1988 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Edmonton Eskimos 1988 11–7 1st, West Hugh Campbell Joe Faragalli Commonwealth Stadium Lost West Final Image:CFL EDM Jersey 1987.png Eskimos seasons The 1988 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 31st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) 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. During the season, Tracy Ham emerged as the team's starting quarterback for the next five seasons. Off-season CFL draft 1988 CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School 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 5 40 Greg Kratzer WR Dickinson State 6 48 Terry Ainge DB British Columbia 7 56 Stephen Kasowski P/K-WR Alberta 8 64 Neil Ferguson DB Alberta Regular season Standings EDM Edmonton finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings by winning their 2-game head-to-head series by a point total of 58–53.Edmonton Eskimos 1988 Season on CFLdb Statistics https://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-elks/1988/ 2025-03-02 stats.cfldb.ca Edmonton set the CFL record for most consecutive seasons, .500 or better (17), breaking the record of 16 Saskatchewan set from 1962-1977. Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 33–0 1–0 Commonwealth Stadium 27,889 2 2 July 23 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–26 1–1 Taylor Field 22,682 3 3 July 27 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 35–28 2–1 Lansdowne Park 19,947 4 4 Aug 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–27 3–1 Commonwealth Stadium 35,383 5 5 Aug 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–22 3–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,127 6 6 Aug 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 46–21 4–2 Commonwealth Stadium 30,172 7 7 Aug 25 at BC Lions L 10–28 4–3 BC Place 33,825 8 8 Sept 1 vs. BC Lions W 17–9 5–3 Commonwealth Stadium 34,157 8 9 Sept 5 at Calgary Stampeders W 27–11 6–3 McMahon Stadium 27,768 9 10 Sept 11 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 37–13 7–3 Commonwealth Stadium 29,984 10 11 Sept 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 38–21 8–3 Commonwealth Stadium 33,549 11 12 Sept 25 at Toronto Argonauts L 22–35 8–4 Varsity Stadium 24,104 12 13 Oct 2 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 40–12 9–4 Commonwealth Stadium 28,052 13 14 Oct 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–21 9–5 Winnipeg Stadium 26,298 14 15 Oct 16 at Calgary Stampeders W 32–29 10–5 McMahon Stadium 29,430 15 16 Oct 23 vs. BC Lions L 15–35 10–6 Commonwealth Stadium 30,030 16 17 Oct 29 at BC Lions L 16–51 10–7 BC Place 32,334 17 18 Nov 6 vs. Calgary Stamepders W 20–19 11–7 Commonwealth Stadium 27,499 Total attendance: 276,715 Average attendance: 30,746 (51.2%) Statistics Punt Returns Player Games Played Number Yards Long TouchdownsHenry Gizmo Williamshttps://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2010-08-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224436/http://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan 2012-07-28 1796 9641002 Kickoff Returns Player Games Played Number Yards Long TouchdownsHenry Gizmo Williams17 15 379340 Missed Field Goal Returns Player Games Played Number Yards Long TouchdownsHenry Gizmo Williams175 90 220 Awards CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award - Hector Pothier (OT) Norm Fieldgate Trophy - Danny Bass (LB) Playoffs Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Division Final Nov 20 vs. BC Lions L 19–37 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 27,055 The West Final was the first time the Eskimos lost a playoff game at Commonwealth Stadium. The loss also ended the CFL's longest ever home playoff winning streak (12). Roster 1988 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks  9 I Damon Allen  8 I Tracy Ham 18 N Greg Vavra 15 I Rick Worman Running backs 83 N Chris Johnstone 22 N Blake Marshall 35 N Chris Skinner 34 N Brian Walling Receivers 27 N Marco Cyncar 31 N Rick House 78 I Stephen Jones 89 N Greg Kratzer 25 N Tom Richards  7 I Jim Sandusky  2 I Gizmo Williams 74 N Slater Zaleski Offensive linemen 66 N Trevor Bowles T 67 N Rod Connop C 50 N Blake Dermott G 55 N Andrew McConnell C/T 63 N Hector Pothier T 68 N Kevin Powell G 51 N Dave Richardson T 62 N Bill Stevenson G 54 N Pierre Vercheval G Defensive linemen 36 I Stewart Hill DE 95 N Dan Kearns DE 75 I John Mandarich DT 94 I Lloyd Mumphrey DT 98 I Gary Palumbis DT 91 I Brett Williams DE/DT Linebackers 30 I Danny Bass 45 N Mike McLean 38 I Brian Warren 47 N Larry Wruck Defensive backs 24 I Steve Benjamin  5 I Stanley Blair  3 I Darryl Gaines 28 I Ron Howard 23 N Mark Norman 11 N Junior Robinson 19 I Danny Taylor  6 I Cliff Toney 20 I Don Wilson Special teams  4 N Jerry Kauric K/P Italics indicate International player References Category:Edmonton Elks seasons Edmonton Eskimos Season, 1988 Category:1988 in sports in Alberta