1988 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 June 2010 Ottawa Rough Riders 1988 2–16 4th, East Fred GlickBob Weber Lansdowne Park did not qualify File:CFL OTT Jersey 1988.png Rough Riders seasons The 1988 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–16 record and failed to qualify for the post-season. In terms of winning percentage (0.111), this was the worst season the franchise had endured since the formation of the Canadian Football League. Additionally, it was the worst record for a Grey Cup host city team as Ottawa hosted the 76th Grey Cup this year. https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Eskimos+still+believe/3400613/story.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100902214245/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Eskimos+still+believe/3400613/story.html 2010-09-02 Eskimos still believe The Rough Riders, which prior to the start of the season promised their fans good things for the coming year, had dubbed the 1988 season "Super season '88". Offseason CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 1 Orville Lee RB Simon Fraser 3 22 Leon Hatziioannou DL Simon Fraser 4 26 Sheridon Baptiste WR/HB Queen's 5 33 Sieg Will OT/DE Guelph 5 34 Christopher Rick OLB Queen's 6 41 Brent Matich P/K Calgary 7 49 Scott Warr OT McGill 8 57 Ray Goerke OT Weber State Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–30 0–1 17,647 B July 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–34 1–1 Regular season Standings OTT Schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 July 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–48 0–1 22,565 2 July 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 11–34 0–2 20,114 3 July 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 28–35 0–3 19,947 4 Aug 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 7–41 0–4 24,322 5 Aug 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–17 1–4 23,293 6 Aug 18 vs. BC Lions L 20–27 1–5 24,598 7 Aug 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–51 1–6 15,067 8 Sept 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 20–46 1–7 22,535 9 Sept 6 at BC Lions L 11–24 1–8 25,504 10 Sept 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 16–17 1–9 16,969 11 Sept 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–35 1–10 13,024 12 Sept 24 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 0–31 1–11 18,523 13 Oct 2 at Edmonton Eskimos L 12–40 1–12 28,052 14 Oct 8 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 3–52 1–13 18,527 15 Oct 14 at Toronto Argonauts L 7–49 1–14 21,513 16 Oct 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 19–3 2–14 16,237 17 Oct 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–23 2–15 16,402 18 Nov 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 11–45 2–16 25,615 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1988cflott.html 1988 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) Profootballarchives.com 2010-06-26 Roster 1988 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks  9 I Roy Dewalt  8 I Mike Greenfield  7 I Jeff Wickersham Running backs 22 I Orville Lee 33 N Larry Mohr 32 N Jim Reid 19 N Robert Reid Wide receivers 86 I Gerald Alphin 29 N Jerome Erdman DB 17 N Ken Evraire 84 I Darnell Graham 88 I Reggie Ward 82 I Louis Watson 81 I Remi Watson Tight ends 73 N Mike Hudson Offensive linemen 63 N Marv Allemang C 68 N Nick Benjamin G 54 N Irv Daymond T 57 N Brad Fawcett T 53 N Leo Groenewegen G 51 N Mark Moors G 52 N Rae Robirtis C 69 N Kari Yli-Renko T Defensive linemen 61 I Hasson Arbubakrr DE 83 N Michel Bourgeau DT 89 I Mike Cline DE 43 I Johnny Lewis DT 76 I Loyd Lewis DE 75 I Lynn Madsen DE 24 I Dan Sellers DE 78 N Robert Weir DT Linebackers 41 I Ken Braden 25 I Zeke Gadson 20 I Ben Hummel 38 N Rob Paven 23 N Alex Troop 35 N Pat Wayne 28 I Anthony Woodson Defensive backs 27 I Rod Brown 30 N Kyle Hall 21 I Will Lewis  6 I Tyrone Pope 31 I Derrick White 26 I Troy Wilson Special teams  3 N Tom Dixon Injured list 79 N Rick Wolkensperg SB Italics indicate International player Awards and honours CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Orville Lee (RB) CFL All-Stars Rod Brown-replacement player References Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons Category:1988 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1988 in sports in Ontario