The 1988

1988 CFL season

The 1988 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 35th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 31st Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1988:...

 Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

 season was the 30th season for the team in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 and their 39th overall. The Eskimos finished the season in first place with a 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the BC Lions

BC Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

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The Eskimos offense had 496 points for, while the defense had 445 points allowed.

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
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 College Dickinson State University Dickinson State University is a four-year public university in Dickinson, North Dakota, United States, and is a part of the North Dakota University System...
5	40	Greg Kratzer	WR	Dickinson State College Dickinson State University Dickinson State University is a four-year public university in Dickinson, North Dakota, United States, and is a part of the North Dakota University System...
6	48	Terry Ainge	DB	British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are one of the most successful teams in the CIS, though a few of their teams are members of the U.S...
7	56	Stephen Kasowski	P/K-WR	Alberta
8	64	Neil Ferguson	DB	Alberta

Standings

West Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... 18 11 7 0 477 408 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... 18 11 7 0 525 452 22 BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... 18 10 8 0 489 417 20 Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...   18 6 12 0 395 476 12

Season Schedule

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	July 14	Calgary Stampeders 1988 Calgary Stampeders season The 1988 Calgary Stampeders finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 6–12–0 record and missed the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-References:...	0–33	Edmonton Eskimos		27,889	1–0–0	2
2	July 23	Edmonton Eskimos	15–26	Saskatchewan Roughriders		22,682	1–1–0	2
3	July 27	Edmonton Eskimos	35–28	Ottawa Rough Riders 1988 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1988 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in 4th place in the East Division with a 2–16–0 record and failed to qualify for the post-season. In terms of winning percentage , this was the worst season the franchise had endured since the formation of the Canadian Football League...		19,947	2–1–0	4
4	Aug 4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–43	Edmonton Eskimos		35,383	3–1–0	6
5	Aug 12	Edmonton Eskimos	14–22	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		13,127	3–2–0	6
6	Aug 19	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd 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.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:...	21–46	Edmonton Eskimos		30,172	4–2–0	8
7	Aug 25	Edmonton Eskimos	10–28	BC Lions 1988 BC Lions season The 1988 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the 76th Grey Cup as the team favoured to win, but they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22–21.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:...		33,825	4–3–0	8
8	Sept 1	BC Lions	9–17	Edmonton Eskimos		34,157	5–3–0	10
8	Sept 5	Edmonton Eskimos	27–11	Calgary Stampeders		27,768	6–3–0	12
9	Sept 11	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13–37	Edmonton Eskimos		29,984	7–3–0	14
10	Sept 18	Toronto Argonauts 1988 Toronto Argonauts season The 1988 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 14–4–0 record. They appeared in the East Final. The 1988 season was the Argos' last season at Exhibition Stadium, they would move into their new stadium, Skydome, the following year....	21–38	Edmonton Eskimos		33,549	8–3–0	16
11	Sept 25	Edmonton Eskimos	22–35	Toronto Argonauts		24,104	8–4–0	16
12	Oct 2	Ottawa Rough Riders	12–40	Edmonton Eskimos		28,052	9–4–0	18
13	Oct 10	Edmonton Eskimos	17–21	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		26,298	9–5–0	18
14	Oct 16	Edmonton Eskimos	32–29	Calgary Stampeders		29,430	10–5–0	18
15	Oct 23	BC Lions	35–15	Edmonton Eskimos		30,030	10–6–0	20
16	Oct 29	Edmonton Eskimos	16–51	BC Lions		32,334	10–7–0	20
17	Nov 6	Calgary Stamepders	19–20	Edmonton Eskimos		27,499	11–7–0	22

Total attendance: 276,715

Average attendance: 30,746 (51.2%)

Punt Returns

Player	Games Played	Number	Yards	Long	Touchdowns
Henry Gizmo Williams	17	96	964	100	2

Kickoff Returns

Player	Games Played	Number	Yards	Long	Touchdowns
Henry Gizmo Williams	17	15	379	34	0

Missed Field Goal Returns

Player	Games Played	Number	Yards	Long	Touchdowns
Henry Gizmo Williams	17	5	90	22	0

Awards

• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award
  Tom Pate Memorial Award
  Every year the Canadian Football League Players' Association presents the Tom Pate Award. It is not a "Jock Award," but rather an award given to players who display qualities that distinguish them from their peers....
  
   - Hector Pothier
  Hector Pothier
  Hector Pothier is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. After playing college football at McGill University and at St. Mary's University , Pothier spent his entire 12 year CFL career as an offensive lineman...
  
   (OT)
• Norm Fieldgate Trophy
  Norm Fieldgate Trophy
  The Norm Fieldgate Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, awarded to the outstanding defensive player in the West Division. Each team in the West division nominates a player, from which the winner is chosen. Either the winner of this trophy or the winner of the James P. McCaffrey Trophy will...
  
   - Danny Bass (LB)

Schedule

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance
Division Final	Nov 20	BC Lions	37–19	Edmonton Eskimos		27,055

Bracket