1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachAl Bruno
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final
Team MOPEarl Winfield
Team MOCRocky DiPietro
Team MORDarrell Corbin
Uniform

The 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 31st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 39th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 9–9 record and lost the East Semi-Final to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Earl Winfield tied Steve Stapler's record for most touchdowns in one season with 13 (which Tony Champion broke the year later). It would be Stapler's final season with the Tiger-Cats, and he finished ranked fourth all-time in franchise history in touchdowns. Paul Osbaldiston would set a franchise record (which he would break on three separate occasions) for the most converts in one season with 49 made.[1]

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
B June 28 at Toronto Argonauts 16–12 Loss 0–1
C July 6 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 36–34 Loss 0–2

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 14 4 0 571 326 28
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 9 9 0 407 458 18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 9 0 478 465 18
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 2 16 0 278 618 4

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts 29–24 Win 1–0
2 July 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21–9 Loss 1–1
3 July 30 at Calgary Stampeders 45–20 Win 2–1
4 Aug 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders 38–14 Loss 2–2
5 Aug 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 22–14 Win 3–2
6 Aug 16 at Toronto Argonauts 19–5 Loss 3–3
7 Aug 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 51–24 Win 4–3
8 Sept 1 at Ottawa Rough Riders 46–20 Win 5–3
8 Sept 5 vs. Toronto Argonauts 56–28 Win 6–3
9 Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos 37–13 Loss 6–4
10 Sept 18 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 35–25 Win 7–4
11 Sept 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 26–24 Loss 7–5
12 Oct 1 vs. BC Lions 24–23 Loss 7–6
13 Oct 6 at BC Lions 25–21 Loss 7–7
14 Oct 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–29 Loss 7–8
15 Oct 21 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–21 Win 8–8
16 Oct 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders 23–15 Win 9–8
17 Nov 6 at Toronto Argonauts 49–9 Loss 9–9

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Postseason

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Score Result
East Semi-Final Nov 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–28 Loss

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Awards and honours

1988 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  2. ^ a b c "1988 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ^ "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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