Season of the Canadian Football League
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.
Edmonton finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings by winning their 2-game head-to-head series by a point total of 58–53.[ 1]
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
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
Franchise Stadiums Culture Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (4) West Division championships (25) Current league affiliations