1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Season of the Canadian Football League March 2026 August 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1988 11–7 2nd, West Bill Baker John Gregory Taylor Field Lost West Semi-Final Image:CFL SSK Jersey 1985.png Roughriders seasons The 1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the club's 79th year of operation, 74th season of play, and its 31st season in the Canadian Football League. The team qualified for the CFL playoffs for the first time since 1976, finishing in second place in the CFL West Division with an 11–7 record. The Roughriders hosted the West Semi-Final, their first home playoff game since the 1976 CFL Western Final, but were defeated by the B.C. Lions 42–18. Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School12Jeff FairholmWR/SBArizona16Pete GiftopoulosLBPenn State29Ken EvraireWRWilfrid Laurier210Peter MangoldFBWestern Ontario318Jim JauchDBNorth Carolina537John HoffmanTB/PSaskatchewan642Darrell HarleTEastern Michigan750Hugh Alexander TUtah858Floyd CollinsTBBoise State Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sun, June 26 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 41–6 1–0 Gordie Howe Bowl 5,100 B Tues, July 5 vs. BC Lions L 27–46 1–1 Taylor Field 17,600 Regular season Standings SAS Edmonton finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings by winning their 2-game head-to-head series by a point total of 58–53.Saskatchewan Roughriders 1988 Season on CFLdb Statistics https://stats.cfldb.ca/team/saskatchewan-roughriders/1988/ 2023-08-29 stats.cfldb.ca Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Fri, July 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 48–21 1–0 Lansdowne Park 22,565 2 2 Sat, July 23 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–15 2–0 Taylor Field 22,682 3 3 Fri, July 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 46–18 3–0 Taylor Field 24,301 4 4 Thu, Aug 4 at Edmonton Eskimos L 27–43 3–1 Commonwealth Stadium 35,383 5 5 Wed, Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 10–48 3–2 McMahon Stadium 23,120 6 6 Sat, Aug 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 24–21 4–2 Taylor Field 24,265 7 7 Fri, Aug 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 21–23 4–3 Taylor Field 24,662 8 8 Wed, Aug 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 35–38 4–4 Winnipeg Stadium 26,177 8 9 Sun, Sept 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–19 5–4 Taylor Field 29,438 9 10 Fri, Sept 9 at Toronto Argonauts W 14–13 6–4 SkyDome 23,498 10 11 Fri, Sept 16 at BC Lions W 36–32 7–4 BC Place 33,088 11 12 Sun, Sept 25 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 26–24 8–4 Taylor Field 28,171 12 13 Sun, Oct 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–32 8–5 Winnipeg Stadium 27,356 13 14 Sun, Oct 9 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 47–17 9–5 Taylor Field 23,234 14 15 Sun, Oct 16 vs. BC Lions W 28–25 10–5 Taylor Field 27,649 15 16 Fri, Oct 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–24 10–6 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,702 16 17 Sun, Oct 30 at Calgary Stampeders L 22–28 10–7 McMahon Stadium 18,863 17 18 Sun, Nov 6 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 45–11 11–7 Taylor Field 24,615 Postseason Schedule Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 13 vs. BC Lions L 18–42 0–1 Taylor Field 26,229 Roster 1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks  5 I Kent Austin  1 I Jeff Bentrim 16 I Tom Burgess Running backs 37 N David Conrad 30 N Denny Ferdinand 32 N Milson Jones 14 I Tim McCray Receivers 83 N Rob Bresciani 81 N Ray Elgaard 85 N James Ellingson 18 N Jeff Fairholm 86 I Ray McDonald 80 I Don Narcisse Offensive linemen 44 N Roger Aldag G 66 N Mike Anderson C 63 N Bill Henry C 61 N Bryan Illerbrun G 64 N Ken Moore T 57 N Bob Poley T 62 N Vic Stevenson T 54 N Mark Urness G Defensive linemen 78 I James Curry DT 70 I Vince Goldsmith DE 71 I Bobby Jurasin DE 90 N Rick Klassen DT 79 I Gary Lewis DT 75 N Greg McCormack DE Linebackers 39 I Dave Albright 38 N Steve Crane 48 I June James 42 I Eddie Lowe 74 N Dan Rashovich Defensive backs  4 I Albert Brown  7 I Richie Hall 24 I Joe Fuller 28 I Mike McGruder 26 I Harry Skipper 27 N Glen Suitor 21 N Jeff Treftlin  2 I Eddie Ray Walker Special teams 10 N Terry Baker P 36 N Dave Ridgway K Italics indicate American player References Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons Category:1988 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1988 in Saskatchewan Category:1988 in sports in Saskatchewan