 Edmonton Eskimos 34,157 5–3–0 10
8 Sept 5 Edmonton Eskimos 27–11 Calgary Stampeders 27,768 6–3–0 12
9 Sept 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13–37 Edmonton Eskimos 29,984 7–3–0 14
10 Sept 18 Toronto Argonauts 21–38 Edmonton Eskimos 33,549 8–3–0 16
11 Sept 25 Edmonton Eskimos 22–35 Toronto Argonauts 24,104 8–4–0 16
12 Oct 2 Ottawa Rough Riders 12–40 Edmonton Eskimos 28,052 9–4–0 18
13 Oct 10 Edmonton Eskimos 17–21 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26,298 9–5–0 18
14 Oct 16 Edmonton Eskimos 32–29 Calgary Stampeders 29,430 10–5–0 18
15 Oct 23 BC Lions 35–15 Edmonton Eskimos 30,030 10–6–0 20
16 Oct 29 Edmonton Eskimos 16–51 BC Lions 32,334 10–7–0 20
17 Nov 6 Calgary Stamepders 19–20 Edmonton Eskimos 27,499 11–7–0 22

Total attendance: 276,715
Average attendance: 30,746 (51.2%)

Statistics

Punt Returns

Player Games Played Number Yards Long Touchdowns
Henry Gizmo Williams[1] 17 96 964 100 2

Kickoff Returns

Player Games Played Number Yards Long Touchdowns
Henry Gizmo Williams[1] 17 15 379 34 0

Missed Field Goal Returns

Player Games Played Number Yards Long Touchdowns
Henry Gizmo Williams[1] 17 5 90 22 0

Awards

Playoffs

Schedule

Week Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance
Division Final Nov 20 BC Lions 37–19 Edmonton Eskimos 27,055

Bracket

November 13: Division Semifinals November 20: Division Finals November 27: 76th Grey Cup @ Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, ON
         
E2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27
East
E1 Toronto Argonauts 11
E3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28
E2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35
E2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22
W3 BC Lions 21
W3 BC Lions 37
West
W1 Edmonton Eskimos 19
W3 BC Lions 42
W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18

References

  1. ^ a b c "MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-16.


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