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
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
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
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G C T G G T G T
Defensive linemen DE DE DE DT DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams P K
Italics indicate American player
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