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

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 18 14 4 0 28 571 326 8–2 W7 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 9 9 0 18 407 458 3–3 L3 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 9 0 18 478 465 6–4 L1 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 2 16 0 4 278 618 1–9 L2 Details

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 Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11 0 9 8 28
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 15 7 10 35

East Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 7 7 9 27
Toronto Argonauts 0 3 8 0 11

Grey Cup

Main article: 76th Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 10 5 3 22
BC Lions 7 8 4 2 21

Awards

1988 CFL All-Stars

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers_season
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