1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 October 2025 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1988 9–9 2nd, East Cal Murphy Mike Riley Winnipeg Stadium Won Grey Cup Blue Bombers seasons The 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record. They won the Grey Cup 22–21 over the favoured BC Lions, becoming the first team ever to win the Grey Cup with only a .500 record. Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A June 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–41 0–1 B June 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–25 1–1 C July 5 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 22–26 1–2 Regular season Standings WIN Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 July 12 at BC Lions L 3–36 0–1 2 July 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–9 1–1 3 July 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–46 1–2 4 Aug 6 vs. BC Lions W 38–21 2–2 5 Aug 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 17–28 2–3 6 Aug 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 21–46 2–4 7 Aug 24 at Calgary Stampeders W 12–11 3–4 8 Aug 31 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 38–35 4–4 9 Sept 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–29 4–5 10 Sept 11 vs. BC Lions W 34–8 5–5 11 Sept 17 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–20 5–6 12 Sept 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–0 6–6 13 Oct 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–20 7–6 14 Oct 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 21–17 8–6 15 Oct 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–29 9–6 16 Oct 23 at Toronto Argonauts L 13–36 9–7 17 Oct 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–22 9–8 18 Nov 5 at BC Lions L 24–45 9–9 Playoffs East Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalHamilton Tiger-Cats 11 0 9 8 28Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 15 7 10 35 East Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 4 7 7 9 27Toronto Argonauts 0 3 8 0 11 Grey Cup 76th Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 4 10 5 3 22BC Lions 7 8 4 2 21 Roster 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks  7 I Tom Muecke 12 I Sean Salisbury  2 I Lee Saltz Running backs 31 N Terry Cochrane  5 I Tim Jessie 23 N Tony Johns 74 N Vernon Pahl Receivers 73 N Randy Fabi 21 I James Murphy 32 I Buster Rhymes 70 N Paul Shorten 80 I Jeff Smith 22 I Perry Tuttle 26 I Ken Winey 39 N Darren Yewchyn Offensive linemen 65 N Nick Bastaja G 59 N Lyle Bauer C 51 N David Black T 60 I Eddie McQuarters G 60 N Bob Molle G 66 N Steve Rodehutskors T 61 N Brad Tierney G 63 N Chris Walby T Defensive linemen 76 I Romel Andrews DE 79 I Willie Fears DE 52 I Mike Gray DE 44 N Leon Hatziioannou DT 79 N Stan Mikawos DT 52 N Rob Prodanovic DT Linebackers 34 I Greg Battle 53 I Aaron Brown 48 I Rod Calloway 72 I Delbert Fowler 58 I James West 35 N Dan Wicklum Defensive backs 33 N Michael Allen 29 N Paul Clatney 24 I Ken Hailey 10 I Rod Hill 20 I James Jefferson  8 I Ken Pettway 30 N Darryl Sampson 37 I Bennie Thompson Special teams  6 N Bob Cameron P  3 N Trevor Kennerd K Italics indicate American player References Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:1988 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1988 in sports in Manitoba Category:1980s in Winnipeg