1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1988 9–9 3rd, East Al Bruno Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost East Semi-Final Earl Winfield Rocky DiPietro Darrell Corbin File:CFL HAM Jersey 1987.png Tiger-Cats seasons The 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 31st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) 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.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011-12-24 https://archive.today/20121208225453/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs 2012-12-08 dead Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance B June 28 at Toronto Argonauts L 12–16 0–1 Exhibition Stadium C July 6 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 34–36 0–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1988/time_zone/0 1988 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League www.cfl.ca 26 January 2022 https://archive.today/20130115125751/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1988/time_zone/0 15 January 2013 dead Regular season Season standings HAM Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 29–24 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 2 July 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 9–21 1–1 Winnipeg Stadium 3 July 30 at Calgary Stampeders W 45–20 2–1 McMahon Stadium 4 Aug 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–38 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 5 Aug 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 22–14 3–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 6 Aug 16 at Toronto Argonauts L 5–19 3–3 Exhibition Stadium 7 Aug 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 51–24 4–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 8 Sept 1 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 46–20 5–3 Lansdowne Park 8 Sept 5 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 56–28 6–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 9 Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–37 6–4 Commonwealth Stadium 10 Sept 18 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 35–25 7–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 11 Sept 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–26 7–5 Taylor Field 12 Oct 1 vs. BC Lions L 23–24 7–6 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13 Oct 6 at BC Lions L 21–25 7–7 BC Place 14 Oct 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 29–35 7–8 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15 Oct 21 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–21 8–8 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16 Oct 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 23–15 9–8 Lansdowne Park 17 Nov 6 at Toronto Argonauts 9–49 9–9 Exhibition Stadium Postseason Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance East Semi-Final Nov 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 28–35 0–1 Winnipeg Stadium Roster 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  5 I Terry Andrysiak  8 I Tom Porras Running backs 74 N Steve Jackson 24 I Johnnie Jones 27 I Martin Sartin 35 N Jed Tommy 22 I Ken Zachary Wide receivers 87 I Tony Champion 85 N Jacques Chapdelaine 71 I Richard Estell 80 I Steve Stapler  1 I Earl Winfield 21 N Wally Zatylny Tight ends 23 N Rocky Dipietro 25 N Lee Knight Offensive linemen 55 N Doug Davies T/G 68 I Mike Derks C/T 62 N Lloyd Fairbanks T 66 N Miles Gorrell T 56 N Jason Riley G 56 N Dale Sanderson C 67 N Ralph Scholz G Defensive linemen 77 I Grover Covington DE 64 I Tim Lorenz DT 79 N Mark Napiorkowski DE 88 N Dale Sauve DE 59 I Rod Skillman DT 61 I Mike Walker DT Special teams  3 N Paul Osbaldiston K/P Injured List  2 I Mike Kerrigan QB Linebackers 30 N Keith Castello 40 I Toney Catchings 38 I Darrell Corbin 39 N Ed Gataveckas 90 N Pete Giftopoulos 78 I Darrell Patterson 43 I Frank Robinson 33 N Mike Robinson Defensive backs 29 I Alvin Bailey 16 I Howard Fields 14 N Scott Flagel  7 N Donnohue Grant 20 I Arnold Grevious  6 I Jim Rockford 28 I Lance Shields 13 I King Simmons Italics indicate American players Awards and honours Ralph Sazio was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder on March 5, 1988.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011-12-24 https://archive.today/20120913020416/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof 2012-09-13 dead CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Grover Covington (DE) 1988 CFL All-Stars DE – Grover Covington DB – Howard Fields DT – Mike Walker ST – Earl Winfield References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Hamilton Tiger-Cats Category:1988 in sports in Ontario